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Creating a Transcoding Template Group

Function

This API is used to create a transcoding template group. In a custom transcoding template group, a maximum of six output configurations can be defined.

Calling Method

For details, see Calling APIs.

URI

POST /v1/{project_id}/template_group/transcodings

**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 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 when AK/SK-based authentication is used.
X-Project_Id	No	String	Project ID. This parameter is mandatory when AK/SK-based authentication is used. It is same as the project ID in path parameters.
X-Sdk-Date	No	String	Time when the request is sent. This parameter is mandatory when AK/SK-based authentication is used.

**Table 3** Request body parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
name	Yes	String	Name of each queried template group
videos	No	Array of VideoObj objects	List of output video configurations
audio	No	Audio object	Audio parameters
video_common	No	VideoCommon object	Common video parameters
common	No	Common object	Common parameters

**Table 4** VideoObj
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
width	Yes	Integer	Video width, in pixels H.264: The value is a multiple of 2 from 32 to 4,096. H.265: The value is a multiple of 2 from 320 to 4,096.
height	Yes	Integer	Video height, in pixels H.264: The value is a multiple of 2 from 32 to 2,880. H.265: The value is a multiple of 2 from 240 to 2,880.
bitrate	Yes	Integer	Average output bitrate Its value is 0 or an integer ranging from 40 to 30,000. Unit: kbit/s If this parameter is set to 0, the average output bitrate is an adaptive value.

**Table 5** Audio
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
output_policy	No	String	Output policy: If output_policy is set to discard in video parameters and transcode in audio parameters, only audio is output. If output_policy is set to transcode in video parameters and to discard in audio parameters, only video is output. If output_policy is set to copy in video parameters, the original video is copied without codec. If output_policy is set to copy in audio parameters, the original audio is copied without codec. output_policy cannot be set to discard in video and audio parameters at the same time. If output_policy is set to transcode in video and video parameters at the same time, video and audio are output. The options are as follows: discard transcode copy
codec	No	Integer	Audio codec Possible options are: 1: AAC 2: HEAAC1 3: HEAAC2 4: MP3
sample_rate	No	Integer	Audio sampling rate The options are as follows: 1: AUDIO_SAMPLE_AUTO 2: AUDIO_SAMPLE_22050 (22,050 Hz) 3: AUDIO_SAMPLE_32000 (32,000 Hz) 4: AUDIO_SAMPLE_44100 (44,100 Hz) 5: AUDIO_SAMPLE_48000 (48,000 Hz) 6: AUDIO_SAMPLE_96000 (96,000 Hz) NOTE: When the encoding format is MP3, the audio sampling ratio cannot be 6.
bitrate	No	Integer	Audio bitrate. The value is 0 or ranges from 8 to 1,000. Unit: kbit/s
channels	Yes	Integer	Number of audio channels Options: 1: AUDIO_CHANNELS_1 (mono) 2: AUDIO_CHANNELS_2 (stereo) 6: AUDIO_CHANNELS_5_1 (5.1 surround sound) When the media packaging format is audio (MP3), the number of audio channels cannot be set to 5.1.

**Table 6** VideoCommon
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
output_policy	No	String	Output policy: If output_policy is set to discard in video parameters and transcode in audio parameters, only audio is output. If output_policy is set to transcode in video parameters and to discard in audio parameters, only video is output. If output_policy is set to copy in video parameters, the original video is copied without codec. If output_policy is set to copy in audio parameters, the original audio is copied without codec. output_policy cannot be set to discard in video and audio parameters at the same time. If output_policy is set to transcode in video and video parameters at the same time, video and audio are output. The options are as follows: discard transcode copy
codec	No	Integer	Video codec Possible values: 1: H.264 2: H.265
profile	No	Integer	Encoding profile. The recommended value is 3. Possible options are: 1: VIDEO_PROFILE_H264_BASE 2: VIDEO_PROFILE_H264_MAIN 3: VIDEO_PROFILE_H264_HIGH 4: VIDEO_PROFILE_H265_MAIN
level	No	Integer	Encoding level Options: 0: AUTO 1: VIDEO_LEVEL_1_0 2: VIDEO_LEVEL_1_1 3: VIDEO_LEVEL_1_2 4: VIDEO_LEVEL_1_3 5: VIDEO_LEVEL_2_0 6: VIDEO_LEVEL_2_1 7: VIDEO_LEVEL_2_2 8: VIDEO_LEVEL_3_0 9: VIDEO_LEVEL_3_1 10: VIDEO_LEVEL_3_2 11: VIDEO_LEVEL_4_0 12: VIDEO_LEVEL_4_1 13: VIDEO_LEVEL_4_2 14: VIDEO_LEVEL_5_0 15: VIDEO_LEVEL_5_1
preset	No	Integer	Encoding quality. Possible options: 1: VIDEO_PRESET_SPEED (fast encoding) 2: VIDEO_PRESET_NORMAL (common encoding), which is not recommended 3: VIDEO_PRESET_HIGHQUALITY (high-quality encoding) Default value: 1
max_iframes_interval	No	Integer	Maximum I-frame interval. The value ranges from 2 to 10. Default value: 5 Unit: second
bframes_count	No	Integer	Maximum B-frame interval The options are as follows: H264: The value ranges from 0 to 8 and defaults to 4. H.265: The value ranges from 0 to 8 and defaults to 7. Unit: frame
frame_rate	No	Integer	Frame rate. The value is 0 (adaptive) or an integer ranging from 5 to 60. Unit: FPS
black_cut	No	Integer	Whether to enable black bar removal. 0: disables black bar removal 1: enables black bar removal and low-complexity algorithms for videos longer than 5 minutes 2: enables black bar removal and high-complexity algorithms for videos no longer than 5 minutes

