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1. API Description

Domain name for API request: vod.intl.tencentcloudapi.com.

  1. This API can obtain multiple types of info of multiple media files, including:
  2. Basic information (basicInfo): including media name, category, playback address, cover image, etc.
  3. Meta information (metaData): including size, duration, video stream information, audio stream information, etc.
  4. transcodeInfo: includes media addresses, video stream parameters, and audio stream parameters of various specifications generated for the media.
  5. Animated graphics info (animatedGraphicsInfo): the animated graphics info after converting a video to GIF (for example, gif).
  6. sampleSnapshotInfo: Screenshot information after sampling screenshots of a video.
  7. Sprite image information (imageSpriteInfo): sprite image information after capturing sprite image files from a video.
  8. snapshotByTimeOffsetInfo: screenshot information after taking screenshots of a video at specified time points.
  9. Video timestamp information (keyFrameDescInfo): Dotting information set for the video.
  10. Adaptive Bitrate Streaming information (adaptiveDynamicStreamingInfo): information including specification, encryption type, packaging format, and other related details.
  11. Review information (reviewInfo): includes media moderation and media cover review information.
  12. You can specify to only return partial info in the response.

A maximum of 100 requests can be initiated per second for this API.

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2. Input Parameters

The following request parameter list only provides API request parameters and some common parameters. For the complete common parameter list, see Common Request Parameters.

Parameter Name Required Type Description
Action Yes String Common Params. The value used for this API: DescribeMediaInfos.
Version Yes String Common Params. The value used for this API: 2018-07-17.
Region No String Common Params. This parameter is not required.
FileIds.N Yes Array of String

Media file ID list. N starts from 0, with a maximum of 19.

SubAppId No Integer

Video-on-demand (VOD) application ID. For customers who activate VOD services on or after December 25, 2023, this field must be set to the app ID when accessing resources in VOD applications, whether in the default application or a newly created application.

Filters.N No Array of String

Information to be returned for all specified media files. Multiple information can be specified simultaneously. N starts incrementing from 0. If this field is not filled in, all information is returned by default. Options:

  • basicInfo (video basic information).
  • metaData (video metadata).
  • transcodeInfo (video transcoding result information).
  • animatedGraphicsInfo (video motion graphic result information).
  • imageSpriteInfo (video thumbnail information).
  • snapshotByTimeOffsetInfo (video screenshot by specified time point).
  • sampleSnapshotInfo (sampling screenshot information).
  • keyFrameDescInfo (Dotting Information).
  • adaptiveDynamicStreamingInfo (Adaptive Bitrate Streaming information).
  • miniProgramReviewInfo (miniProgramReviewInfo).
  • subtitleInfo (subtitle information).
  • reviewInfo (review information).
  • mpsAiMediaInfo (mps intelligent media asset information).
  • knowledgeBasesInfo (intelligent media asset knowledge base information).
  • 3. Output Parameters

    Parameter Name Type Description
    MediaInfoSet Array of MediaInfo

    Media file information list.

    NotExistFileIdSet Array of String

    List of non-existent file IDs.

    RequestId String The unique request ID, generated by the server, will be returned for every request (if the request fails to reach the server for other reasons, the request will not obtain a RequestId). RequestId is required for locating a problem.

    4. Example

    Example1 Only Get Media Basic Information

    Only get media basic information. Specify basicInfo in Filters.

    Input Example

    POST / HTTP/1.1
    Host: vod.intl.tencentcloudapi.com
    Content-Type: application/json
    X-TC-Action: DescribeMediaInfos
    <Common request parameters>
    
    {
        "Filters": [
            "basicInfo"
        ],
        "FileIds": [
            "5285485487985271488",
            "5285485487985271487"
        ]
    }

