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Queries details about a specified media asset

Function

URI

GET /v1.0/{project_id}/asset/details

**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.

**Table 2** Query Parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
asset_id	Yes	String	Media asset ID assigned by VOD. This parameter can only be queried but cannot be modified.
categories	No	Array	Information type to be queried If this parameter is left blank, all information types are queried. If this parameter is specified, one or more information types can be queried at a time. Possible values are: base_info: basic information of the media file transcode_info: transcoding result thumbnail_info: snapshot capturing result review_info: review result

Request Parameters

**Table 3** Request header parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
X-Auth-Token	No	String	User token. This parameter is mandatory when token authentication is used. It 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 a 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.

Response Parameters

Status code: 200

**Table 4** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
asset_id	String	Media asset ID assigned by VOD. This parameter can only be queried but cannot be modified.
base_info	BaseInfo object	Basic media file information.
transcode_info	TranscodeInfo object	Information about the transcoded file NOTE: Such information can be queried only after the transcoding succeeded, and is unavailable when the transcoding is not performed, is being performed, or failed.
thumbnail_info	ThumbnailInfo object	Snapshot information NOTE: Such information can be queried only after the snapshot capturing succeeded, and is unavailable when the snapshot capturing is not performed, is being performed, or failed.
review_info	ReviewInfo object	Review information array > Such information can be queried only after the review succeeded, and is unavailable when the review is not performed, is being performed, or failed.

**Table 5** BaseInfo
Parameter	Type	Description
title	String	Media file title The value is UTF-8-encoded and contains a maximum of 128 characters.
video_name	String	Media asset file name
description	String	Media file description The value contains a maximum of 1024 characters.
category_id	Long	Media asset category ID
category_name	String	Media asset category name
create_time	String	Time when the media file was created The format is yyyymmddhhmmss. The value must be a UTC time irrelevant to the time zone.
last_modified	String	Time when the media file was last modified The format is yyyymmddhhmmss. The value must be a UTC time irrelevant to the time zone.
video_type	String	Audio/Video file type Possible values are: Video files: MP4, TS, MOV, MXF, MPG, FLV, WMV, AVI, M4V, F4V, MPEG, 3GP, ASF, and MKV Audio files: MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA, APE, FLAC, AAC, AC3, MMF, AMR, M4A, M4R, WV, and MP2
tags	String	Media file tag Each tag contains up to 16 characters and up to 16 tags are allowed. Use commas (,) to separate tags. The values are UTF-8-encoded.
meta_data	MetaData object	Video metadata It is generated after video parsing, including the packaging format, size, resolution, bitrate, and frame rate.
video_url	String	URL for accessing the original video file
sign_url	String	Temporary access URL of the original video file in OBS. A specific value is returned only when the API for Querying File Information is called.
cover_info_array	Array of CoverInfo objects	Cover information
subtitle_info	Array of SubtitleInfo objects	Subtitle information array
source_path	File_addr object	Media asset storage parameters.
output_path	File_addr object	Media asset storage parameters.

**Table 6** CoverInfo
Parameter	Type	Description
cover_url	String	URL for downloading the cover file

**Table 7** SubtitleInfo
Parameter	Type	Description
url	String	URL for downloading the subtitle file
id	Integer	Subtitle file ID
type	String	Subtitle file type
language	String	Subtitle file language

**Table 8** File_addr
Parameter	Type	Description
bucket	String	OBS bucket name
location	String	Name of the region where the bucket is located. For example, the region name of CN North-Beijing4 is cn-north-4. The created bucket must be in the region of the VOD service.
object	String	File path

**Table 9** TranscodeInfo
Parameter	Type	Description
template_group_name	String	Name of a transcoding template group
output	Array of Output objects	Array in the output file HLS or DASH: The number of members in this array is n + 1, where n indicates the number of channels in the output file. MP4: The number of members in this array is n, which indicates the number of channels in the output file.
exec_desc	String	Execution description
transcode_status	String	Transcoding status Possible values are: UN_TRANSCODE: The file is not transcoded. WAITING_TRANSCODE: The file is to be transcoded. TRANSCODING: The file is being transcoded. TRANSCODE_SUCCEED: Transcoding succeeded. TRANSCODE_FAILED: Transcoding failed.

**Table 10** Output
Parameter	Type	Description
play_type	String	Protocol type Possible values are: hls dash mp4
url	String	Streaming URL
group_id	String	Transcoding group ID.
group_name	String	Transcoding group name.
encrypted	Integer	Whether the stream is encrypted Possible values are: 0: not encrypted 1: encrypted
quality	String	Definition Possible values are: FLUENT: smooth SD: standard definition (SD) HD: high definition (HD) FULL_HD: ultra-high-definition (UHD)
meta_data	MetaData object	Video metadata It is generated after video parsing, including the packaging format, size, resolution, bitrate, and frame rate.

