Create Transcode Job

Livepeer Studio API endpoint

POST /transcode

TypeScript

TypeScript

import { Livepeer } from "livepeer";
import {
  TranscodePayloadSchemasStorageType,
  TranscodeProfileEncoder,
  TranscodeProfileProfile,
} from "livepeer/models/components";

const livepeer = new Livepeer({
  apiKey: "<YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN_HERE>",
});

async function run() {
  const result = await livepeer.transcode.create({
    input: {
      url: "https://s3.amazonaws.com/bucket/file.mp4",
    },
    storage: {
      type: TranscodePayloadSchemasStorageType.Web3Storage,
      credentials: {
        proof: "EaJlcm9vdHOAZ3ZlcnNpb24BmgIBcRIg2uxHpcPYSWNtifMKFkPC7IEDvFDCxCd3ADViv0coV7SnYXNYRO2hA0AnblHEW38s3lSlcwaDjPn",
      },
    },
    outputs: {
      hls: {
        path: "/samplevideo/hls",
      },
      mp4: {
        path: "/samplevideo/mp4",
      },
      fmp4: {
        path: "/samplevideo/fmp4",
      },
    },
    profiles: [
      {
        width: 1280,
        name: "720p",
        height: 720,
        bitrate: 3000000,
        quality: 23,
        fps: 30,
        fpsDen: 1,
        gop: "2",
        profile: TranscodeProfileProfile.H264Baseline,
        encoder: TranscodeProfileEncoder.H264,
      },
    ],
  });

  // Handle the result
  console.log(result);
}

run();

