Video on Demand (VOD)

The VOD feature enables the transformation of video files into streamable content, providing users with instant access to video.

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Only MP4 video files are supported.

To enable VOD, you need to:

• Create a VOD object, specifying the video source where the video files are stored.
  The source can be a domain or an S3 bucket connected to the CDN.
• Enable the VOD feature for the created object and wait for the related task to complete.
• You can track the task status by its ID.
• Once the VOD feature is activated, the vod_domain field of the previously created VOD object will contain the CDN domain name.
• Choose an appropriate streaming protocol (HLS, DASH, or MSS) and construct the URL to access the playlists.

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URL patterns for playlists depending on the selected protocol:

• HLS: https://{vod_domain}/hls/{filename}/master.m3u8
• DASH: https://{vod_domain}/dash/{filename}/manifest.mpd
• MSS: https://{vod_domain}/mss/{filename}/manifest

If an S3 bucket is used as the video source, the URL will also include the bucket name:

• HLS: https://{vod_domain}/hls/{bucket_name}/{filename}/master.m3u8
• DASH: https://{vod_domain}/dash/{bucket_name}/{filename}/manifest.mpd
• MSS: https://{vod_domain}/mss/{bucket_name}/{filename}/manifest

The VOD object contains information about the video source, the status of the VOD feature, and data for accessing the video.

vod Object

Parameter	Type	Description
id	integer	VOD object ID
vod_domain	string	Domain name for VOD
source_type	string	Type of video source
source_id	integer	Video source ID
is_active	boolean	VOD feature status