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ApsaraVideo VOD:ApsaraVideo VOD API

Last Updated:Aug 09, 2023

This topic describes basic information about the ApsaraVideo VOD API and provides usage notes. For more information about how to use Alibaba Cloud APIs, see Use OpenAPI Explorer.

Basic information

Version description

API version

Description

2017-03-21

Recommended

Endpoint description

ApsaraVideo VOD deploys control services in multiple regions. Region-specific endpoints in the vod.{regionId}.aliyuncs.com format are supported. To accelerate access, use virtual private cloud (VPC) endpoints in the vod-vpc.{regionId}.aliyuncs.com format. For more information about endpoints, see Endpoints.

Identities

Identity

Supported

Alibaba Cloud account

Yes

(Recommended) RAM user

Yes

(Recommended) RAM role

Yes

We recommend that you grant permissions to a Resource Access Management (RAM) user or RAM role based on your business requirements and use the RAM user or RAM role to call API operations.

API style

Remote procedure call (RPC) API. For more information, see OpenAPI style.

Call methods

Call method

Supported

Description

(Recommended) Alibaba Cloud SDKs

Yes

For more information about the programming languages supported by ApsaraVideo VOD SDKs and methods to install dependencies, see ApsaraVideo VOD SDK.

Alibaba Cloud CLI

Yes

None.

Resource Orchestration Service (ROS)

No

None.

Terraform

No

None.

Usage notes

You must use API operations related to media upload and audio and video playback together with the client. For more information, see SDK overview and download.