General

GET /api/events

Returns a list of events.

The following query string parameters are supported to filter, sort and paginate the returned list:

Query String Parameter	Type	Description
filter	string	A comma-separated list of filters to limit the results with (see Filtering). See the below table for the list of available filters. Version 1.5.0 and newer support comma separated use of the filter keyword, creating a logical OR.
sort	string	A comma-separated list of sort criteria (see Sorting). See the below table for the list of available sort criteria
limit	integer	The maximum number of results to return (see Pagination)
offset	integer	The index of the first result to return (see Pagination)

The following filters are available:

Filter Name	Description
contributors	Events where the contributors match. Can occur multiple times
location	Events based upon the location it is scheduled in
series	Events based upon which series they are a part of. Use the series identifier here. If using version 1.1.0 or higher, please use is_part_of instead
subject	Filters events based upon which subject they are a part of
textFilter	Filters events where any part of the event's metadata fields match this value
identifier	Filters events whose identifiers match this value. Can occur multiple times (version 1.1.0 and higher)
title	Filters events whose title match this value (version 1.1.0 and higher)
description	Filters events whose description match this value (version 1.1.0 and higher)
series_name	Filters events that belong to series with the given name (version 1.1.0 or higher)
language	Filters events whose language match this value (version 1.1.0 or higher)
created	Filters events whose created match this value (version 1.1.0 or higher)
license	Filters events whose license match this value (version 1.1.0 or higher)
rightsholder	Filters events whose rights holder matches this value (version 1.1.0 or higher)
status	Filters events based on their status (version 1.1.0 or higher)
is_part_of	Events based upon which series they are a part of. Use the series identifier here (version 1.1.0 or higher)
source	Filter events whose source match this value (version 1.1.0 or higher)
agent_id	Filter events based on the capture agent id (version 1.1.0 or higher)
start	Filter events based on start date (version 1.1.0 or higher)
technical_start	Filter events based on the technical start date (version 1.1.0 or higher)

Note: The filters start and technical_start expect the following value:

datetime + '/' + datetime

The list can be sorted by the following criteria:

Sort Criteria	Description
title	By the title of the event
presenter	By the presenter of the event
start_date	By the start date of the event
end_date	By the end date of the event
review_status	By whether the event has been reviewed and approved or not [DEPRECATED]
workflow_state	By the current processing state of the event. Is it scheduled to be recorded (INSTANTIATED), currently processing (RUNNING), paused waiting for a resource or user paused (PAUSED), cancelled (STOPPED), currently failing (FAILING), already failed (FAILED), or finally SUCCEEDED
scheduling_status	By the current scheduling status of the event [DEPRECATED]
series_name	By the series name of the event
location	By the location (capture agent) that the event will be or has been recorded on

This request additionally supports the following query string parameters to include additional information directly in the response:

Query String Parameter	Type	Description
sign	boolean	Whether publication urls (version 1.7.0 or higher) and distribution urls should be pre-signed.
withacl	boolean	Whether the acl metadata should be included in the response.
withmetadata	boolean	Whether the metadata catalogs should be included in the response.
withpublications	boolean	Whether the publication ids and urls should be included in the response.
withscheduling	boolean	Whether the scheduling information should be included in the response (version 1.1.0 and higher).

By setting the optional sign parameter to true, the method will pre-sign distribution urls if URL signing is turned on in Opencast. Starting with version 1.7.0, publication urls will also be signed if configured. Remember to consider the maximum validity of signed URLs when caching this response.

Sample request

https://opencast.example.org/api/events?sort=title:DESC&limit=5&offset=1&filter=location:ca-01

Response

200 (OK): A (potentially empty) list of events is returned. The list is represented as JSON array where each element is a JSON object with the following fields:

Field	Type	Description
identifier	string	The unique identifier of the event
creator	string	The technical creator of this event
presenter*	array[string]	The presenters of this event
created*	datetime	The date and time this event was created
subjects*	array[string]	The subjects of this event
start	datetime	The technical (version < 1.4.0) or bibliographic (version >= 1.4.0) start date and time of this event
description*	string	The description of this event
title*	string	The title of this event
processing_state	string	The current processing state of this event
duration	string	The bibliographic duration of this event
archive_version	string	The current version of this event
contributor*	array[string]	The contributors of this event
has_previews	boolean	Whether this event can be opened with the video editor
location*	string	The bibliographic location of this event
publication_status	array[string]	The publications available for this event
language*	string	The language of this event (version 1.1.0 and higher)
rightsholder*	string	The rights holder of this event (version 1.1.0 and higher)
license*	string	The license of this event (version 1.1.0 and higher)
is_part_of*	string	The technical identifier of the series this event belongs to (version 1.1.0 and higher)
series	string	The title of the series this event belongs to (version 1.1.0 and higher)
source*	string	The source of this event (version 1.1.0 and higher)
status	string	The technical status of this event (version 1.1.0 and higher)