**Table 11** MetaData
Parameter	Type	Description
pack_type	String	Video container format Possible values are: MP4 TS MOV MXF MPG FLV WMV MP3 WMA APE FLAC AAC AC3 MMF AMR M4A M4R OGG WAV WV MP2 AVI F4V M4V MPEG HLS DASH
codec	String	Video encoding format. Options: MPEG-2 MPEG-4 H.264 H.265 WMV Vorbis AAC AC-3 AMR APE FLAC MP3 MP2 WMA PCM ADPCM WavPack NOTE: If unknown is returned for codec, the current audio/video encoding format sent by the user cannot be parsed.
duration	Long	Video duration. If the value of the original video duration is not an integer, the value of this field is rounded up.
video_size	Long	Video file size Unit: byte
width	Long	Video width, in pixels Possible values for H.264: a multiple of 2 between 32 and 3840 Possible values for H.265: a multiple of 4 between 320 and 3840
hight	Long	Video height, in pixels. Possible values for H.264: a multiple of 2 between 32 and 2,160 Possible values for H.265: a multiple of 4 between 240 and 2,160
bit_rate	Long	Average video bitrate
frame_rate	Long	Frame rate, in FPS Possible values are: FRAMERATE_AUTO = 1, FRAMERATE_10 = 2, FRAMERATE_15 = 3, FRAMERATE_2397 = 4, // 23.97 fps FRAMERATE_24 = 5, FRAMERATE_25 = 6, FRAMERATE_2997 = 7, // 29.97 fps FRAMERATE_30 = 8, FRAMERATE_50 = 9, FRAMERATE_60 = 10 The default value is 1. Unit: FPS
quality	String	Definition Possible values are: FULL_HD: ultra-high-definition (UHD) HD: high definition (HD) SD: standard definition (SD) FLUENT: smooth AD: adaptive 2K 4K
audio_channels	Integer	Number of audio channels

**Table 12** ThumbnailInfo
Parameter	Type	Description
sample	Array of ThumbnailRsp objects	Video snapshot information. Snapshots are captured by interval.
dots	Array of ThumbnailRsp objects	Video snapshot information. Snapshots are captured by time point.
quantity	Array of ThumbnailRsp objects	Video snapshot information. Frequency is set to Specified quantity.
exec_desc	String	Execution description
thumbnail_status	String	Snapshot status Possible values are: UN_THUMBNAIL: No snapshot is captured. THUMBNAILING: The snapshot is being captured. THUMBNAIL_SUCCEED: The snapshot has been captured. THUMBNAIL_FAILED: Snapshot capturing failed.

**Table 13** ThumbnailRsp
Parameter	Type	Description
offset	Integer	Time offset of the snapshot in the video, in seconds
url	String	URL for accessing the snapshot

**Table 14** ReviewInfo
Parameter	Type	Description
suggestion	String	Whether the file is approved Options: block: The file contains sensitive information and fails the review. pass: The file does not contain sensitive information and is approved. review: The file needs to be manually reviewed. When multiple scenarios are reviewed at the same time, the value of suggestion is subject to the scenario where sensitive information is most likely to occur. That is, if the value of at least one scenario is block, the value of suggestion is block. If the values of all scenarios are pass, the value of suggestion is pass. If a scenario needs to be reviewed, the value of suggestion is review.
text	TextReviewRet object	Text review result
cover	Array of PictureReviewRet objects	Cover review result
video	Array of PictureReviewRet objects	Video review result
exec_desc	String	Execution description
review_status	String	Review status Possible values are: UN_REVIEW: The file has not been reviewed. REVIEWING: The file is being reviewed. REVIEW_SUSPICIOUS: The file needs to be manually reviewed. REVIEW_PASSED: The file has been approved. REVIEW_FAILED: The file is not approved. REVIEW_BLOCKED: The file has been blocked.

**Table 15** TextReviewRet
Parameter	Type	Description
suggestion	String	Whether the file is approved Possible values are: block: The file contains sensitive information and fails the review. pass: The file does not contain sensitive information and is approved. review: The file needs to be manually reviewed.
politics	String	List of politically sensitive words
porn	String	List of pornographic words
abuse	String	List of abusive words

**Table 16** PictureReviewRet
Parameter	Type	Description
suggestion	String	Whether the file is approved Possible values are: block: The file contains sensitive information and fails the review. pass: The file does not contain sensitive information and is approved. review: The file needs to be manually reviewed.
offset	Integer	Time offset of the snapshot in the video. This field is not involved in the thumbnail. Unit: second
url	String	URL for accessing the snapshot or cover
politics	Array of ReviewDetail objects	Review result of potential politically sensitive information
terrorism	Array of ReviewDetail objects	Review result of potential terrorism-related information
porn	Array of ReviewDetail objects	Review result of potential pornographic information

**Table 17** ReviewDetail
Parameter	Type	Description
confidence	String	Confidence score The value ranges from 0 to 1.
label	String	Label description of each review result politics: The label indicates the information about a political figure. terrorism: The label indicates the terrorism-related information, such as guns, knives, and fire. porn: The label indicates the pornographic information.

