How can I start recording a VOD asset after starting a stream?

In most cases, creation of a VOD asset starts at the time of publishing, using the “on-demand” publishing capability. However, some times you may wish to turn VOD capture on and off via an API.

The APIs to use are Start Transcoding and Stop Transcoding.

\uD83D\uDCD8 Instructions

To start and stop VOD recordings:

1. Note the streamId that you wish to record.

2. Determine what asset type is desired (DASH or HLS) and any other options such as quality.

3. Send a POST request to /pcast/transcoding endpoint as shown in the API documentation. Note the transcodingId returned by the API call.

4. To end capture of the VOD asset, send a DELETE request to /pcast/transcoding/<urlEncodedTranscodingId> endpoint as shown using the transcodingId returned in the previous step.