* Metadata fields of metadata catalog dublincore/episode

Example

[
  {
    "identifier": "776d4970-bc2d-45c4-900a-1f80b7990cb8",
    "creator": "Opencast Project Administrator",
    "presenter": [
      "Prof. X",
      "Dr. Who"
    ],
    "created": "2018-03-19T16:11:48Z",
    "subjects": [
      "Mathematics",
      "Basics"
    ],
    "start": "2018-03-19T16:11:48Z",
    "description": "This lecture is about the very basics",
    "title": "Lecture 1 - The Basics",
    "processing_state": "SUCCEEDED",
    "duration": 0,
    "archive_version": 3,
    "contributor": [
      "Prof. X"
    ],
    "has_previews": true,
    "location": "",
    "publication_status": [
      "internal",
      "engage-player",
      "api",
      "oaipmh-default"
    ]
  },
  {
    "identifier": "2356d450-b42d-94xd-2a0d-3fa04745c0cb8",
    "creator": "Opencast Project Administrator",
    "presenter": [
    ],
    "created": "2018-04-20T09:38:42Z",
    "subjects": [
      "Physics"
    ],
    "start": "2018-04-23T08:00:00Z",
    "description": "The forces explained",
    "title": "Lecture 8 - Advanced stuff",
    "processing_state": "SUCCEEDED",
    "duration": 0,
    "archive_version": 2,
    "contributor": [
    ],
    "has_previews": true,
    "location": "",
    "publication_status": [
      "internal",
      "engage-player",
      "api",
      "oaipmh-default"
    ]
  }
]

POST /api/events

Creates an event by sending metadata, access control list, processing instructions and files in a multipart request.

Multipart Form Parameters	Type	Description
acl	acl	A collection of roles with their possible action
metadata	catalogs	Event metadata as Form param
presenter	file	Presenter movie track
presentation	file	Presentation movie track
audio	file	Audio track
processing	string	Processing instructions task configuration
scheduling	string	Scheduling information (version 1.1.0 and higher)

Scheduling

Field	Required	Type	Description
agent_id	Yes	string	The technical identifier of the capture agent
start	Yes	datetime	The date and time (UTC) when the recording shall start
end	Yes*	datetime	The date and time (UTC) when the recording shall end
duration	Yes*	integer	The duration of the recording in milliseconds
rrule	Yes*	rrule	The recurrence rule used to create multiple scheduled events

* When creating a single scheduled event, either end or duration must be specified. When creating multiple scheduled events, the fields end, duration and rrule are required

To create a single scheduled event, omit the field rrule. You can specify the start and end of the recording by using either the fields start and end or the fields start and duration. Please note that specifying both end and duration is not valid.

To create multiple scheduled events, the field rrule is used. This field contains the recurrence rule used to determine the dates and times the scheduled events shall be created within the time period specified by the fields start and end + duration. Please note that duration is a mandatory field when creating multiple scheduled events.

Additional Notes

• Both start and end must be specified in UTC

Sample

metadata:

[
  {
    "flavor": "dublincore/episode",
    "fields": [
      {
        "id": "title",
        "value": "Captivating title"
      },
      {
        "id": "subjects",
        "value": ["John Clark", "Thiago Melo Costa"]
      },
      {
        "id": "description",
        "value": "A great description"
      },
      {
        "id": "startDate",
        "value": "2016-06-22"
      },
      {
        "id": "startTime",
        "value": "13:30:00Z"
      }
    ]
  }
]

processing:

{
  "workflow": "schedule-and-upload",
  "configuration": {
    "flagForCutting": "false",
    "flagForReview": "false",
    "publishToEngage": "true",
    "publishToHarvesting": "true",
    "straightToPublishing": "true"
  }
}

acl:

[
  {
    "action": "write",
    "role": "ROLE_ADMIN"
  },
  {
    "action": "read",
    "role": "ROLE_USER"
  }
]

scheduling a single event:

{
  "agent_id": "ca24",
  "start": "2018-03-27T16:00:00Z",
  "end": "2018-03-27T19:00:00Z",
  "inputs": ["default"]
}

scheduling multiple events:

{
  "agent_id": "ca24",
  "start": "2019-05-20T16:00:00Z",
  "end": "2019-06-10T19:00:00Z",
  "inputs": ["default"],
  "rrule":"FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=MO,TU,WE,TH,FR;BYHOUR=16;BYMINUTE=0",
  "duration":1080000;
}

Response

200 (OK): Multiple new events were created (scheduling with rrule).
201 (CREATED): A new event is created and its identifier is returned in the Location header.
400 (BAD REQUEST): The request is invalid or inconsistent.
409 (CONFLICT): The event could not be created due to a scheduling conflict. A list of conflicting events is returned.