Status code: 400

**Table 18** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
error_code	String	Error code
error_msg	String	Error description

Example Requests

Queries details about a specified media file.

GET https://{endpoint}/v1.0/{project_id}/asset/details?asset_id={asset_id}

Example Responses

Status code: 200

The information is returned when the request succeeds.

{
  "asset_id" : "41cff636d5b12a51e7eb2838bbf45201",
  "base_info" : {
    "title" : "Avatar",
    "video_name" : "Video on Demand (VOD).mp4",
    "description" : "Avatar, marketed as James Cameron's Avatar, is a 2009 American\nepic science fiction film directed, written, produced, and\nco-edited by James Cameron",
    "category_id" : -1,
    "category_name" : "Other",
    "create_time" : "20190612032250",
    "last_modified" : "20190613075030",
    "video_type" : "MP4",
    "tags" : "test1,test2",
    "meta_data" : {
      "pack_type" : null,
      "codec" : "H.264",
      "duration" : 131,
      "video_size" : 4942645,
      "width" : 1280,
      "hight" : 720,
      "height" : 720,
      "bit_rate" : 173,
      "frame_rate" : 30
    },
    "video_url" : "https://355.cdn-vod.huaweicloud.com/asset/41cff636d5b12a51e7eb2838bbf45201/5597e59de70722eaeb9b18c274e249b2.mp4",
    "sign_url" : "https://vod-bucket-57-cn-north-4.obs.cn-north-4.myhuaweicloud.com:443/05ab5cef408026f22f62c018de60cf2e/41cff636d5b12a51e7eb2838bbf45201 /5597e59de70722eaeb9b18c274e249b2.mp4?AWSAccessKeyId=MZH0LUL329N1SSXNB3S4&Expires=1652499973&Signature=ErjuGLGfrl9Lzqn0zaFDLibFKmU%3D",
    "cover_info_array" : [ {
      "cover_url" : "https://355.cdn-vod.huaweicloud.com/asset/41cff636d5b12a51e7eb2838bbf45201/cover/Cover0.jpg"
    } ]
  },
  "transcode_info" : {
    "template_group_name" : "system_template_group",
    "output" : [ {
      "play_type" : "HLS",
      "url" : "https://355.cdn-vod.huaweicloud.com/asset/41cff636d5b12a51e7eb2838bbf45201/play_video/index.m3u8",
      "encrypted" : 0,
      "meta_data" : {
        "pack_type" : null,
        "codec" : "H.264",
        "duration" : 0,
        "video_size" : 0,
        "width" : 0,
        "hight" : 0,
        "height" : 0,
        "bit_rate" : 0,
        "frame_rate" : 0
      }
    }, {
      "play_type" : "HLS",
      "url" : "https://355.cdn-vod.huaweicloud.com/asset/41cff636d5b12a51e7eb2838bbf45201/play_video/VODVOD video _1_854X480_600_0.m3u8",
      "encrypted" : 0,
      "quality" : "SD",
      "meta_data" : {
        "pack_type" : null,
        "codec" : "H.264",
        "duration" : 130,
        "video_size" : 7976960,
        "width" : 854,
        "hight" : 480,
        "height" : 480,
        "bit_rate" : 421,
        "frame_rate" : 30000,
        "quality" : "SD"
      }
    }, {
      "play_type" : "DASH",
      "url" : "https://355.cdn-vod.huaweicloud.com/asset/41cff636d5b12a51e7eb2838bbf45201/play_video/index.mpd",
      "encrypted" : 0,
      "meta_data" : {
        "pack_type" : null,
        "codec" : "H.264",
        "duration" : 0,
        "video_size" : 0,
        "width" : 0,
        "hight" : 0,
        "height" : 0,
        "bit_rate" : 0,
        "frame_rate" : 0
      }
    }, {
      "play_type" : "DASH",
      "encrypted" : 0,
      "quality" : "SD",
      "meta_data" : {
        "pack_type" : null,
        "codec" : "H.264",
        "duration" : 130,
        "video_size" : 7976960,
        "width" : 854,
        "hight" : 480,
        "height" : 480,
        "bit_rate" : 421,
        "frame_rate" : 30000,
        "quality" : "SD"
      }
    } ],
    "exec_desc" : "Transcode success",
    "transcode_status" : "TRANSCODE_SUCCEED"
  }
}

Status code: 400

The information is returned when the request fails.

{
  "error_code" : "VOD.10062",
  "error_msg" : "Media asset or resource does not exist, please check."
}

Status Codes

Status Code	Description
200	The information is returned when the request succeeds.
400	The information is returned when the request fails.

Error Codes

See Error Codes.

Parent topic: Media file management

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