Red5 Mixers API

Mixer session lifecycle management

Business capability
Live Event & News Production Management BC-3700.40

Operations 4

GET /brewmixer/2.0/mixers List Active Mixers #
POST /brewmixer/2.0/mixers Create a Mixer #
GET /brewmixer/2.0/mixers/{mixerId} Get Mixer Details #
DELETE /brewmixer/2.0/mixers/{mixerId} Delete a Mixer #

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OpenAPI Specification

red5-mixers-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Red5 Pro Brew Mixer Mixers API
  description: The Red5 Pro Brew Mixer API is a REST interface for the Cauldron Media Engine that enables dynamic composition of multiple live video and audio streams into a single mixed output stream.
  version: '2.0'
  contact:
    name: Red5 Support
    url: https://www.red5.net/contact/
  termsOfService: https://www.red5.net/terms/
servers:
- url: http://{host}:5080
  description: Red5 Pro Server with Brew Mixer
  variables:
    host:
      default: localhost
      description: Hostname or IP address of the Red5 Pro server
security:
- accessToken: []
tags:
- name: Mixers
  description: Mixer session lifecycle management
paths:
  /brewmixer/2.0/mixers:
    get:
      operationId: listMixers
      summary: List Active Mixers
      description: Returns a list of all currently active mixer sessions on the Red5 Pro server, including their configuration and current input stream count.
      tags:
      - Mixers
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/accessTokenParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of mixers returned successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Mixer'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    post:
      operationId: createMixer
      summary: Create a Mixer
      description: Creates a new mixer session that combines multiple live input streams into a single composite output stream. Specify output dimensions, frame rate, bitrate, and the name of the output stream.
      tags:
      - Mixers
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/accessTokenParam'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/MixerCreate'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Mixer created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Mixer'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /brewmixer/2.0/mixers/{mixerId}:
    get:
      operationId: getMixer
      summary: Get Mixer Details
      description: Returns configuration and status details for the specified mixer session, including active inputs, output stream name, and rendering parameters.
      tags:
      - Mixers
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/mixerIdParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/accessTokenParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Mixer details returned successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Mixer'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteMixer
      summary: Delete a Mixer
      description: Terminates the specified mixer session and stops the composite output stream. All input stream connections are released when the mixer is deleted.
      tags:
      - Mixers
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/mixerIdParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/accessTokenParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Mixer deleted successfully
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  parameters:
    mixerIdParam:
      name: mixerId
      in: path
      description: Unique identifier for the mixer session
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    accessTokenParam:
      name: accessToken
      in: query
      description: API access token for authentication
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Error response
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP status code
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
    MixerCreate:
      type: object
      description: Parameters for creating a new mixer session
      required:
      - outputStreamName
      - outputWidth
      - outputHeight
      properties:
        outputStreamName:
          type: string
          description: Name for the composite output stream
        outputWidth:
          type: integer
          description: Output frame width in pixels
        outputHeight:
          type: integer
          description: Output frame height in pixels
        outputFrameRate:
          type: number
          description: Output frame rate in frames per second
          default: 30
        outputBitrate:
          type: integer
          description: Output video bitrate in bits per second
          default: 2000000
        backgroundColor:
          type: string
          description: Background fill color in hex format (e.g.,
    Mixer:
      type: object
      description: A mixer session combining multiple input streams into a composite output
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique mixer session identifier
        outputStreamName:
          type: string
          description: Name of the composite output stream
        outputWidth:
          type: integer
          description: Output frame width in pixels
        outputHeight:
          type: integer
          description: Output frame height in pixels
        outputFrameRate:
          type: number
          description: Output frame rate in frames per second
        outputBitrate:
          type: integer
          description: Output video bitrate in bits per second
        inputCount:
          type: integer
          description: Number of currently connected input streams
        status:
          type: string
          description: Mixer operational status (active, idle, error)
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Request body or parameters are invalid
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication failed or access token is missing or invalid
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    accessToken:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: accessToken
      description: API access token for authenticating Brew Mixer API requests
externalDocs:
  description: Red5 Pro Brew Mixer API Documentation
  url: https://www.red5.net/docs/red5-pro/development/api/mixer/brew-mixer-api/