openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: Dacast Analytics Live Channels 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: Live Channels
  description: Live streaming channels and simulcast.
paths:
  /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.
components:
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Api-Key

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