    Output Example

    {
        "Response": {
            "RequestId": "6ca31e3a-6b8e-4b4e-9256-fdc700064ef3",
            "MediaInfoSet": [
                {
                    "FileId": "5285485487985271487",
                    "BasicInfo": {
                        "Name": "test file",
                        "Description": "",
                        "CreateTime": "2017-01-23T07:25:52Z",
                        "UpdateTime": "2017-01-23T07:25:52Z",
                        "ExpireTime": "2017-03-23T07:25:52Z",
                        "ClassId": 1,
                        "ClassName": "sports",
                        "ClassPath": "Track and Field",
                        "StoragePath": "/xx/xx/f0.mp4",
                        "CoverUrl": "http://example.com/xxxxxxxx/shotup/f0.100_0.jpg",
                        "Type": "mp4",
                        "MediaUrl": "http://example.com/xx/xx/f0.mp4",
                        "TagSet": [],
                        "SourceInfo": {
                            "SourceType": "Record",
                            "SourceContext": "",
                            "TrtcRecordInfo": null,
                            "WebPageRecordInfo": null,
                            "LiveRecordInfo": null
                        },
                        "Category": "Video",
                        "Vid": "",
                        "StorageClass": "STANDARD",
                        "StorageRegion": "gzp",
                        "Status": "Normal"
                    },
                    "MetaData": null,
                    "TranscodeInfo": null,
                    "AdaptiveDynamicStreamingInfo": null,
                    "AnimatedGraphicsInfo": null,
                    "SampleSnapshotInfo": null,
                    "ImageSpriteInfo": null,
                    "MiniProgramReviewInfo": null,
                    "SubtitleInfo": null,
                    "SnapshotByTimeOffsetInfo": null,
                    "KeyFrameDescInfo": null,
                    "ReviewInfo": null
                }
            ],
            "NotExistFileIdSet": [
                "5285485487985271488"
            ]
        }
    }

    Example2 Get media details

    Retrieve all media information without specifying Filters.

    Input Example

    POST / HTTP/1.1
    Host: vod.intl.tencentcloudapi.com
    Content-Type: application/json
    X-TC-Action: DescribeMediaInfos
    <Common request parameters>
    
    {
        "FileIds": [
            "5285485487985271488",
            "5285485487985271487"
        ]
    }