**Table 7** Common
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
PVC	No	Boolean	Whether to enable low-bitrate HD The options are as follows: false: disabled (This function is disabled by default.) true: enabled (The value 0 indicates that the function is disabled. Other positive integers and negative values indicate true.)
hls_interval	No	Integer	HLS segment duration. This parameter is used only when pack_type is set to 1 or 3. The value ranges from 2 to 10. Unit: second
dash_interval	No	Integer	DASH segment duration. This parameter is used only when pack_type is set to 2 or 3. The value ranges from 2 to 10. Unit: second
pack_type	Yes	Integer	Packaging type Possible options are: 1: HLS 2: DASH 3: HLS+DASH 4: MP4 5: MP3 6: ADTS NOTE: If pack_type is set to 5 or 6, do not configure video parameters.

Response Parameters

Status code: 201

**Table 8** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
template_group	TemplateGroup object	Details about the custom template group

**Table 9** TemplateGroup
Parameter	Type	Description
group_id	String	ID of each queried template group
name	String	Name of each queried template group
template_ids	Array of integers	IDs of templates in each queried template group
videos	Array of VideoAndTemplate objects	List of output video configurations
audio	Audio object	Audio information
video_common	VideoCommon object	Common video information
common	Common object	Common information

**Table 10** VideoAndTemplate
Parameter	Type	Description
template_id	Integer	Template ID
width	Integer	Video width, in pixels H.264: The value is a multiple of 2 from 32 to 4,096. H.265: The value is a multiple of 2 from 320 to 4,096.
height	Integer	Video height, in pixels H.264: The value is a multiple of 2 from 32 to 2,880. H.265: The value is a multiple of 2 from 240 to 2,880.
bitrate	Integer	Average output bitrate. Its value is 0 or an integer ranging from 40 to 30,000. Unit: kbit/s If this parameter is set to 0, the average output bitrate is an adaptive value.

**Table 11** Audio
Parameter	Type	Description
output_policy	String	Output policy: If output_policy is set to discard in video parameters and transcode in audio parameters, only audio is output. If output_policy is set to transcode in video parameters and to discard in audio parameters, only video is output. If output_policy is set to copy in video parameters, the original video is copied without codec. If output_policy is set to copy in audio parameters, the original audio is copied without codec. output_policy cannot be set to discard in video and audio parameters at the same time. If output_policy is set to transcode in video and video parameters at the same time, video and audio are output. The options are as follows: discard transcode copy
codec	Integer	Audio codec Possible options are: 1: AAC 2: HEAAC1 3: HEAAC2 4: MP3
sample_rate	Integer	Audio sampling rate The options are as follows: 1: AUDIO_SAMPLE_AUTO 2: AUDIO_SAMPLE_22050 (22,050 Hz) 3: AUDIO_SAMPLE_32000 (32,000 Hz) 4: AUDIO_SAMPLE_44100 (44,100 Hz) 5: AUDIO_SAMPLE_48000 (48,000 Hz) 6: AUDIO_SAMPLE_96000 (96,000 Hz) NOTE: When the encoding format is MP3, the audio sampling ratio cannot be 6.
bitrate	Integer	Audio bitrate. The value is 0 or ranges from 8 to 1,000. Unit: kbit/s
channels	Integer	Number of audio channels Options: 1: AUDIO_CHANNELS_1 (mono) 2: AUDIO_CHANNELS_2 (stereo) 6: AUDIO_CHANNELS_5_1 (5.1 surround sound) When the media packaging format is audio (MP3), the number of audio channels cannot be set to 5.1.

