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Creating a Watermark Rule

Function

API for creating a watermark rule. You must create a watermark template first.

Calling Method

For details, see Calling APIs.

URI

POST /v1/{project_id}/watermark/rules

**Table 1** Path Parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
project_id	Yes	String	Project ID. For details about how to obtain the project ID, see Obtaining a Project ID.

Request Parameters

**Table 2** Request header parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
X-Auth-Token	No	String	User token. This parameter is mandatory when token authentication is used. The token can be obtained by calling the IAM API used to obtain a user token. The value of X-Subject-Token in the response header is the user token.
Authorization	No	String	Authentication information. This parameter is mandatory for AK/SK authentication.
X-Sdk-Date	No	String	Time when the request is sent. This parameter is mandatory for AK/SK authentication.
X-Project-Id	No	String	Project ID. This parameter is mandatory for AK/SK authentication.

**Table 3** Request body parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
rule_name	No	String	Watermark rule name
template_id	Yes	String	Watermark template ID, which contains only digits, letters, and hyphens (-). The ID is generated when a template is created.
domain	Yes	String	Domain name
app	No	String	App name. Note: This parameter is optional for Clod Live and mandatory for Media Live.
stream	No	String	Stream name. This parameter is optional for OTT.
location	No	WatermarkLocation object	Watermark position
channel_id	No	String	This parameter is used for OTT. Set this parameter to the channel ID.
transcode_template_name	No	String	This parameter is used for OTT. Set this parameter to the name of the transcoding template corresponding to the channel.

**Table 4** WatermarkLocation
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
location	No	String	Watermark position. The options are TOPLEFT (upper left), TOPRIGHT (upper right), BOTTOMLEFT (lower left), BOTTOMRIGHT (lower right), and RANDOM (random). If RANDOM is used, the watermark will randomly appear on the upper left, upper right, lower left, or lower right of the video.
x_offset	No	Number	Horizontal offset between the watermark and the output video. Options: (1) An integer indicates the offset pixel. The value ranges from 1 to 4,096, in pixels. (2) A decimal indicates the ratio of the horizontal offset to the output video width. The value range is [0, 1). The percentage can contain a maximum of four decimal places.
y_offset	No	Number	Vertical offset between the watermark and the output video. Options: (1) An integer indicates the offset pixel. The value ranges from 1 to 4,096, in pixels. (2) A decimal indicates the ratio of the vertical offset to the output video height. The value range is [0, 1). The percentage can contain a maximum of four decimal places.

Response Parameters

Status code: 201

**Table 5** Response header parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
X-request-id	String	Request ID for task tracing. Format: request_id-timestamp-hostname. (request_id is the UUID generated on the server. timestamp is the current timestamp. hostname is the name of the server that handles the current request.)

**Table 6** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
rule_name	String	Watermark rule name
template_id	String	Watermark template ID, which contains only digits, letters, and hyphens (-). The ID is generated when a template is created.
domain	String	Domain name
app	String	App name. Note: This parameter is optional for Clod Live and mandatory for Media Live.
stream	String	Stream name. This parameter is optional for OTT.
location	WatermarkLocation object	Watermark position
channel_id	String	This parameter is used for OTT. Set this parameter to the channel ID.
transcode_template_name	String	This parameter is used for OTT. Set this parameter to the name of the transcoding template corresponding to the channel.

**Table 7** WatermarkLocation
Parameter	Type	Description
location	String	Watermark position. The options are TOPLEFT (upper left), TOPRIGHT (upper right), BOTTOMLEFT (lower left), BOTTOMRIGHT (lower right), and RANDOM (random). If RANDOM is used, the watermark will randomly appear on the upper left, upper right, lower left, or lower right of the video.
x_offset	Number	Horizontal offset between the watermark and the output video. Options: (1) An integer indicates the offset pixel. The value ranges from 1 to 4,096, in pixels. (2) A decimal indicates the ratio of the horizontal offset to the output video width. The value range is [0, 1). The percentage can contain a maximum of four decimal places.
y_offset	Number	Vertical offset between the watermark and the output video. Options: (1) An integer indicates the offset pixel. The value ranges from 1 to 4,096, in pixels. (2) A decimal indicates the ratio of the vertical offset to the output video height. The value range is [0, 1). The percentage can contain a maximum of four decimal places.

Status code: 400

**Table 8** Response header parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
X-request-id	String	Request ID for task tracing. Format: request_id-timestamp-hostname. (request_id is the UUID generated on the server. timestamp is the current timestamp. hostname is the name of the server that handles the current request.)

**Table 9** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
error_code	String	Error Code
error_msg	String	Error description

Example Requests

POST https://{endpoint}/v1/{project_id}/watermark/rules

{
  "template_id" : "70b76xxxxxx34253880af501cdxxxxxx",
  "domain" : "push.example.com",
  "app" : "live",
  "stream" : "watermarkStream",
  "location" : {
    "location" : "TOPLEFT",
    "x_offset" : 20,
    "y_offset" : 10
  }
}

Example Responses

Status code: 201

Watermark rule created.

{
  "rule_name" : "string",
  "template_id" : "string",
  "domain" : "string",
  "app" : "string",
  "stream" : "string",
  "location" : {
    "location" : "string",
    "x_offset" : 4096,
    "y_offset" : 4096
  }
}

Status code: 400

Watermark rule creation failed.

{
  "error_code" : "LIVE.100011001",
  "error_msg" : "Request Illegal"
}

Status Codes

Status Code	Description
201	Watermark rule created.
400	Watermark rule creation failed.

Error Codes

See Error Codes.

Parent topic: Livestreaming Watermark Management

Previous topic: Querying Watermark Template Configurations

Next topic: Querying Watermark Rules

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