    Output Example

    {
        "Response": {
            "RequestId": "6ca31e3a-6b8e-4b4e-9256-fdc700064ef3",
            "MediaInfoSet": [
                {
                    "FileId": "5285485487985271487",
                    "BasicInfo": {
                        "Name": "test file",
                        "Description": "",
                        "CreateTime": "2017-01-23T07:25:52Z",
                        "UpdateTime": "2017-01-23T07:25:52Z",
                        "ExpireTime": "2017-03-23T07:25:52Z",
                        "ClassId": 1,
                        "ClassName": "sports",
                        "ClassPath": "Track and Field",
                        "StoragePath": "/xx/xx/f0.mp4",
                        "CoverUrl": "http://example.com/xxxxxxxx/shotup/f0.100_0.jpg",
                        "Type": "mp4",
                        "MediaUrl": "http://example.com/xx/xx/f0.mp4",
                        "TagSet": [],
                        "SourceInfo": {
                            "SourceType": "Record",
                            "SourceContext": "",
                            "TrtcRecordInfo": null,
                            "WebPageRecordInfo": null,
                            "LiveRecordInfo": null
                        },
                        "Category": "Video",
                        "Vid": "",
                        "StorageClass": "STANDARD",
                        "StorageRegion": "gzp",
                        "Status": "Normal"
                    },
                    "MetaData": {
                        "AudioDuration": 3601,
                        "VideoDuration": 3601,
                        "Md5": "",
                        "Size": 10556,
                        "Container": "m4a",
                        "Duration": 3601,
                        "Bitrate": 246035,
                        "Height": 480,
                        "Width": 640,
                        "Rotate": 0,
                        "VideoStreamSet": [
                            {
                                "Bitrate": 246000,
                                "Height": 480,
                                "Width": 640,
                                "Codec": "h264",
                                "Fps": 222,
                                "CodecTag": "",
                                "DynamicRangeInfo": {
                                    "Type": "SDR",
                                    "HDRType": ""
                                }
                            }
                        ],
                        "AudioStreamSet": [
                            {
                                "Codec": "aac",
                                "SamplingRate": 44100,
                                "Bitrate": 35
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "TranscodeInfo": {
                        "TranscodeSet": [
                            {
                                "Url": "http://example.com/xx/xx/f0.mp4",
                                "Definition": 0,
                                "Bitrate": 563477,
                                "Height": 378,
                                "Width": 672,
                                "Container": "m4a",
                                "Duration": 3601,
                                "Size": 10502,
                                "Md5": "b3ae6ed07d9bf4efeeb94ed2d37ff3e3",
                                "DigitalWatermarkType": "None",
                                "VideoStreamSet": [
                                    {
                                        "Bitrate": 246000,
                                        "Height": 480,
                                        "Width": 640,
                                        "Codec": "h264",
                                        "Fps": 222,
                                        "CodecTag": "",
                                        "DynamicRangeInfo": {
                                            "Type": "SDR",
                                            "HDRType": ""
                                        }
                                    }
                                ],
                                "AudioStreamSet": [
                                    {
                                        "Codec": "aac",
                                        "SamplingRate": 44100,
                                        "Bitrate": 35
                                    }
                                ],
                                "CopyRightWatermarkText": ""
                            },
                            {
                                "Url": "http://example.com/xx/xx/f0.f210.m3u8",
                                "Definition": 211,
                                "Bitrate": 563477,
                                "Height": 378,
                                "Width": 672,
                                "Container": "mov",
                                "Duration": 3601,
                                "Size": 10502,
                                "Md5": "b3ae6ed07d9bf4efeeb94ed2d37ff3e3",
                                "DigitalWatermarkType": "None",
                                "VideoStreamSet": [
                                    {
                                        "Bitrate": 246000,
                                        "Height": 480,
                                        "Width": 640,
                                        "Codec": "h264",
                                        "Fps": 222,
                                        "CodecTag": "",
                                        "DynamicRangeInfo": {
                                            "Type": "SDR",
                                            "HDRType": ""
                                        }
                                    }
                                ],
                                "AudioStreamSet": [
                                    {
                                        "Codec": "aac",
                                        "SamplingRate": 44100,
                                        "Bitrate": 35
                                    }
                                ],
                                "CopyRightWatermarkText": ""
                            },
                            {
                                "Url": "http://example.com/xx/xx/master_playlist.m3u8",
                                "Definition": 10000,
                                "Duration": 145,
                                "Size": 265,
                                "Bitrate": 2840055,
                                "Height": 1080,
                                "Width": 1920,
                                "Container": "hls,applehttp",
                                "Md5": "bfcf7c6f154b18890661f9e80b0731d0",
                                "DigitalWatermarkType": "None",
                                "VideoStreamSet": [
                                    {
                                        "Bitrate": 2794233,
                                        "Height": 1080,
                                        "Width": 1920,
                                        "Codec": "h264",
                                        "Fps": 24,
                                        "CodecTag": "",
                                        "DynamicRangeInfo": {
                                            "Type": "SDR",
                                            "HDRType": ""
                                        }
                                    }
                                ],
                                "AudioStreamSet": [
                                    {
                                        "SamplingRate": 44100,
                                        "Bitrate": 45822,
                                        "Codec": "aac"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "CopyRightWatermarkText": ""
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "AnimatedGraphicsInfo": {
                        "AnimatedGraphicsSet": [
                            {
                                "Url": "http://example.com/xx/xx/f20000.gif",
                                "Definition": 20000,
                                "Container": "gif",
                                "Height": 480,
                                "Width": 640,
                                "Bitrate": 1000000,
