Brightcove Channel Overlays API

The Channel Overlays API from Brightcove — 3 operation(s) for channel overlays.

Operations 6

GET /accounts/{account_id}/cp_channels/{channel_id}/overlays Get All overlay images for a channel #
POST /accounts/{account_id}/cp_channels/{channel_id}/overlays Associate an overlay asset for a channel #
GET /accounts/{account_id}/cp_channels/{channel_id}/overlays/{overlay_id} Get an overlay image for a channel #
DELETE /accounts/{account_id}/cp_channels/{channel_id}/overlays/{overlay_id} delete an overlay image for a channel #
PATCH /accounts/{account_id}/cp_channels/{channel_id}/overlays/{overlay_id} Update an overlay asset for a channel #
POST /accounts/{account_id}/cp_channels/{channel_id}/overlays/{overlay_id}/deactivate Deactivate an overlay asset for a channel #

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OpenAPI Specification

brightcove-channel-overlays-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Brightcove Cloud Playout Channel Manager API Reference…
  description: Reference for the Brightcove Cloud Playout Channel Manager API, used to access and manage your Cloud Playout channels.
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
- url: https://cm.cloudplayout.brightcove.com
  description: Production server
- url: https://cm.cloudplayout.qa.brightcove.com
  description: QA server
tags:
- name: Channel Overlays
paths:
  /accounts/{account_id}/cp_channels/{channel_id}/overlays:
    x-bc-throttle-key: null
    get:
      tags:
      - Channel Overlays
      summary: Get All overlay images for a channel
      operationId: GetChannelOverlays
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        description: Video Cloud account ID.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: channel_id
        in: path
        description: Cloud Playout Channel Id
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        200:
          description: '200'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetChannelOverlays'
        401:
          description: 'UNAUTHORIZED: Authentication failed; check to make sure your client credentials were correct for the access token'
          content: {}
        403:
          description: 'BAD_VALUE: Spelling error or other use of non-existent field '
          content: {}
        404:
          description: 'RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND: The api could not find the resource you requested'
          content: {}
      deprecated: false
      security:
      - BC_OAuth2:
        - video-cloud/cloud-playout/read
        - BC_CLOUD_PLAYOUT_READ
      x-operation-settings:
        CollectParameters: false
        AllowDynamicQueryParameters: false
        AllowDynamicFormParameters: false
        IsMultiContentStreaming: false
      x-bc-throttle-key: null
    post:
      tags:
      - Channel Overlays
      summary: Associate an overlay asset for a channel
      operationId: AssociateOverlay
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        description: Video Cloud account ID.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: channel_id
        in: path
        description: Cloud Playout Channel Id
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        description: overlay details
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateChannelOverlay'
      responses:
        200:
          description: '200'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetChannelOverlay'
        400:
          description: Bad Request
        401:
          description: 'UNAUTHORIZED: Authentication failed; check to make sure your client credentials were correct for the access token'
          content: {}
        403:
          description: 'BAD_VALUE: Spelling error or other use of non-existent field '
          content: {}
        404:
          description: 'RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND: The api could not find the resource you requested'
          content: {}
      deprecated: false
      security:
      - BC_OAuth2:
        - video-cloud/cloud-playout/all
        - BC_CLOUD_PLAYOUT_WRITE
      x-operation-settings:
        CollectParameters: false
        AllowDynamicQueryParameters: false
        AllowDynamicFormParameters: false
        IsMultiContentStreaming: false
      x-bc-throttle-key: null
  /accounts/{account_id}/cp_channels/{channel_id}/overlays/{overlay_id}:
    x-bc-throttle-key: null
    get:
      tags:
      - Channel Overlays
      summary: Get an overlay image for a channel
      operationId: GetChannelOverlay
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        description: Video Cloud account ID.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: channel_id
        in: path
        description: Cloud Playout Channel Id
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: overlay_id
        in: path
        description: Cloud Playout Overlay Id
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        200:
          description: '200'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetChannelOverlay'
        401:
          description: 'UNAUTHORIZED: Authentication failed; check to make sure your client credentials were correct for the access token'
          content: {}
        403:
          description: 'BAD_VALUE: Spelling error or other use of non-existent field '
          content: {}
        404:
          description: 'RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND: The api could not find the resource you requested'
          content: {}
      deprecated: false
      security:
      - BC_OAuth2:
        - video-cloud/cloud-playout/read
        - BC_CLOUD_PLAYOUT_READ
      x-operation-settings:
        CollectParameters: false
        AllowDynamicQueryParameters: false
        AllowDynamicFormParameters: false
        IsMultiContentStreaming: false
      x-bc-throttle-key: null
    delete:
      tags:
      - Channel Overlays
      summary: delete an overlay image for a channel
      description: Delete an overlay image for a channel
      operationId: DeleteChannelOverlay
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        description: Video Cloud account ID.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: channel_id
        in: path
        description: Cloud Playout Channel Id
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: overlay_id
        in: path
        description: Cloud Playout Overlay Id
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        200:
          description: '200'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AsyncMessage'
              example:
                message: Deleted
        400:
          description: Bad Request
        401:
          description: 'UNAUTHORIZED: Authentication failed; check to make sure your client credentials were correct for the access token'
          content: {}
        403:
          description: 'BAD_VALUE: Spelling error or other use of non-existent field '
          content: {}
        404:
          description: 'RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND: The api could not find the resource you requested'
          content: {}
      deprecated: false
      security:
      - BC_OAuth2:
        - video-cloud/cloud-playout/all
        - BC_CLOUD_PLAYOUT_WRITE
      x-operation-settings:
        CollectParameters: false
        AllowDynamicQueryParameters: false
        AllowDynamicFormParameters: false
        IsMultiContentStreaming: false
      x-bc-throttle-key: null
    patch:
      tags:
      - Channel Overlays
      summary: Update an overlay asset for a channel
      operationId: UpdateAssociatedOverlay
