Add Stream Key (Dynamic Cloud Packaging)

Adds a stream key that provides authorization for the Dynamic Cloud Packaging streaming service.

Request

A request to add a stream key is described below.

HTTP Method	Request URI
POST	https://api.edgecast.com/v2/mcc/customers/AccountNumber/httpstreaming/dcp/streamkeys

Define the following variable when submitting the above request.

VariableA variable represents a value that must be replaced. A variable consists of either a URL segment (e.g., "0001" in /0001/) or a query string value (e.g., "3" in mediaTypes=3).	Description
AccountNumber Required	Replace this variable with a customer account number. This account number may be found in the upper right-hand corner of the MCC.

Request Headers

This endpointIdentifies a request's connection point to our REST API service. only takes advantage of common request headers.

Request Body

Pass the following request body parameters:

Name	Data Type	Description
DirPath Required	String	Identifies a stream by its relative path. The starting point for this relative path is indicated in blue font below. rtmp://fso.oxr.0001.edgecastcdn.net/200001/myinstance/mystream The stream identified by this parameter will be authorized by the value defined in the Key parameter. This stream path must consist of: Alphanumeric characters A single forward slash that delimits the instance name from the stream name. Optionally, an asterisk (*), which represents one or more characters, may be appended to the stream name. Do not specify a pattern after an asterisk as it will be ignored.
Key Required	String	Identifies the live authentication key that may be used to authenticate streams published to the path specified by this stream key configuration. This key must be 256 alphanumeric characters or less.

Response

The response to the above request includes an HTTP status code, response headers, and a response body.

Status Code

A status code indicates whether the request was successfully performed.

Response Headers

The response for this endpoint only includes standard HTTP response headers.

View common response headers.

Response Body

The response body for a successful request contains the following response parameter:

Name	Data Type	Description
DirPath	String	Indicates the stream path assigned to the new stream key.
Id	Integer	Indicates the unique system-defined ID assigned to the newly created stream key.
Key	String	Indicates the live authentication key assigned to the new stream key.

Errors

The response body for an unsuccessful request may contain an error parameter that provides additional information.

View common error messages.

Sample Request and Response (JSON)

A sample JSON request is provided below.

{
	"DirPath" : "myinstance\/livevideos",
	"Key" : "abcdef123456"
}

A sample JSON response is provided below.

{
	"DirPath": "myinstance\/livevideos",
	"Id": 193950,
	"Key": "abcdef123456"
}