Updated on 2026-01-08 GMT+08:00

Configuring a Recording Callback

You can configure an HTTP/HTTPS URL to receive recording status feedback. The system will send POST requests in JSON format to your server, so that you can know the recording status.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Live console.
  2. In the navigation pane, choose Domains.
  3. Click Manage in the Operation column of the desired ingest domain name.
  4. In the navigation pane, choose Templates > Recording (New).
  5. Click Create Callback Template.

    In the displayed dialog box, enter a callback URL, as shown in Figure 1. Table 1 describes the callback parameters.
    Figure 1 Adding a callback URL
    Table 1 Parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Protocol

    A callback URL supports HTTP and HTTPS. HTTPS is more secure than HTTP and is recommended.

    Callback URL

    The callback URL cannot contain message headers or parameters. Only the HTTP/HTTPS protocol is supported. HTTPS is recommended.

    Callback Type

    When callback messages are sent. The options are as follows:

    • Record File Complete
    • Record Start
    • Record New File Start
    • Record Over
    • Record Failed

    For details about callback types, see Table 2.

    Callback Authentication

    If this function is enabled, you need to configure Authentication Algorithm and Authentication Key.

    Authentication Algorithm

    The encrypted content in callback messages varies depending on the authentication methods. MD5 is not secure and HMACSHA256 is recommended.

    • MD5: MD5(key + auth_timestamp)
    • HMACSHA256: HMACSHA256(auth_timestamp + event_type + publish_domain + app + stream + download_url + play_url, key)

    Authentication Key

    Authentication key. The value can be customized and contains at least 32 characters, including digits and letters.

  6. Click OK to add a callback rule to the list.

Editing or Deleting a Recording Callback

You can perform the following operations on your recording callback:

  • Editing a recording callback

    Click Edit in the Operation column of the row containing the target recording callback in the callback list to edit the callback.

  • Deleting a recording callback

    Click Delete in the Operation column of the row containing the target recording callback in the callback list to delete the callback.

Callback Example

Table 2 describes the fields in a callback message body.

{
    "project_id": "70b76xxxxxx34253880af501cdxxxxxx",
    "job_id": "dc0a1773-0cef-xxxx-xxxx-9a38fdb095d2",
    "task_id": "51126d0ebe94b1da00d2e21a10xxxxxx",
    "event_type": "RECORD_FILE_COMPLETE",
    "publish_domain": "push.example.com",
    "app": "live",
    "stream": "mystream",
    "record_format": "HLS",
    "download_url": "https://obs.cn-north-4.myhuaweicloud.com/live/record-xxxx-mystream-1589967495/record-push.example.com-live-mystream-1589967495.m3u8",
    "asset_id": "1a0d8e9bfaexxxxxxbe5021e62aa1e96",
    "file_size": 3957964,
    "record_duration": 120,
    "start_time": "2020-03-08T14:10:25Z",
    "end_time": "2020-03-08T14:12:25Z",
    "width": 1280,
    "height": 720,
    "auth_sign": "4f97f46759axxxxxx7ad21e9935dc175",
    "auth_timestamp": 1583676745
}
Table 2 Message body

Field

Description

project_id

Project ID

job_id

Name of a file. This parameter is carried when the value of event_type is RECORD_NEW_FILE_START or RECORD_FILE_COMPLETE.

task_id

Recording task ID, which uniquely identifies a recording task.

event_type

Message type.

Possible values are:

  • RECORD_START. This event is triggered when you start recording.
  • RECORD_NEW_FILE_START. This event is triggered in either of the following scenarios:
    • The system starts creating the first recording file.
    • After a livestream is resumed, if Maximum Stream Pause Length is set to Generate a new file after a stream is paused., the system starts to create a recording file.
    • If the current recording duration exceeds the configured one, the system starts to create another recording file.
  • RECORD_FILE_COMPLETE. This event is triggered in either of the following scenarios:
    • When the recording duration reaches the configured recording length, a recording file has been generated. The system starts creating a new recording file.
    • After a livestream is interrupted, if Maximum Stream Pause Length is set to Generate a new file after a stream is paused., a recording file has been created. Once the stream is resumed, the system will start creating a new recording file.
  • RECORD_OVER. This event is triggered when a livestream has been paused beyond the time indicated by Maximum Stream Pause Length and a recording has been created.
  • RECORD_FAILED. This event is triggered when stream pulling fails or uploading recordings to OBS fails.

publish_domain

Ingest domain name

app

Application name

stream

Stream name

record_format

Recording format. The HLS, FLV, and MP4 formats are supported.

download_url

Address to download the recording. This parameter is used only when event_type is RECORD_FILE_COMPLETE.

NOTE:

The quality of video playback using the download address cannot be guaranteed.

asset_id

If you set Storage Location to Video on Demand when configuring a recording template, this parameter is the media asset ID in VOD and is used to identify a recording file. Otherwise, it is only used to identify a recording file.

This parameter is used only when event_type is RECORD_FILE_COMPLETE.

file_size

File size

Unit: byte

record_duration

Duration of a recording

Unit: second

start_time

Start time of a recording, which is, time when the first frame is received. The format is yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ssZ.

This parameter is used only when event_type is RECORD_FILE_COMPLETE.

end_time

End time of a recording. The format is yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ssZ.

This parameter is used only when event_type is RECORD_FILE_COMPLETE.

width

Width of a video recording.

This parameter is used only when event_type is RECORD_FILE_COMPLETE.

height

Height of a recording.

This parameter is used only when event_type is RECORD_FILE_COMPLETE.

auth_sign

Event notification signature. This parameter is carried when an authentication key is configured.

  • MD5: auth_sign = MD5(key + auth_timestamp)
  • HMACSHA256: HMACSHA256(auth_timestamp + event_type + publish_domain + app + stream + download_url + play_url, key)

key indicates the key used for authentication.

auth_timestamp

UNIX timestamp when the event notification signature expires. This parameter is carried when an authentication key is configured.

The value is a decimal Unix timestamp, that is, the number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC/GMT.

If the time specified by auth_timestamp has expired, the notification will become invalid to avoid network replay attacks.

error_message

Description about a failed recording.

This parameter is used only when event_type is RECORD_FAILED.