VdoCipher Videos API

openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: VdoCipher Server 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.
  - name: Upload
    description: Obtain upload credentials and check transcoding status.
  - name: Playback
    description: Generate OTP and playbackInfo for authorized playback.
  - name: Folders
    description: Create, list, and search folders.
  - name: Meta
    description: Video metadata, files, posters, and captions.
  - name: Tags
    description: List and search video tags.
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'
    put:
      operationId: obtainUploadCredentials
      tags:
        - Upload
      summary: Obtain upload credentials
      description: >-
        Reserves a new videoId and returns short-lived AWS S3 credentials
        (clientPayload) used to upload the source file directly to storage.
      parameters:
        - name: title
          in: query
          required: true
          description: Title for the new video.
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: folderId
          in: query
          description: Folder to place the video in. Defaults to root.
          schema:
            type: string
            default: root
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Upload credentials and the reserved videoId.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UploadCredentials'
  /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
  /videos/{videoId}/otp:
    post:
      operationId: generateOtp
      tags:
        - Playback
      summary: Generate OTP and playbackInfo
      description: >-
        Generates a one-time otp / playbackInfo pair authorizing a single
        DRM-protected playback session for the video. Optional parameters set
        the token TTL, a dynamic per-viewer watermark (annotate), and IP/geo or
        referrer restrictions. Must always be called from a trusted back end.
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/VideoId'
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/OtpRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: An OTP and playbackInfo pair.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OtpResponse'
  /videos/{videoId}/files:
    get:
      operationId: listVideoFiles
      tags:
        - Meta
      summary: List files of a video
      description: >-
        Lists all files associated with a video, including poster images,
        caption/subtitle tracks, and rendition assets.
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/VideoId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of files for the video.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/VideoFile'
  /meta/{videoId}:
    get:
      operationId: getVideoMeta
      tags:
        - Meta
      summary: Get video meta
      description: >-
        Returns detailed metadata for a video, including poster image download
        URLs, dimensions, and duration.
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/VideoId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Detailed video metadata.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VideoMeta'
  /videos/tags:
    get:
      operationId: listTags
      tags:
        - Tags
      summary: List tags
      description: Returns all tags applied across the account's videos.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of tags.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: string
  /videos/folders:
    get:
      operationId: listFolders
      tags:
        - Folders
      summary: List sub-folders
      description: Lists sub-folders under a given parent folder.
      parameters:
        - name: parent
          in: query
          description: Parent folder ID. Defaults to root.
          schema:
            type: string
            default: root
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of folders.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FolderList'
    post:
      operationId: createFolder
      tags:
        - Folders
      summary: Create folder
      description: Creates a new folder under a parent folder.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/FolderCreate'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The created folder.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Folder'
  /videos/folders/search:
    post:
      operationId: searchFolders
      tags:
        - Folders
      summary: Search folders by name
      description: >-
        Searches for a folder by name and returns the id and path of matching
        folders.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
              required:
                - name
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Matching folders.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FolderList'
components:
  securitySchemes:
    Apisecret:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: >-
        API secret from the VdoCipher dashboard (Config tab), sent as
        `Authorization: Apisecret <API_SECRET>`.
  parameters:
    VideoId:
      name: videoId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The video ID (comma-separated for bulk delete).
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    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
    VideoMetaUpdate:
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
    UploadCredentials:
      type: object
      properties:
        clientPayload:
          type: object
          properties:
            policy:
              type: string
            key:
              type: string
            x-amz-signature:
              type: string
            x-amz-algorithm:
              type: string
              example: AWS4-HMAC-SHA256
            x-amz-date:
              type: string
            x-amz-credential:
              type: string
            uploadLink:
              type: string
              format: uri
              example: https://example-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com
        videoId:
          type: string
          example: '1234567890'
    OtpRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        ttl:
          type: integer
          description: Time-to-live of the OTP in seconds.
          default: 300
          example: 300
        whitelisthref:
          type: array
          description: Referrer URLs allowed to play the video.
          items:
            type: string
        ipbasedgeo:
          type: object
          description: IP/geo allow or deny rules for the session.
        annotate:
          type: string
          description: >-
            JSON string describing dynamic per-viewer watermark annotations
            (text, RTMP, or image) burned over the DRM stream.
          example: >-
            [{"type":"rtmp","text":"viewer@example.com","alpha":"0.60","color":"0xFFFFFF","size":"15","interval":"5000"}]
    OtpResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        otp:
          type: string
          example: '1234567890abcdefghijk'
        playbackInfo:
          type: string
          example: 'z1y2x3w4v5u6t7s8r9q10'
    VideoFile:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          description: File type (e.g. poster, subtitle, video).
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
    VideoMeta:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        length:
          type: number
        posters:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              url:
                type: string
                format: uri
              height:
                type: integer
              width:
                type: integer
    Folder:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: root
        name:
          type: string
        parent:
          type: string
        path:
          type: string
    FolderList:
      type: object
      properties:
        folderId:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        parent:
          type: string
        folders:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Folder'
    FolderCreate:
      type: object
      required:
        - name
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          example: Course Modules
        parent:
          type: string
          description: Parent folder ID. Use "root" for the top level.
          example: root