In case of success, when scheduling multiple events (200):

[
  {
    "identifier": "e6aeb8df-a852-46cd-8128-b89de696f20e"
  },
  {
    "identifier": "90e93bf6-ed95-483b-8e57-3e2de77a786f"
  }
]

In case of success (201):

Location: http://api.opencast.org/api/events/e6aeb8df-a852-46cd-8128-b89de696f20e

{
  "identifier": "e6aeb8df-a852-46cd-8128-b89de696f20e"
}

In case of a conflict (409):

[
  {
    "start":"2018-03-21T14:00:00Z",
    "end":"2018-03-21T16:00:00Z",
    "title":"My Event 06"
  }
]

GET /api/events/{event_id}

Returns a single event.

By setting the optional sign parameter to true, the method will pre-sign distribution urls if signing is turned on in Opencast. Starting with version 1.7.0, publication urls will also be signed if configured. Remember to consider the maximum validity of signed URLs when caching this response.

Query String Parameter	Type	Description
sign	boolean	Whether publication urls (version 1.7.0 or higher) and distribution urls should be pre-signed.
withacl	boolean	Whether the acl metadata should be included in the response.
withmetadata	boolean	Whether the metadata catalogs should be included in the response.
withpublications	boolean	Whether the publication ids and urls should be included in the response.
withscheduling	boolean	Whether the scheduling information should be included in the response (version 1.1.0 and higher).

Response

200 (OK): The event is returned as JSON object with the following fields:

Field	Type	Description
identifier	string	The unique identifier of the event
creator	string	The technical creator of this event
presenter*	array[string]	The presenters of this event
created*	datetime	The date and time this event was created
subjects*	array[string]	The subjects of this event
start	datetime	The technical (version < 1.4.0) or bibliographic (version >= 1.4.0) start date and time of this event
description*	string	The description of this event
title*	string	The title of this event
processing_state	string	The current processing state of this event
duration	string	The bibliographic duration of this event
archive_version	string	The current version of this event
contributor*	array[string]	The contributors of this event
has_previews	boolean	Whether this event can be opened with the video editor
location*	string	The bibliographic location of this event
publication_status	array[string]	The publications available for this event
language*	string	The language of this event (version 1.1.0 and higher)
rightsholder*	string	The rights holder of this event (version 1.1.0 and higher)
license*	string	The license of this event (version 1.1.0 and higher)
is_part_of*	string	The technical identifier of the series this event belongs to (version 1.1.0 and higher)
series	string	The title of the series this event belongs to (version 1.1.0 and higher)
source*	string	The source of this event (version 1.1.0 and higher)
status	string	The technical status of this event (version 1.1.0 and higher)

* Metadata fields of metadata catalog dublincore/episode

404 (NOT FOUND): The specified event does not exist.

{
  "identifier": "776d4970-bc2d-45c4-900a-1f80b7990cb8",
  "creator": "Opencast Project Administrator",
  "presenter": [
    "Prof. X",
    "Dr. Who"
  ],
  "created": "2018-03-19T16:11:48Z",
  "subjects": [
    "Mathematics",
    "Basics"
  ],
  "start": "2018-03-19T16:11:48Z",
  "description": "This lecture is about the very basics",
  "title": "Lecture 1 - The Basics",
  "processing_state": "SUCCEEDED",
  "duration": 0,
  "archive_version": 3,
  "contributor": [
    "Prof. X"
  ],
  "has_previews": true,
  "location": "",
  "publication_status": [
    "internal",
    "engage-player",
    "api",
    "oaipmh-default"
  ]
}

POST /api/events/{event_id}

Updates an event.