200

{
  "id": "09F8B46C-61A0-4254-9875-F71F4C605BC7",
  "type": "upload",
  "createdAt": 1587667174725,
  "scheduledAt": 1587667174725,
  "inputAssetId": "09F8B46C-61A0-4254-9875-F71F4C605BC7",
  "outputAssetId": "09F8B46C-61A0-4254-9875-F71F4C605BC7",
  "projectId": "09F8B46C-61A0-4254-9875-F71F4C605BC7",
  "requesterId": "09F8B46C-61A0-4254-9875-F71F4C605BC7",
  "params": {
    "upload": {
      "url": "https://cdn.livepeer.com/ABC123/filename.mp4",
      "encryption": "<unknown>",
      "c2pa": true,
      "profiles": [
        {
          "bitrate": 3000000,
          "width": 1280,
          "name": "720p",
          "height": 720,
          "quality": 23,
          "fps": 30,
          "fpsDen": 1,
          "gop": 2,
          "profile": "H264Baseline",
          "encoder": "H.264"
        }
      ],
      "targetSegmentSizeSecs": 6
    },
    "export": {
      "custom": {
        "url": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/my-bucket/path/filename.mp4?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=LLMMB",
        "method": "POST",
        "headers": {}
      }
    },
    "exportData": {
      "content": {
        "data": "Hello, World!"
      },
      "ipfs": {
        "pinata": {}
      },
      "type": "text/plain",
      "id": "09F8B46C-61A0-4254-9875-F71F4C605BC7"
    },
    "transcode-file": {
      "input": {
        "url": "https://cdn.livepeer.com/ABC123/filename.mp4"
      },
      "storage": {
        "url": "s3+https://accessKeyId:secretAccessKey@s3Endpoint/bucket"
      },
      "outputs": {
        "hls": {
          "path": "/samplevideo/hls"
        },
        "mp4": {
          "path": "/samplevideo/mp4"
        }
      },
      "profiles": [
        {
          "bitrate": 3000000,
          "width": 1280,
          "name": "720p",
          "height": 720,
          "quality": 23,
          "fps": 30,
          "fpsDen": 1,
          "gop": 2,
          "profile": "H264Baseline",
          "encoder": "H.264"
        }
      ],
      "targetSegmentSizeSecs": 10,
      "creatorId": {
        "type": "unverified",
        "value": "<string>"
      },
      "c2pa": false
    },
    "clip": {
      "url": "https://asset-cdn.lp-playback.monster/hls/1bde4o2i6xycudoy/static360p0.mp4",
      "clipStrategy": {
        "startTime": "<unknown>",
        "endTime": "<unknown>",
        "playbackId": "<unknown>"
      },
      "catalystPipelineStrategy": "catalyst_ffmpeg",
      "sessionId": "d32ae9e6-c459-4931-9898-e86e2f5e7e16",
      "inputId": "09F8B46C-61A0-4254-9875-F71F4C605BC7"
    }
  },
  "status": {
    "phase": "pending",
    "updatedAt": 1587667174725,
    "progress": 0.5,
    "errorMessage": "Failed to upload file",
    "retries": 3
  },
  "output": {
    "upload": {
      "assetSpec": {
        "id": "09F8B46C-61A0-4254-9875-F71F4C605BC7",
        "source": {
          "type": "url",
          "url": "<string>",
          "gatewayUrl": "<string>",
          "encryption": "<unknown>"
        },
        "name": "filename.mp4",
        "type": "video",
        "playbackId": "eaw4nk06ts2d0mzb",
        "userId": "66E2161C-7670-4D05-B71D-DA2D6979556F",
        "playbackUrl": "https://livepeercdn.com/asset/ea03f37e-f861-4cdd-b495-0e60b6d753ad/index.m3u8",
        "downloadUrl": "https://livepeercdn.com/asset/eaw4nk06ts2d0mzb/video/download.mp4",
        "playbackPolicy": {
          "type": "webhook",
          "webhookId": "1bde4o2i6xycudoy",
          "webhookContext": {
            "streamerId": "my-custom-id"
          },
          "refreshInterval": 600,
          "allowedOrigins": [
            "<string>"
          ]
        },
        "creatorId": {
          "type": "unverified",
          "value": "user123"
        },
        "profiles": [
          {
            "bitrate": 3000000,
            "width": 1280,
            "name": "720p",
            "height": 720,
            "quality": 23,
            "fps": 30,
            "fpsDen": 1,
            "gop": 2,
            "profile": "H264Baseline",
            "encoder": "H.264"
          }
        ],
        "storage": {
          "ipfs": {
            "spec": {},
            "nftMetadata": {
              "cid": "<string>",
              "url": "<string>",
              "gatewayUrl": "<string>"
            },
            "updatedAt": 1587667174725
          },
          "status": {
            "phase": "ready",
            "tasks": {
              "pending": "09F8B46C-61A0-4254-9875-F71F4C605BC7",
              "last": "09F8B46C-61A0-4254-9875-F71F4C605BC7",
              "failed": "09F8B46C-61A0-4254-9875-F71F4C605BC7"
            },
            "progress": 0.5,
            "errorMessage": "Failed to update storage"
          }
        },
        "status": {
          "phase": "uploading",
          "updatedAt": 1587667174725,
          "progress": 123,
          "errorMessage": "<string>"
        },
        "projectId": "aac12556-4d65-4d34-9fb6-d1f0985eb0a9",
        "createdAt": 1587667174725,
        "createdByTokenName": "<string>",
        "size": 84934509,
        "hash": [
          {
            "hash": "9b560b28b85378a5004117539196ab24e21bbd75b0e9eb1a8bc7c5fd80dc5b57",
            "algorithm": "sha256"
          }
        ],
        "videoSpec": {
          "format": "mp4",
          "duration": 23.8328,
          "bitrate": 1000000,
          "tracks": [
            {
              "type": "video",
              "codec": "aac",
              "startTime": 23.8238,
              "duration": 23.8238,
              "bitrate": 1000000,
              "width": 1920,
              "height": 1080,
              "pixelFormat": "yuv420p",
              "fps": 30,
              "channels": 2,
              "sampleRate": 44100,
              "bitDepth": 16
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    "export": {
      "ipfs": {
        "videoFileCid": "Qmabc123xyz341",
        "videoFileUrl": "ipfs://Qmabc123xyz341",
        "videoFileGatewayUrl": "https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/Qmabc123xyz341",
        "nftMetadataCid": "Qmabc123xyz341",
        "nftMetadataUrl": "ipfs://Qmabc123xyz341",
        "nftMetadataGatewayUrl": "https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/Qmabc123xyz341"
      }
    },
    "exportData": {
      "ipfs": {
        "cid": "Qmabc123xyz341"
      }
    }
  }
}

Authorizations

Authorization · string · header · required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json

input · object · required

URL input video

Option 1

Option 2

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storage · object · required

Storage for the output files

Option 1

Option 2

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outputs · object · required

Output formats

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profiles · object[]

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targetSegmentSizeSecs · number

How many seconds the duration of each output segment should be

creatorId · object string

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c2pa · boolean

Decides if the output video should include C2PA signature

Response

200

application/json

Success

id · string · read-only

Task ID

Example:

"09F8B46C-61A0-4254-9875-F71F4C605BC7"

type · enum<string>

Type of the task

Available options: upload, export, export-data, transcode-file, clip

Example:

"upload"

createdAt · number · read-only

Timestamp (in milliseconds) at which task was created

Example:

1587667174725

scheduledAt · number · read-only

Timestamp (in milliseconds) at which the task was scheduled for execution (e.g. after file upload finished).

Example:

1587667174725

inputAssetId · string

ID of the input asset

Example:

"09F8B46C-61A0-4254-9875-F71F4C605BC7"

outputAssetId · string

ID of the output asset

Example:

"09F8B46C-61A0-4254-9875-F71F4C605BC7"

projectId · string

ID of the project

Example:

"09F8B46C-61A0-4254-9875-F71F4C605BC7"

requesterId · string

ID of the requester hash(IP + SALT + PlaybackId)

Example:

"09F8B46C-61A0-4254-9875-F71F4C605BC7"

params · object

Parameters of the task

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status · object · read-only

Status of the task

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output · object

Output of the task

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