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Media Objects API

Closed captions added to a video MediaObject

When you upload or record webcam video/audio to kaltura, it makes a Media Object

A MediaTrack object looks like:

{
  "id": 42,
  "user_id": 1,
  "media_object_id": 14,
  "kind": "subtitles",
  "locale": "es",
  "content": "1]\\n00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,251\nI'm spanish",
  "created_at": "Mon, 24 Feb 2020 16:04:02 EST -05:00",
  "updated_at": "Mon, 24 Feb 2020 16:59:05 EST -05:00",
  "webvtt_content": "WEBVTT\n\n1]\\n00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.251\nI'm spanish"
}

A MediaObject object looks like:

{
  // whether or not the current user can upload media_tracks (subtitles) to this Media Object
  "can_add_captions": true,
  "user_entered_title": "User Entered Title",
  "title": "filename-or-user-title-or-untitled",
  "media_id": "m-JYmy6TLsHkxcrhgYmqa7XW1HCH3wEYc",
  "media_type": "video",
  // an array of all the media_tracks uploaded to this Media Object
  "media_tracks": [{
    "kind": "captions",
    "created_at": "2012-09-27T16:46:50-06:00",
    "updated_at": "2012-09-27T16:46:50-06:00",
    "url": "https://<canvas>/media_objects/0_r949z9lk/media_tracks/1",
    "id": 1,
    "locale": "af"
  }, {
    "kind": "subtitles",
    "created_at": "2012-09-27T20:29:17-06:00",
    "updated_at": "2012-09-27T20:29:17-06:00",
    "url": "https://<canvas>/media_objects/0_r949z9lk/media_tracks/14",
    "id": 14,
    "locale": "cs"
  }],
  // an array of all the transcoded files (flavors) available for this Media Object
  "media_sources": [{
    "height": "240",
    "width": "336",
    "content_type": "video/mp4",
    "containerFormat": "isom",
    "url": "http://example.com/p/100/sp/10000/download/entry_id/0_r949z9lk/flavor/0_xdp3qrpc/ks/MjUxNjY4MjlhMTkxN2VmNTA0OGRkZjY2ODNjMjgxNTkwYWE3NGMyNHwxMDA7MTAwOzEzNDkyNzU5MDY7MDsxMzQ5MTg5NTA2LjUxOTk7O2Rvd25sb2FkOjBfcjk0OXo5bGs7/relocate/download.mp4",
    "bitrate": "382",
    "size": "204",
    "isOriginal": "0",
    "fileExt": "mp4"
  }, {
    "height": "252",
    "width": "336",
    "content_type": "video/x-flv",
    "containerFormat": "flash video",
    "url": "http://example.com/p/100/sp/10000/download/entry_id/0_r949z9lk/flavor/0_0f2x4odx/ks/NmY2M2Q2MDdhMjBlMzA2ZmRhMWZjZjAxNWUyOTg0MzA5MDI5NGE4ZXwxMDA7MTAwOzEzNDkyNzU5MDY7MDsxMzQ5MTg5NTA2LjI5MDM7O2Rvd25sb2FkOjBfcjk0OXo5bGs7/relocate/download.flv",
    "bitrate": "797",
    "size": "347",
    "isOriginal": "1",
    "fileExt": "flv"
  }]
}

List media tracks for a Media Object or Attachment MediaTracksController#index

GET /api/v1/media_objects/:media_object_id/media_tracks

Scope: url:GET|/api/v1/media_objects/:media_object_id/media_tracks

GET /api/v1/media_attachments/:attachment_id/media_tracks

Scope: url:GET|/api/v1/media_attachments/:attachment_id/media_tracks
List the media tracks associated with a media object or attachment

Request Parameters:

Parameter Type Description
include[] string By default, index returns id, locale, kind, media_object_id, and user_id for each of the result MediaTracks. Use include[] to add additional fields. For example include[]=content