Multipart Form Parameters	Type	Description
acl	acl	A collection of roles with their possible action
metadata	catalogs	Event metadata as Form param
presenter	file	Presenter movie track
presentation	file	Presentation movie track
audio	file	Audio track
processing	string	Processing instructions task configuration
scheduling	string	Scheduling information (version 1.1.0 and higher)

Sample

This sample request will update the Dublin Core metadata section of the event only.

metadata:

[
  {
    "flavor": "dublincore/episode",
    "fields": [
      {
        "id": "title",
        "value": "Captivating title"
      },
      {
        "id": "subjects",
        "value": ["Space", "Final Frontier"]
      },
      {
        "id": "description",
        "value": "A great description"
      }
    ]
  }
]

Response

204 (NO CONTENT): The event has been updated.
404 (NOT FOUND): The specified event does not exist.
409 (CONFLICT): The event could not be updated due to a scheduling conflict. A list of conflicting events is returned.

In case of a conflict (when updating scheduling):

[
  {
    "start":"2018-03-21T14:00:00Z",
    "end":"2018-03-21T16:00:00Z",
    "title":"My Event 06"
  }
]

DELETE /api/events/{event_id}

Retracts possible publications and deletes an event. Since version 1.6.0 published events will be retracted by this endpoint, if you use a version previous to 1.6.0 don't call this endpoint before retracting published events.

Response

202 (ACCEPTED): The retraction of publications has started.
204 (NO CONTENT): The event has been deleted.
404 (NOT FOUND): The specified event does not exist.

Access Policy

Most events in Opencast come with an access control list (ACL), containing entries that map actions to roles, either allowing or denying that action.

The section on roles in the chapter on Authorization will help shed some light on what kind of roles are available and how they are assigned to the current user.

For more information about access control lists, please refer to Access Control Lists.

GET /api/events/{event_id}/acl

Returns an event's access policy.

Response

200 (OK): The access control list for the specified event is returned as acl.
404 (NOT FOUND): The specified event does not exist.

[
  {
    "allow": true,
    "action": "write",
    "role": "ROLE_ADMIN"
  },
  {
    "allow": true,
    "action": "read",
    "role": "ROLE_USER"
  }
]

PUT /api/events/{event_id}/acl

Update an event's access policy.

Form Parameters	Type	Description
acl	acl	Access policy

Note that the existing access control list will be overwritten.

Sample

acl:

[
  {
    "allow": true,
    "action": "write",
    "role": "ROLE_ADMIN"
  },
  {
    "allow": true,
    "action": "read",
    "role": "ROLE_USER"
  }
]

Response

204 (NO CONTENT): The access control list for the specified event is updated.
404 (NOT FOUND): The specified event does not exist.

POST /api/events/{event_id}/acl/{action}

Grants permission to execute action on the specified event to any user with role role. Note that this is a convenience method to avoid having to build and post a complete access control list.

Path Parameters	Type	Description
event_id	string	Event identifier
action	string	The action that is allowed to be executed

Form Parameters	Type	Description
role	string	The role that is granted permission

Note that other access control lists entries will not be affected by this request.

Sample

role: "ROLE_STUDENT"

Response

204 (NO CONTENT): The permission has been created in the access control list of the specified event.
404 (NOT FOUND): The specified event does not exist.

DELETE /api/events/{event_id}/acl/{action}/{role}

Revokes permission to execute action on the specified event from any user with role role.

Path Parameters	Type	Description
event_id	string	Event identifier
action	string	The action that is no longer allowed to be executed
role	string	The role that is no longer granted permission

Note that other access control lists entries will not be affected by this request.

Response

204 (NO CONTENT): The permission has been revoked from the access control list of the specified event.
404 (NOT FOUND): The specified event does not exist.

Media

GET /api/events/{event_id}/media

Returns the complete set of media tracks.

Response

200 (OK): The list of media tracks is returned.
404 (NOT FOUND): The specified event does not exist.

