Read raw viewer analytics - views, watch time, bandwidth, and geography per content item and per account - so you can build custom reporting on top of Dacast VOD and live streaming. Dacast documents analytics export via the API, but exact endpoint paths and query parameters are not published; the operations here are honestly modeled and flagged as unconfirmed.
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
title: Dacast API
description: >-
RESTful JSON API for the Dacast live streaming and video hosting (OTT)
platform. Covers live channels, video on demand (VOD), playlists, and
viewer analytics. Authentication uses an X-Api-Key request header. API
access is gated to Scale and Custom plans (trial accounts can request
temporary access from Dacast sales).
Grounding note: the base host (https://developer.dacast.com), the v2
versioning, X-Api-Key auth, and the operations POST /v2/vod,
POST /v2/channel, POST /v2/playlist, and GET /v2/playlist/{playlistId}
are confirmed from Dacast's public developer docs (docs.dacast.com).
Operations marked "x-modeled: true" are honestly modeled REST shapes for
capabilities Dacast documents but whose exact paths, verbs, or parameters
are not published; verify against the developer portal before use.
version: '2.0'
contact:
name: Dacast Support
url: https://www.dacast.com/support/
termsOfService: https://www.dacast.com/terms-conditions/
servers:
- url: https://developer.dacast.com
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: VOD
description: Video on demand upload and management.
- name: Live Channels
description: Live streaming channels and simulcast.
- name: Playlists
description: Ordered collections of VOD and live content.
- name: Analytics
description: Viewer analytics and reporting.
paths:
/v2/vod:
post:
operationId: createVodUpload
tags:
- VOD
summary: Create a VOD upload signature
description: >-
Generate a signed upload target that allows pushing a source file to
Dacast storage. Confirmed from the VOD Upload guide.
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
title:
type: string
description:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Upload signature created.
get:
operationId: listVideos
tags:
- VOD
summary: List videos
description: List VOD assets in the account.
x-modeled: true
parameters:
- name: page
in: query
schema:
type: integer
- name: perPage
in: query
schema:
type: integer
responses:
'200':
description: A page of videos.
/v2/vod/{videoId}:
get:
operationId: lookupVideo
tags:
- VOD
summary: Look up a video
description: Retrieve metadata for a single VOD asset.
x-modeled: true
parameters:
- name: videoId
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Video metadata.
delete:
operationId: deleteVideoSource
tags:
- VOD
summary: Delete a video source
description: Delete a VOD asset or its source file.
x-modeled: true
parameters:
- name: videoId
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
responses:
'204':
description: Deleted.
/v2/vod/{videoId}/rendition/{renditionId}:
delete:
operationId: deleteRendition
tags:
- VOD
summary: Delete a rendition
description: Delete a single encoded rendition of a VOD asset.
x-modeled: true
parameters:
- name: videoId
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
- name: renditionId
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
responses:
'204':
description: Deleted.
/v2/vod/upload/multipart:
post:
operationId: initiateMultipartUpload
tags:
- VOD
summary: Initiate a multi-part upload
description: >-
Begin a multi-part upload for a large VOD source file. Documented as a
multi-part flow (initiate, presigned URLs, complete); exact path modeled.
x-modeled: true
responses:
'200':
description: Multi-part upload initiated.
/v2/channel:
post:
operationId: createChannel
tags:
- Live Channels
summary: Create a live channel
description: >-
Create a live streaming channel. Confirmed from "Make Your First API
Call" - requires X-Api-Key and X-Format headers and a JSON body with
title, description, region, and rendition count.
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
title:
type: string
description:
type: string
region:
type: string
renditionCount:
type: integer
responses:
'200':
description: Channel created.
get:
operationId: listChannels
tags:
- Live Channels
summary: List live channels
description: List live streaming channels in the account.
x-modeled: true
responses:
'200':
description: A list of channels.
/v2/channel/{channelId}:
get:
operationId: lookupStream
tags:
- Live Channels
summary: Look up a stream
description: Retrieve a live channel and its stream configuration.
x-modeled: true
parameters:
- name: channelId
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Channel details.
/v2/channel/{channelId}/ingest:
put:
operationId: switchStreamIngest
tags:
- Live Channels
summary: Switch stream ingest
description: Switch the ingest configuration for a live channel.
x-modeled: true
parameters:
- name: channelId
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Ingest switched.
/v2/channel/{channelId}/type:
put:
operationId: changeChannelType
tags:
- Live Channels
summary: Change channel type
description: Change the type of a live channel.
x-modeled: true
parameters:
- name: channelId
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Channel type changed.
/v2/channel/online:
get:
operationId: listOnlineStreams
tags:
- Live Channels
summary: List online streams
description: List channels that are currently live.
x-modeled: true
responses:
'200':
description: Online streams.
/v2/channel/{channelId}/simulcast:
get:
operationId: listSimulcastDestinations
tags:
- Live Channels
summary: List simulcast destinations
description: List restream/simulcast destinations for a channel.
x-modeled: true
parameters:
- name: channelId
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Simulcast destinations.
post:
operationId: addSimulcastDestination
tags:
- Live Channels
summary: Add a simulcast destination
description: Add a restream/simulcast destination to a channel.
x-modeled: true
parameters:
- name: channelId
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Destination added.
/v2/channel/{channelId}/simulcast/{destinationId}:
delete:
operationId: deleteSimulcastDestination
tags:
- Live Channels
summary: Delete a simulcast destination
x-modeled: true
parameters:
- name: channelId
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
- name: destinationId
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
responses:
'204':
description: Deleted.
/v2/playlist:
post:
operationId: createPlaylist
tags:
- Playlists
summary: Create a playlist
description: >-
Create a playlist with title and description. Confirmed from the
Playlists guide.
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
title:
type: string
description:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Playlist created.
/v2/playlist/{playlistId}:
get:
operationId: getPlaylist
tags:
- Playlists
summary: Get a playlist
description: >-
Retrieve a playlist and its contents. Confirmed from the Playlists
guide.
parameters:
- name: playlistId
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Playlist details.
put:
operationId: setPlaylistContent
tags:
- Playlists
summary: Set playlist content
description: >-
Replace-in-place update of a playlist's ordered contents. The full
content array (VOD and live channel items) must be submitted. Documented
behavior; exact verb/path modeled.
x-modeled: true
parameters:
- name: playlistId
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
contents:
type: array
items:
type: object
responses:
'200':
description: Playlist content set.
/v2/analytics:
get:
operationId: getAnalytics
tags:
- Analytics
summary: Read viewer analytics
description: >-
Read raw viewer analytics (views, watch time, bandwidth, geography) for
VOD and live content over a time range. Dacast documents analytics
export via the API but does not publish the exact endpoint path or query
parameters; this operation is modeled.
x-modeled: true
parameters:
- name: contentId
in: query
schema:
type: string
- name: from
in: query
schema:
type: string
format: date
- name: to
in: query
schema:
type: string
format: date
responses:
'200':
description: Analytics data.
components:
securitySchemes:
ApiKeyAuth:
type: apiKey
in: header
name: X-Api-Key