VdoCipher Videos API

openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: VdoCipher Server Folders Videos API
  description: 'Server-side REST API for the VdoCipher secure video hosting platform. Covers video upload (credentials + status), media management (list, search, meta, files, delete), folders, tags, and OTP / playbackInfo generation for DRM-protected playback with optional dynamic watermarking. All requests are authenticated with an `Authorization: Apisecret <API_SECRET>` header. This is a faithful, representative specification authored by API Evangelist from the public VdoCipher documentation; consult the official Swagger reference for the authoritative contract.'
  termsOfService: https://www.vdocipher.com/terms/
  contact:
    name: VdoCipher Support
    url: https://www.vdocipher.com/
    email: support@vdocipher.com
  version: v3
servers:
- url: https://dev.vdocipher.com/api
  description: VdoCipher server API base URL
security:
- Apisecret: []
tags:
- name: Videos
  description: List, search, retrieve, edit, and delete videos.
paths:
  /videos:
    get:
      operationId: listVideos
      tags:
      - Videos
      summary: List videos
      description: Returns a paginated list of videos, newest first (20 per page by default). Supports filtering by folder, free-text query, and tag.
      parameters:
      - name: page
        in: query
        description: Page number to retrieve.
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Number of results per page.
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 20
      - name: q
        in: query
        description: Free-text search across video ID and title.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: folderId
        in: query
        description: Restrict results to a single folder.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: tags
        in: query
        description: Filter videos by a tag.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paginated list of videos.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VideoList'
  /videos/{videoId}:
    get:
      operationId: getVideoStatus
      tags:
      - Videos
      summary: Get video status / details
      description: Returns the current status and details of a single video, including transcoding progress after an upload.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/VideoId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Video details.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Video'
    post:
      operationId: editVideoMeta
      tags:
      - Videos
      summary: Edit video metadata
      description: Update editable metadata such as title, description, or tags.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/VideoId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/VideoMetaUpdate'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated video.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Video'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteVideos
      tags:
      - Videos
      summary: Delete video(s)
      description: Deletes one or more videos identified by comma-separated IDs.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/VideoId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Deletion result.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  message:
                    type: string
components:
  schemas:
    VideoMetaUpdate:
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
    VideoList:
      type: object
      properties:
        rows:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Video'
        total:
          type: integer
        page:
          type: integer
        limit:
          type: integer
    Video:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: 1234567890abcdef
        title:
          type: string
          example: Introduction to Secure Video
        description:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
          description: Processing status of the video.
          enum:
          - PRE-Upload
          - Queued
          - Processing
          - ready
          - Failed
          example: ready
        length:
          type: number
          description: Duration in seconds.
          example: 622.5
        upload_time:
          type: integer
          description: Unix timestamp of upload.
        folderId:
          type: string
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        poster:
          type: string
          format: uri
  parameters:
    VideoId:
      name: videoId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The video ID (comma-separated for bulk delete).
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    Apisecret:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: 'API secret from the VdoCipher dashboard (Config tab), sent as `Authorization: Apisecret <API_SECRET>`.'