[
  {
    "duration": 184669,
    "flavor": "presenter\/source",
    "identifier": "ea9a6cd8-85d2-4fb5-8571-29dc8b9c5940",
    "mimetype": "video\/mp4",
    "size": 65072115,
    "streams": {
      "video-1": {
        "identifier": "video-1",
        "framecount": 4430,
        "framewidth": 2048,
        "framerate": 24.0,
        "format": "H.264 \/ AVC \/ MPEG-4 AVC \/ MPEG-4 part 10",
        "bitrate": 2685332.0,
        "frameheight": 858
      },
      "audio-1": {
        "identifier": "audio-1",
        "channels": 2,
        "framecount": 7954,
        "format": "AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)",
        "bitrate": 128878.0,
        "samplingrate": 44100
      }
    },
    "checksum": "ac0e3138be69927c0fb6ff4ea7465df0 (md5)",
    "description": "",
    "has_audio": true,
    "has_video": true,
    "is_master_playlist": false,
    "is_live": false,
    "element-description": "https:\/\/admin.opencast.org\/assets\/assets\/3627bd37-7681-4e4b-bff1-a7d299be38cd\/ea9a6cd8-85d2-4fb5-8571-29dc8b9c5940\/5\/presenter.mp4",
    "uri": "https:\/\/admin.opencast.org\/assets\/assets\/3627bd37-7681-4e4b-bff1-a7d299be38cd\/ea9a6cd8-85d2-4fb5-8571-29dc8b9c5940\/5\/presenter.mp4",
    "tags": [
      "archive"
    ]
  },
  {
    "duration": 184606,
    "flavor": "presenter\/delivery",
    "identifier": "28fba154-cdbd-4bd8-b6b7-829ad1ea6746",
    "mimetype": "video\/mp4",
    "size": 16513961,
    "streams": {
      "video-1": {
        "identifier": "video-1",
        "framecount": 4429,
        "framewidth": 854,
        "framerate": 24.0,
        "format": "H.264 \/ AVC \/ MPEG-4 AVC \/ MPEG-4 part 10",
        "bitrate": 582517.0,
        "frameheight": 358
      },
      "audio-1": {
        "identifier": "audio-1",
        "channels": 2,
        "format": "AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)",
        "bitrate": 128965.0,
        "samplingrate": 44100
      }
    },
    "checksum": "e6a5fad8100fd5b09920e6a6dddc44dc (md5)",
    "description": "",
    "has_audio": true,
    "has_video": true,
    "is_master_playlist": false,
    "is_live": false,
    "element-description": "https:\/\/admin.opencast.org\/assets\/assets\/3627bd37-7681-4e4b-bff1-a7d299be38cd\/28fba154-cdbd-4bd8-b6b7-829ad1ea6746\/5\/84066_segment_0_480p.mp4",
    "uri": "https:\/\/admin.opencast.org\/assets\/assets\/3627bd37-7681-4e4b-bff1-a7d299be38cd\/28fba154-cdbd-4bd8-b6b7-829ad1ea6746\/5\/84066_segment_0_480p.mp4",
    "tags": [
      "480p-quality",
      "archive"
    ]
  },
  {
    "duration": 184606,
    "flavor": "presenter\/delivery",
    "identifier": "3f359b10-da82-4834-8e65-741bc62dcdaf",
    "mimetype": "video\/mp4",
    "size": 27365772,
    "streams": {
      "video-1": {
        "identifier": "video-1",
        "framecount": 4429,
        "framewidth": 1280,
        "framerate": 24.0,
        "format": "H.264 \/ AVC \/ MPEG-4 AVC \/ MPEG-4 part 10",
        "bitrate": 1052783.0,
        "frameheight": 536
      },
      "audio-1": {
        "identifier": "audio-1",
        "channels": 2,
        "format": "AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)",
        "bitrate": 128965.0,
        "samplingrate": 44100
      }
    },
    "checksum": "6f547c80f9cc4166ccea52192ce82045 (md5)",
    "description": "",
    "has_audio": true,
    "has_video": true,
    "is_master_playlist": false,
    "is_live": false,
    "element-description": "https:\/\/admin.opencast.org\/assets\/assets\/3627bd37-7681-4e4b-bff1-a7d299be38cd\/3f359b10-da82-4834-8e65-741bc62dcdaf\/5\/84066_segment_1_720p.mp4",
    "uri": "https:\/\/admin.opencast.org\/assets\/assets\/3627bd37-7681-4e4b-bff1-a7d299be38cd\/3f359b10-da82-4834-8e65-741bc62dcdaf\/5\/84066_segment_1_720p.mp4",
    "tags": [
      "720p-quality",
      "archive"
    ]
  },
  {
    "duration": 185000,
    "flavor": "presenter\/delivery",
    "identifier": "db9e1496-5044-4451-9070-18399e20791a",
    "mimetype": "application\/x-mpegURL",
    "size": 462,
    "streams": {
      "video-1": {
