How to Retrieve Master m3u8 URL from Ooyala backlot API ? [ Edited ]

[ampoutads]

I want to retrieve master m3u8 url (of my videos that are stored on ooyala portal) from api to play in order to play them on adobe player.

http://63144.hdn.c.ooyala.com/i/VvbDd4czq-Ms514yfQNImbHrCoOlXVBl/,DOcJ-FxaFrRg4gtDEwOjkzOjBrO47VbV,DOcJ-FxaFrRg4gtDEwOjE5ZTowazu7nI,DOcJ-FxaFrRg4gtDEwOm84OjBrOz0bxa,DOcJ-FxaFrRg4gtDEwOjJvdTowODE7eZ,.csmil/master.m3u8

http://63144.hdn.c.ooyala.com/i/Content_id_of_video/,DOcJ-FxaFrRg4gtDEwOjkzOjBrO47VbV,DOcJ-FxaFrRg4gtDEwOjE5ZTowazu7nI,DOcJ-FxaFrRg4gtDEwOm84OjBrOz0bxa,DOcJ-FxaFrRg4gtDEwOjJvdTowODE7eZ,.csmil/master.m3u8

Currently my client is asking from me to do this to get a stream like above please guide us how do we get a url like above.

Enter Ooyala Content ID and grab the master m3u8 files from the Ooyala Open Entry

Where is this ooyala open Entry?

I am using this method to get stream of assets .

v2/assets/ContentIdOfasset/streams

And none of the streams from above request are playable on adobe player of Prime time SDK

but this does not provide master m3u8 url of asset like above.

[ptaprogge · Accepted solution]

Hello,

The list of streams returned by a GET request to /v2/assets/[embed_code]/streams will depend on the processing profile of the account and contain all available manifests and/or MP4 URLs for the asset in question.

Assuming that the assets are not in any way protected and the processing profile includes HLS renditions, an m3u8 master manifest should be part of that list.

If the assets require an Ooyala Player Token or carries any playback restrictions, a request to the Player Authorization API needs to be made instead in order to retrieve playable URLs.

Documentation on this can be found here: http://help.ooyala.com/video-platform/api/player_v3_authorization_api.html

While we do not officially support work with third-party Players, our Technical Support team will be happy to assist you in acquiring a working m3u8 if you are still having issues.

In that case, please open a support request.

Kind regards,

Phil Taprogge

[ptaprogge · Accepted solution]

Hello,

The list of streams returned by a GET request to /v2/assets/[embed_code]/streams will depend on the processing profile of the account and contain all available manifests and/or MP4 URLs for the asset in question.

Assuming that the assets are not in any way protected and the processing profile includes HLS renditions, an m3u8 master manifest should be part of that list.

If the assets require an Ooyala Player Token or carries any playback restrictions, a request to the Player Authorization API needs to be made instead in order to retrieve playable URLs.

Documentation on this can be found here: http://help.ooyala.com/video-platform/api/player_v3_authorization_api.html

While we do not officially support work with third-party Players, our Technical Support team will be happy to assist you in acquiring a working m3u8 if you are still having issues.

In that case, please open a support request.

Kind regards,

Phil Taprogge

[hayatuyo]

The URL below is not included in the responce of [GET]/v2/[embed_code]/streams,
but it works if the asset is encoded as multi-bitrates.

https://player.ooyala.com/player/all/[embed_code].m3u8

Is it officially approved?

[thomas Ooyalan]

Hi hayatuyo,

Thanks for posting. This is an old thread, so I suggest you create a new topic and a person from Tech Support will reach out.

Best regards,

Thomas

[Vava]

Well, I am not sure I get your problem but hope this will work.

1.- Go to https://api.ooyala.com/docs/api_scratchpad
2.- Check "Your Account" option which is on top right corner of the page.
3.- Enter you API KEY and API SECRET. (You can find them in [ACCOUNT -> Developers] option in Backlot).
4.- Do a [GET] request to /v2/assets/:embed_code/streams API route. (Where :embed_code is the embed code of the asset).
5.- Look for the stream which has "is_source" value set to true.
6.- Use the URL under "url" value to download the source file.
7.- Right click on the video frame and click the "Save Video As.." option.

there words are copied from http://community.ooyala.com/t5/Backlot-Users-Knowledge-Base/Downloading-a-Source-Video-File/ta-p/792...

As for M3U8 information, maybe this tutorial will work: How to Play M3U8 Files and How to Convert M3U8 to MP4

good luck