Allowed values: content, webvtt_content, updated_at, created_at

Example Request:

curl https://<canvas>/api/v1/media_objects/<media_object_id>/media_tracks?include[]=content
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'

curl https://<canvas>/api/v1/media_attachments/<attachment_id>/media_tracks?include[]=content
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
Returns a list of MediaTrack objects

Update Media Tracks MediaTracksController#update

PUT /api/v1/media_objects/:media_object_id/media_tracks

Scope: url:PUT|/api/v1/media_objects/:media_object_id/media_tracks

PUT /api/v1/media_attachments/:attachment_id/media_tracks

Scope: url:PUT|/api/v1/media_attachments/:attachment_id/media_tracks
Replace the media tracks associated with a media object or attachment with the array of tracks provided in the body. Update will delete any existing tracks not listed, leave untouched any tracks with no content field, and update or create tracks with a content field.

Request Parameters:

Parameter Type Description
include[] string By default, an update returns id, locale, kind, media_object_id, and user_id for each of the result MediaTracks. Use include[] to add additional fields. For example include[]=content

Allowed values: content, webvtt_content, updated_at, created_at

Example Request:

curl -X PUT https://<canvas>/api/v1/media_objects/<media_object_id>/media_tracks?include[]=content \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
  -d '[{"locale": "en"}, {"locale": "af","content": "1\r\n00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,251\r\nThis is the content\r\n"}]'

curl -X PUT https://<canvas>/api/v1/media_attachments/<attachment_id>/media_tracks?include[]=content \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
  -d '[{"locale": "en"}, {"locale": "af","content": "1\r\n00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,251\r\nThis is the content\r\n"}]'
Returns a list of MediaTrack objects

List Media Objects MediaObjectsController#index

GET /api/v1/media_objects

Scope: url:GET|/api/v1/media_objects

GET /api/v1/courses/:course_id/media_objects

Scope: url:GET|/api/v1/courses/:course_id/media_objects

GET /api/v1/groups/:group_id/media_objects

Scope: url:GET|/api/v1/groups/:group_id/media_objects

GET /api/v1/media_attachments

Scope: url:GET|/api/v1/media_attachments

GET /api/v1/courses/:course_id/media_attachments

Scope: url:GET|/api/v1/courses/:course_id/media_attachments

GET /api/v1/groups/:group_id/media_attachments

Scope: url:GET|/api/v1/groups/:group_id/media_attachments
Returns media objects created by the user making the request. When using the second version, returns media objects associated with the given course.

Request Parameters:

Parameter Type Description
sort string Field to sort on. Default is "title" title:: sorts on user_entered_title if available, title if not. created_at:: sorts on the object's creation time.

Allowed values: title, created_at

order string Sort direction. Default is "asc"

Allowed values: asc, desc

exclude[] string Array of data to exclude. By excluding "sources" and "tracks", the api will not need to query kaltura, which greatly speeds up its response. sources:: Do not query kaltura for media_sources tracks:: Do not query kaltura for media_tracks

Allowed values: sources, tracks

Example Request:

curl https://<canvas>/api/v1/media_objects?exclude[]=sources&exclude[]=tracks \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'

curl https://<canvas>/api/v1/courses/17/media_objects?exclude[]=sources&exclude[]=tracks \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
Returns a list of MediaObject objects

Update Media Object MediaObjectsController#update_media_object

PUT /api/v1/media_objects/:media_object_id

Scope: url:PUT|/api/v1/media_objects/:media_object_id

PUT /api/v1/media_attachments/:attachment_id

Scope: url:PUT|/api/v1/media_attachments/:attachment_id
Updates the title of a media object.

Request Parameters:

Parameter Type Description
user_entered_title string The new title.
viewer_restrictions Hash A JSON object describing viewer access restrictions for this media. - show_rolling_transcript [Optional, Boolean]: Whether to show the rolling transcripts of the media during playback, or not.