        "identifier": "video-1",
        "framecount": 4440,
        "framewidth": 854,
        "framerate": 24.0,
        "format": "H.264 \/ AVC \/ MPEG-4 AVC \/ MPEG-4 part 10",
        "bitrate": 201482.0,
        "frameheight": 358
      },
      "audio-1": {
        "identifier": "audio-1",
        "channels": 2,
        "format": "AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)",
        "bitrate": 130322.0,
        "samplingrate": 44100
      },
      "video-2": {
        "identifier": "video-2",
        "framecount": 4440,
        "framewidth": 1280,
        "framerate": 24.0,
        "format": "H.264 \/ AVC \/ MPEG-4 AVC \/ MPEG-4 part 10",
        "bitrate": 386268.0,
        "frameheight": 536
      },
      "audio-2": {
        "identifier": "audio-2",
        "channels": 2,
        "format": "AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)",
        "bitrate": 130322.0,
        "samplingrate": 44100
      }
    },
    "checksum": "053aaad6a0ada363e17c787e78a2b349 (md5)",
    "description": "",
    "has_audio": true,
    "has_video": true,
    "is_master_playlist": true,
    "is_live": false,
    "element-description": "https:\/\/admin.opencast.org\/assets\/assets\/3627bd37-7681-4e4b-bff1-a7d299be38cd\/db9e1496-5044-4451-9070-18399e20791a\/5\/presenter.m3u8",
    "uri": "https:\/\/admin.opencast.org\/assets\/assets\/3627bd37-7681-4e4b-bff1-a7d299be38cd\/db9e1496-5044-4451-9070-18399e20791a\/5\/presenter.m3u8",
    "tags": [
      "archive"
    ]
  },
  {
    "duration": 185000,
    "flavor": "presenter\/delivery",
    "identifier": "dfd0a8a6-be37-46fa-993e-997b0aad064f",
    "mimetype": "application\/x-mpegURL",
    "size": 3991,
    "streams": {
      "video-1": {
        "identifier": "video-1",
        "framecount": 4440,
        "framewidth": 854,
        "framerate": 24.0,
        "format": "H.264 \/ AVC \/ MPEG-4 AVC \/ MPEG-4 part 10",
        "bitrate": 201482.0,
        "frameheight": 358
      },
      "audio-1": {
        "identifier": "audio-1",
        "channels": 2,
        "format": "AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)",
        "bitrate": 130322.0,
        "samplingrate": 44100
      }
    },
    "checksum": "d7109c109cf955b2d6e9ebdf0ad07f6c (md5)",
    "description": "",
    "has_audio": true,
    "has_video": true,
    "is_master_playlist": false,
    "is_live": false,
    "element-description": "https:\/\/admin.opencast.org\/assets\/assets\/3627bd37-7681-4e4b-bff1-a7d299be38cd\/dfd0a8a6-be37-46fa-993e-997b0aad064f\/5\/84066_variant_0.m3u8",
    "uri": "https:\/\/admin.opencast.org\/assets\/assets\/3627bd37-7681-4e4b-bff1-a7d299be38cd\/dfd0a8a6-be37-46fa-993e-997b0aad064f\/5\/84066_variant_0.m3u8",
    "tags": [
      "archive"
    ]
  },
  {
    "duration": 185000,
    "flavor": "presenter\/delivery",
    "identifier": "d94e2fbc-8f65-4b21-b7b9-cf2dcee43eeb",
    "mimetype": "application\/x-mpegURL",
    "size": 4009,
    "streams": {
      "video-1": {
        "identifier": "video-1",
        "framecount": 4440,
        "framewidth": 1280,
        "framerate": 24.0,
        "format": "H.264 \/ AVC \/ MPEG-4 AVC \/ MPEG-4 part 10",
        "bitrate": 386268.0,
        "frameheight": 536
      },
      "audio-1": {
        "identifier": "audio-1",
        "channels": 2,
        "format": "AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)",
        "bitrate": 130322.0,
        "samplingrate": 44100
      }
    },
    "checksum": "720c93ec46bba9fa14cf1b5761b0458e (md5)",
    "description": "",
    "has_audio": true,
    "has_video": true,
    "is_master_playlist": false,
    "is_live": false,
    "element-description": "https:\/\/admin.opencast.org\/assets\/assets\/3627bd37-7681-4e4b-bff1-a7d299be38cd\/d94e2fbc-8f65-4b21-b7b9-cf2dcee43eeb\/5\/84066_variant_1.m3u8",
    "uri": "https:\/\/admin.opencast.org\/assets\/assets\/3627bd37-7681-4e4b-bff1-a7d299be38cd\/d94e2fbc-8f65-4b21-b7b9-cf2dcee43eeb\/5\/84066_variant_1.m3u8",
    "tags": [
      "archive"
    ]
  }
]