**Table 12** VideoCommon
Parameter	Type	Description
output_policy	String	Output policy: If output_policy is set to discard in video parameters and transcode in audio parameters, only audio is output. If output_policy is set to transcode in video parameters and to discard in audio parameters, only video is output. If output_policy is set to copy in video parameters, the original video is copied without codec. If output_policy is set to copy in audio parameters, the original audio is copied without codec. output_policy cannot be set to discard in video and audio parameters at the same time. If output_policy is set to transcode in video and video parameters at the same time, video and audio are output. The options are as follows: discard transcode copy
codec	Integer	Video codec Possible values: 1: H.264 2: H.265
profile	Integer	Encoding profile. The recommended value is 3. Possible options are: 1: VIDEO_PROFILE_H264_BASE 2: VIDEO_PROFILE_H264_MAIN 3: VIDEO_PROFILE_H264_HIGH 4: VIDEO_PROFILE_H265_MAIN
level	Integer	Encoding level Options: 0: AUTO 1: VIDEO_LEVEL_1_0 2: VIDEO_LEVEL_1_1 3: VIDEO_LEVEL_1_2 4: VIDEO_LEVEL_1_3 5: VIDEO_LEVEL_2_0 6: VIDEO_LEVEL_2_1 7: VIDEO_LEVEL_2_2 8: VIDEO_LEVEL_3_0 9: VIDEO_LEVEL_3_1 10: VIDEO_LEVEL_3_2 11: VIDEO_LEVEL_4_0 12: VIDEO_LEVEL_4_1 13: VIDEO_LEVEL_4_2 14: VIDEO_LEVEL_5_0 15: VIDEO_LEVEL_5_1
preset	Integer	Encoding quality. Possible options: 1: VIDEO_PRESET_SPEED (fast encoding) 2: VIDEO_PRESET_NORMAL (common encoding), which is not recommended 3: VIDEO_PRESET_HIGHQUALITY (high-quality encoding) Default value: 1
max_iframes_interval	Integer	Maximum I-frame interval. The value ranges from 2 to 10. Default value: 5 Unit: second
bframes_count	Integer	Maximum B-frame interval The options are as follows: H264: The value ranges from 0 to 8 and defaults to 4. H.265: The value ranges from 0 to 8 and defaults to 7. Unit: frame
frame_rate	Integer	Frame rate. The value is 0 (adaptive) or an integer ranging from 5 to 60. Unit: FPS
black_cut	Integer	Whether to enable black bar removal. 0: disables black bar removal 1: enables black bar removal and low-complexity algorithms for videos longer than 5 minutes 2: enables black bar removal and high-complexity algorithms for videos no longer than 5 minutes

**Table 13** Common
Parameter	Type	Description
PVC	Boolean	Whether to enable low-bitrate HD The options are as follows: false: disabled (This function is disabled by default.) true: enabled (The value 0 indicates that the function is disabled. Other positive integers and negative values indicate true.)
hls_interval	Integer	HLS segment duration. This parameter is used only when pack_type is set to 1 or 3. The value ranges from 2 to 10. Unit: second
dash_interval	Integer	DASH segment duration. This parameter is used only when pack_type is set to 2 or 3. The value ranges from 2 to 10. Unit: second
pack_type	Integer	Packaging type Possible options are: 1: HLS 2: DASH 3: HLS+DASH 4: MP4 5: MP3 6: ADTS NOTE: If pack_type is set to 5 or 6, do not configure video parameters.

Status code: 400

**Table 14** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
error_code	String	Error code
error_msg	String	Error description

Example Requests

Creates a transcoding template group of a maximum of one input and six output streams.

POST https://{endpoint}/v1/{project_id}/template_group/transcodings

{
  "name" : "my_templateGroup",
  "videos" : [ {
    "width" : "480",
    "height" : "270",
    "bitrate" : "200"
  } ],
  "audio" : {
    "codec" : 1,
    "sample_rate" : 1,
    "channels" : 2,
    "bitrate" : 0
  },
  "video_common" : {
    "codec" : 1,
    "black_cut" : 0,
    "profile" : 3,
    "level" : 15,
    "preset" : 3,
    "max_iframes_interval" : 5,
    "bframes_count" : 4,
    "frame_rate" : 0
  },
  "common" : {
    "PVC" : false,
    "pack_type" : 1,
    "hls_interval" : 5,
    "dash_interval" : 5
  }
}

Example Responses

Status code: 201

Transcoding template group created successfully.

{
  "template_group" : {
    "group_id" : "f7fc420b17db414fb11652671581bb6d",
    "name" : "my_templateGroup",
    "template_ids" : [ 286548 ],
    "videos" : [ {
      "template_id" : 286548,
      "width" : 480,
      "height" : 270,
      "bitrate" : 200
    } ],
    "audio" : {
      "output_policy" : "transcode",
      "codec" : 1,
      "bitrate" : 0,
      "sample_rate" : 1,
      "channels" : 2
    },
    "video_common" : {
      "output_policy" : "transcode",
      "codec" : 1,
      "profile" : 3,
      "level" : 15,
      "preset" : 1,
      "max_iframes_interval" : 5,
      "bframes_count" : 4,
      "frame_rate" : 0,
      "black_cut" : 0
    },
    "common" : {
      "PVC" : false,
      "hls_interval" : 5,
      "dash_interval" : 5,
      "pack_type" : 1
    }
  }
}

Status code: 400

Failed to create a transcoding template group.

{
  "error_code" : "MPC.10202",
  "error_msg" : "Invalid request parameter."
}

Status Codes

Status Code	Description
201	Transcoding template group created successfully.
400	Failed to create a transcoding template group.

Error Codes

See Error Codes.

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