# Brightcove Clear-Sources API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/brightcove/brightcove-clear-sources-api/  
**Provider:** Brightcove — https://apis.io/providers/brightcove/  
**Base URL:** https://cms.api.brightcove.com/v1  
**Documentation:** https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/

Brightcove Clear-Sources API is one of 53 APIs that [Brightcove](https://apis.io/providers/brightcove/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Clear-Sources. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

Clear_sources endpoints expose unencrypted sources to the preview players in the studio for customers who are using [Playback Rights](/playback-restrictions/references/index.html) to protect DRM and HLSe video content. This endpoint is also useful for customers who want to make their protected source files available to 3rd parties or internal users who have access to their API credentials. **Important Notes:** 1. Once the unprotected URL is made available, Brightcove and the client have no control over who has access to the content or how it is used. 2. There will be egress bandwidth charges made to your account when the sources are accessed.

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/brightcove/refs/heads/main/openapi/brightcove-clear-sources-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/
- **GraphQL** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/brightcove/refs/heads/main/graphql/brightcove-graphql.md

## Other Brightcove APIs (12)

- [Brightcove Dynamic Ingest API](https://apis.io/apis/brightcove/brightcove-dynamic-ingest-api/)
- [Brightcove Analytics API](https://apis.io/apis/brightcove/brightcove-analytics-api/)
- [Brightcove Playback API](https://apis.io/apis/brightcove/brightcove-playback-api/)
- [Brightcove Player Management API](https://apis.io/apis/brightcove/brightcove-player-management-api/)
- [Brightcove Live API](https://apis.io/apis/brightcove/brightcove-live-api/)
- [Brightcove OAuth API](https://apis.io/apis/brightcove/brightcove-oauth-api/)
- [Brightcove SSAI API](https://apis.io/apis/brightcove/brightcove-ssai-api/)
- [Brightcove Ingest Profiles API](https://apis.io/apis/brightcove/brightcove-ingest-profiles-api/)
- [Brightcove Delivery Rules API](https://apis.io/apis/brightcove/brightcove-delivery-rules-api/)
- [Brightcove Cloud Playout APIs](https://apis.io/apis/brightcove/brightcove-cloud-playout-apis/)
- [Brightcove Audience API](https://apis.io/apis/brightcove/brightcove-audience-api/)
- [Brightcove Social API](https://apis.io/apis/brightcove/brightcove-social-api/)

## Tags

Clear-Sources

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/brightcove/brightcove-clear-sources-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/brightcove/.