Metadata

This section describes how to use the External API to work with metadata catalogs associated to events.

Opencast manages the bibliographic metadata of series using metadata catalogs which are identified by flavors. The default metadata catalog for Opencast events has the flavor dublincore/episode. Opencast additionally supports extended metadata catalogs for series that can be configured.

The External API supports both the default event metadata catalog and events extended metadata catalogs. For the default event metadata catalog, the metadata is directly returned in the responses.

Since the metadata catalogs can be configured, the External API provides a facility to retrieve the catalog configuration of series metadata catalogs. For more details about this mechanism, please refer to "Metadata Catalogs".

GET /api/events/{event_id}/metadata

Returns the complete set of metadata.

Response

200 (OK): The metadata collection is returned as catalogs.
404 (NOT FOUND): The specified event does not exist.

[
  {
    "label": "EVENTS.EVENTS.DETAILS.CATALOG.EPISODE",
    "flavor": "dublincore/episode",
    "fields": [
      {
        "id": "title",
        "readOnly": false,
        "value": "Captivating title",
        "label": "EVENTS.EVENTS.DETAILS.METADATA.TITLE",
        "type": "text",
        "required": true
      },
      {
        "id": "description",
        "readOnly": false,
        "value": "A great description",
        "label": "EVENTS.EVENTS.DETAILS.METADATA.DESCRIPTION",
        "type": "text_long",
        "required": false
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "label": "EVENTS.EVENTS.DETAILS.CATALOG.LICENSE",
    "flavor": "license/episode",
    "fields": [
      {
        "id": "license",
        "readOnly": false,
        "value": "CCND",
        "label": "EVENTS.EVENTS.DETAILS.METADATA.LICENSE",
        "collection": {
          "BSD": "EVENTS.LICENSE.BSD",
          "GPL3": "EVENTS.LICENSE.GPL",
          "CCND": "EVENTS.LICENSE.CCND"
        },
        "type": "text",
        "required": false
      }
    ]
  }
]

GET /api/events/{event_id}/metadata

Returns the event's metadata of the specified type. For a metadata catalog there is the flavor such as dublincore/episode and this is the unique type.

Query String Parameters	Type	Description
type	flavor	The type of metadata to get

Response

200 (OK): The metadata collection is returned as fields.
404 (NOT FOUND): The specified event does not exist.

[
  {
    "id": "title",
    "readOnly": false,
    "value": "Captivating title",
    "label": "EVENTS.EVENTS.DETAILS.METADATA.TITLE",
    "type": "text",
    "required": true
  },
  {
    "id": "description",
    "readOnly": false,
    "value": "A great description",
    "label": "EVENTS.EVENTS.DETAILS.METADATA.DESCRIPTION",
    "type": "text_long",
    "required": false
  }
]

PUT /api/events/{event_id}/metadata

Update the metadata with the matching type of the specified event. For a metadata catalog there is the flavor such as dublincore/episode and this is the unique type.

Query String Parameters	Type	Description
type	flavor	The type of metadata to update

Form Parameters	Type	Description
metadata	values	Metadata fields and values to be updated

Note that metadata fields not included in the form parameter metadata will not be updated.

Sample

metadata:

[
  {
    "id": "title",
    "value": "Captivating title"
  },
  {
    "id": "subjects",
    "value": ["Space", "Final Frontier"]
  },
  {
    "id": "description",
    "value": "A great description"
  }
]

Response

204 (NO CONTENT): The metadata of the given namespace has been updated.
400 (BAD REQUEST): The request is invalid or inconsistent.
404 (NOT FOUND): The specified event does not exist.

DELETE /api/events/{event_id}/metadata

Delete the metadata namespace catalog of the specified event. This will remove all fields and values of the catalog.

Query String Parameters	Type	Description
type	flavor	The type of metadata to delete

Note that the metadata catalog of type dublincore/episode cannot be deleted.

Response

204 (NO CONTENT): The metadata of the given namespace has been updated.
403 (FORBIDDEN): The main metadata catalog dublincore/episode cannot be deleted as it has mandatory fields.
404 (NOT FOUND): The specified event does not exist.

Publications

GET /api/events/{event_id}/publications

Returns an event's list of publications.

Query String Parameter	Type	Description
sign	boolean	Whether publication urls (version 1.7.0 or higher) and distribution urls should be pre-signed.

By setting the optional sign parameter to true, the method will pre-sign distribution urls if URL signing is turned on in Opencast. Starting with version 1.7.0, publication urls will also be signed if configured. Remember to consider the maximum validity of signed URLs when caching this response.

Response

200 (OK): The list of publications is returned.
404 (NOT FOUND): The specified event does not exist.