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        description: Video Cloud account ID.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: channel_id
        in: path
        description: Cloud Playout Channel Id
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: overlay_id
        in: path
        description: Cloud Playout Overlay Id
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        description: overlay details
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateChannelOverlay'
      responses:
        200:
          description: '200'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetChannelOverlay'
        400:
          description: Bad Request
        401:
          description: 'UNAUTHORIZED: Authentication failed; check to make sure your client credentials were correct for the access token'
          content: {}
        403:
          description: 'BAD_VALUE: Spelling error or other use of non-existent field '
          content: {}
        404:
          description: 'RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND: The api could not find the resource you requested'
          content: {}
      deprecated: false
      security:
      - BC_OAuth2:
        - video-cloud/cloud-playout/all
        - BC_CLOUD_PLAYOUT_WRITE
      x-operation-settings:
        CollectParameters: false
        AllowDynamicQueryParameters: false
        AllowDynamicFormParameters: false
        IsMultiContentStreaming: false
      x-bc-throttle-key: null
  /accounts/{account_id}/cp_channels/{channel_id}/overlays/{overlay_id}/deactivate:
    x-bc-throttle-key: null
    post:
      tags:
      - Channel Overlays
      summary: Deactivate an overlay asset for a channel
      operationId: DeactivateOverlay
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        description: Video Cloud account ID.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: channel_id
        in: path
        description: Cloud Playout Channel Id
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: overlay_id
        in: path
        description: Cloud Playout Overlay Id
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        200:
          description: '200'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AsyncMessage'
              example:
                message: Deactivated
        401:
          description: 'UNAUTHORIZED: Authentication failed; check to make sure your client credentials were correct for the access token'
          content: {}
        403:
          description: 'BAD_VALUE: Spelling error or other use of non-existent field '
          content: {}
        404:
          description: 'RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND: The api could not find the resource you requested'
          content: {}
      deprecated: false
      security:
      - BC_OAuth2:
        - video-cloud/cloud-playout/all
        - BC_CLOUD_PLAYOUT_WRITE
      x-operation-settings:
        CollectParameters: false
        AllowDynamicQueryParameters: false
        AllowDynamicFormParameters: false
        IsMultiContentStreaming: false
      x-bc-throttle-key: null
components:
  schemas:
    GetChannelOverlay:
      title: Get Channel Overlay
      type: object
      properties:
        public_id:
          type: string
        asset_id:
          type: string
        layer:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        opacity:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        width:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        height:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        use_original_resolution:
          type: boolean
        x:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        y:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        start_time:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        duration:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        created_at:
          type: string
        updated_at:
          type: string
        state:
          type: string
          enum:
          - ACTIVE
          - INACTIVE
          - SCHEDULED
    ChannelOverlayProperties:
      title: Create Channel Overlay
      type: object
      properties:
        asset_id:
          type: string
          description: Overlay image asset's public ID or an URL of a new overlay image
        layer:
          maximum: 1
          minimum: 0
          type: integer
          description: The number of the layer. Higher values of layer are inserted on top of overlays with lower values
          format: int32
        opacity:
          maximum: 100
          minimum: 0
          type: integer
          description: 0 is transparent and 100 is fully opaque
          format: int32
        width:
          type: integer
          description: Specify width for the overlay image in pixels. "use_original_resolution" to use image's original resolution.
          format: int32
        height:
          type: integer
          description: Specify height for the overlay image in pixels. "use_original_resolution" to use image's original resolution.
          format: int32
        use_original_resolution:
          type: boolean
          description: Enable this to use image's original resolution
          default: false
        x:
          type: integer
          description: Placement of the left edge of the overlay relative to the left edge of the video frame, in pixels
          format: int32
        y:
          type: integer
          description: Placement of the top edge of the overlay relative to the top edge of the video frame, in pixels
          format: int32
        start_time:
          type: string
          description: Specify a futuristic start time for this schedule.
          format: date-time
        duration:
          type: integer
          description: Specify how long (hh:mm:ss) the overlay image should appear or leave it empty for unlimited duration
          format: int32
    AsyncMessage:
      title: MessageObject
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: message from the api
    CreateChannelOverlay:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChannelOverlayProperties'
      - required:
        - asset_id
        - layer
        - opacity
        - start_time
        type: object
    UpdateChannelOverlay:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChannelOverlayProperties'
      - type: object
    GetChannelOverlays:
      title: Get all channel overlays
      type: object
      properties:
        items:
          type: array
          description: The list of overlays.  List may be empty if no overlays are found
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetChannelOverlay'
  securitySchemes:
    BC_OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: Brightcove OAuth API. See the [support documentation](https://support.brightcove.com/oauth-api) or [Getting Access Tokens](https://support.brightcove.com/oauth-api-sample-get-access-token) to learn more
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://oauth.qa.brightcove.com/v4/access_token
          scopes:
            video-cloud/cloud-playout/all: Able to manage cloud playout channels.
            video-cloud/cloud-playout/read: Able to read cloud playout channels.
            BC_CLOUD_PLAYOUT_READ: Permission-based access control
            BC_CLOUD_PLAYOUT_WRITE: Permission-based access control
x-bc-implicit-head: true
x-bc-implicit-options: true
x-provenance:
  method: harvested
  publisher: Brightcove
  source: https://cm.cloudplayout.brightcove.com/openapi.yaml
  note: split by refine-openapis from the provider's own published document, verified by fetch (openapi/_original/*.fetch.json);
    stamped by stamp-openapi-provenance.py (roadmap#793)