                                "Size": 600000,
                                "Md5": "bfcf7c6f154b1842a661f9e80b07a1d0",
                                "StartTimeOffset": 10,
                                "EndTimeOffset": 15
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "SampleSnapshotInfo": {
                        "SampleSnapshotSet": [
                            {
                                "Definition": 10,
                                "SampleType": "percent",
                                "WaterMarkDefinition": [],
                                "Interval": 10,
                                "ImageUrlSet": [
                                    "http://example.com/xx/xx/shotup/xx1.png",
                                    "http://example.com/xx/xx/shotup/xx2.png",
                                    "http://example.com/xx/xx/shotup/xx3.png",
                                    "http://example.com/xx/xx/shotup/xx4.png",
                                    "http://example.com/xx/xx/shotup/xx5.png",
                                    "http://example.com/xx/xx/shotup/xx6.png",
                                    "http://example.com/xx/xx/shotup/xx7.png",
                                    "http://example.com/xx/xx/shotup/xx8.png",
                                    "http://example.com/xx/xx/shotup/xx9.png",
                                    "http://example.com/xx/xx/shotup/xx10.png"
                                ]
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "ImageSpriteInfo": {
                        "ImageSpriteSet": [
                            {
                                "Definition": 10,
                                "Height": 576,
                                "Width": 1024,
                                "TotalCount": 100,
                                "ImageUrlSet": [
                                    "http://example.com/xx/xx/imageSprite/xx.100_0.jpg"
                                ],
                                "WebVttUrl": "http://example.com/xxxx/xxxx/imageSprite/xx.vtt"
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "SnapshotByTimeOffsetInfo": {
                        "SnapshotByTimeOffsetSet": [
                            {
                                "Definition": 10,
                                "PicInfoSet": [
                                    {
                                        "WaterMarkDefinition": [
                                            725562
                                        ],
                                        "TimeOffset": 0,
                                        "Url": "http://example.com/xx/xx/snapshotByTime/xx1.jpg"
                                    },
                                    {
                                        "WaterMarkDefinition": [
                                            725562
                                        ],
                                        "TimeOffset": 1000,
                                        "Url": "http://example.com/xx/xx/snapshotByTime/xx2.jpg"
                                    }
                                ]
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "MiniProgramReviewInfo": {
                        "MiniProgramReviewList": [
                            {
                                "Url": "http://example.com/xx/xx/f0.mp4",
                                "Definition": 0,
                                "ReviewResult": "pass",
                                "ReviewSummary": [
                                    {
                                        "Confidence": 0,
                                        "Type": "Porn",
                                        "Suggestion": "pass"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "MetaData": {
                                    "Rotate": 0,
                                    "Container": "m4a",
                                    "AudioDuration": 0,
                                    "VideoDuration": 3601,
                                    "Md5": "",
                                    "VideoStreamSet": [
                                        {
                                            "Bitrate": 246000,
                                            "Height": 480,
                                            "Width": 640,
                                            "Codec": "h264",
                                            "Fps": 222,
                                            "CodecTag": "",
                                            "DynamicRangeInfo": {
                                                "Type": "SDR",
                                                "HDRType": ""
                                            }
                                        }
                                    ],
                                    "Bitrate": 563477,
                                    "Height": 378,
                                    "Width": 672,
                                    "Duration": 3601,
                                    "Size": 10502,
                                    "AudioStreamSet": [
                                        {
                                            "Codec": "aac",
                                            "SamplingRate": 44100,
                                            "Bitrate": 35
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "AdaptiveDynamicStreamingInfo": {
                        "AdaptiveDynamicStreamingSet": [
                            {
                                "Definition": 0,
                                "Package": "HLS",
                                "DrmType": "",
                                "Url": "http://example.com/xx/xx/master_playlist.m3u8",
                                "Size": 0,
                                "DigitalWatermarkType": "",
                                "CopyRightWatermarkText": "",
                                "SubStreamSet": []
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "KeyFrameDescInfo": {
                        "KeyFrameDescSet": [
                            {
                                "TimeOffset": 1,
                                "Content": "Path"
                            },
                            {
                                "TimeOffset": 100,
                                "Content": "def"
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "SubtitleInfo": {
                        "SubtitleSet": [
                            {
                                "Id": "subtitleId",
                                "Name": "English",
                                "Language": "en-US",
                                "Format": "vtt",
                                "Url": "http://example.com/vodgzp123/15517123183853310575/subtitles/subtitleId.vtt",
                                "Source": "UserUploaded"
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "ReviewInfo": {
                        "MediaReviewInfo": {
                            "Definition": 10,
                            "Suggestion": "pass",
                            "TypeSet": [],
                            "ReviewTime": "2022-10-08T10:00:00Z"
                        },
                        "CoverReviewInfo": null
                    }
                }
            ],
            "NotExistFileIdSet": [
                "5285485487985271488"
            ]
        }
    }

    5. Developer Resources

    SDK

    TencentCloud API 3.0 integrates SDKs that support various programming languages to make it easier for you to call APIs.

    Command Line Interface

    6. Error Code

    The following only lists the error codes related to the API business logic. For other error codes, see Common Error Codes.

    Error Code Description
    FailedOperation Operation failed.
    FailedOperation.InvalidVodUser The VOD service is not activated.
    InternalError Internal error.
    InternalError.GetMediaListError Internal error: media list error.
    InvalidParameter Parameter error.
    InvalidParameterValue.AppId The VOD service is not activated.
    InvalidParameterValue.FileIds FileIds parameter error.
    InvalidParameterValue.FileIdsEmpty FileIds array is empty.
    InvalidParameterValue.FileIdsOverLimit FileIds array exceeds the limit
    UnauthorizedOperation Unauthorized operation.

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