[
  {
    "id":"publication-1",
    "channel":"engage",
    "mediatype":"text/html",
    "url":"http://engage.opencast.org/engage/ui/player.html?id=123"
  },
  {
    "id":"publication-2",
    "channel":"oaipmh",
    "mediatype":"text/html",
    "url":"http://oaipmh.opencast.org/default/?verb=GetRecord&id=123"
  }
]

GET /api/events/{event_id}/publications/{publication_id}

Returns a single publication.

Query String Parameter	Type	Description
sign	boolean	Whether publication urls (version 1.7.0 or higher) and distribution urls should be pre-signed.

By setting the optional sign parameter to true, the method will pre-sign distribution urls if URL signing is turned on in Opencast. Starting with version 1.7.0, publication urls will also be signed if configured. Remember to consider the maximum validity of signed URLs when caching this response.

Response

200 (OK): The track details are returned.
404 (NOT FOUND): The specified event does not exist.
404 (NOT FOUND): The specified publication does not exist.

{
  "id":"publication-1",
  "channel":"engage",
  "mediatype":"text/html",
  "url":"http://engage.opencast.org/engage/ui/player.html?id=123",
  "media":[
    {
      "id":"track-1",
      "mediatype":"video/mp4",
      "url":"http://download.opencast.org/123/presenter.mp4",
      "flavor":"presenter/delivery",
      "size":84938490,
      "checksum":"58308405383094",
      "tags":[

      ],
      "has_audio":true,
      "has_video":true,
      "is_master_playlist": false,
      "is_live": false,
      "duration":3648,
      "description":"Video: h264 (Constrained Baseline) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 640x360, 447 kb/s, 25 fps, 25"
    },
    {
      "id":"track-2",
      "mediatype":"audio/aac",
      "url":"http://download.opencast.org/123/presenter.m4a",
      "flavor":"presenter/audio",
      "size":9364,
      "checksum":"839478372",
      "tags":[

      ],
      "has_audio":true,
      "has_video":false,
      "is_master_playlist": false,
      "is_live": false,
      "duration":3648,
      "description":"aac (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, 96 kb/s (default)"
    }
  ],
  "attachments":[
    {
      "id":"attachment-1",
      "mediatype":"image/png",
      "url":"http://download.opencast.org/123/preview.png",
      "flavor":"presenter/preview",
      "size":62728,
      "checksum":"389475737",
      "tags":[

      ]
    }
  ],
  "metadata":[
    {
      "id":"catalog-1",
      "mediatype":"text/xml",
      "url":"http://download.opencast.org/123/dublincore.xml",
      "flavor":"dublincore/episode",
      "size":364,
      "checksum":"18498498383",
      "tags":[

      ]
    }
  ]
}

Scheduling Information

GET /api/events/{event_id}/scheduling

Available since API version 1.1.0.

Returns an event's scheduling information.

Response

200 (OK): The scheduling information is returned.
204 (NO CONTENT): The event is not scheduled.
404 (NOT FOUND): The specified event does not exist.

{
  "agent_id": "ca24",
  "start": "2018-03-27T16:00:00Z",
  "end": "2018-03-27T19:00:00Z",
  "inputs": ["default"]
}

PUT /api/events/{event_id}/scheduling

Available since API version 1.1.0.

Update the scheduling information of the event with id {event_id}.

Form Parameters	Type	Description	Default	Version
scheduling	string	The scheduling information.	Required	1.1.0
allowConflict	boolean	Allow conflicts when updating scheduling.	false	1.2.0

Sample

scheduling:

{
  "agent_id": "ca24",
  "start": "2018-03-27T16:00:00Z",
  "end": "2018-03-27T19:00:00Z",
  "inputs": ["default"]
}

Response

204 (NO CONTENT): The scheduling information of the event has been updated.
400 (BAD REQUEST): The request is invalid or inconsistent.
404 (NOT FOUND): The specified event does not exist.
409 (CONFLICT): The scheduling information could not be updated due to a conflict. A list of conflicting events is returned.

In case of a conflict:

[
  {
    "start":"2018-03-21T14:00:00Z",
    "end":"2018-03-21T16:00:00Z",
    "title":"My Event 06"
  }
]

allowConflict allows the schedule to be updated without checking for conflicts. To allow conflicts (true) the call MUST be made with a user that has an Administrative Role.

If not handled properly this will likely cause two or more events to be scheduled on a particular capture agent at the same time, which will then cause a capture failure for all but one of the events.

The person making this call and allowing conflicts to exist, will bear the responsibility of resolving the conflicts that might result.