Help Center/ Live/ Cloud Live API Reference/ Recording Management/ Submitting a Recording Command
Updated on 2026-04-22 GMT+08:00

Submitting a Recording Command

Function

This API is used to control the recording of a single stream in real time.

Constraints

  • Requests are valid only when the recording template type is set to COMMAND_RECORD.

  • Manual recording can only begin after the livestreams have been successfully pushed. To avoid manual recording failures caused by unsuccessful stream pushes, you can configure stream status notifications. After a start notification is received, the system sends the manual recording request.

Calling Method

For details, see Calling APIs.

Authorization Information

Each account has all the permissions required to call all APIs, but IAM users must be assigned the required permissions.

  • If you are using role/policy-based authorization, see Permissions Policies and Supported Actions for details on the required permissions.
  • If you are using identity policy-based authorization, the following identity policy-based permissions are required.

    Action

    Access Level

    Resource Type (*: required)

    Condition Key

    Alias

    Dependencies

    live:record:createCommand

    Write

    -

    -

    -

    -

URI

POST /v1/{project_id}/record/control

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

action

Yes

String

Definition

Operation.

Constraints

A start command for a stream must be issued at least 10 seconds after the preceding stop command is issued.

Range

  • START: starts recording a pushed stream. If the stream is interrupted for longer than the threshold, the recording will stop and will not automatically resume once the stream is restored.

  • STOP: stops recording a stream.

Default Value

N/A

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. 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 4 Request body parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

publish_domain

Yes

String

Definition

Ingest domain name.

Constraints

N/A

Range

Length: 1 to 255 characters

Default Value

N/A

app

Yes

String

Definition

Application name.

Constraints

N/A

Range

Length: 1 to 128 characters

Default Value

N/A

stream

Yes

String

Definition

Name of the stream for which recording is to be started or stopped.

Constraints

N/A

Range

Length: 1 to 512 characters

Default Value

N/A

Response Parameters

Status code: 200

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, and hostname is the name of the server that processes the current request.)

Status code: 400

Table 6 Response header parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

X-request-id

String

Request ID for task tracing. The format is 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 processes the current request.)

Table 7 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Error code.

error_msg

String

Error description.

Status code: 404

Table 8 Response header parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

X-request-id

String

Request ID for task tracing. The format is 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 processes the current request.)

Table 9 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Error code.

error_msg

String

Error description.

Example Requests

Creates a recording control command.

POST https://{endpoint}/v1/{project_id}/record/control?action=START

{
  "publish_domain" : "publish.example.com",
  "app" : "live",
  "stream" : "mystream"
}

Example Responses

Status code: 400

Operation failed.

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

Status code: 404

The record does not exist.

{
  "error_code" : "LIVE.100011001",
  "error_msg" : "The resource to access is not exists"
}

SDK Sample Code

The SDK sample code is as follows.

Creates a recording control command.

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package com.huaweicloud.sdk.test;

import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.auth.ICredential;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.auth.BasicCredentials;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.ConnectionException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.RequestTimeoutException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.ServiceResponseException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.live.v1.region.LiveRegion;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.live.v1.*;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.live.v1.model.*;


public class RunRecordSolution {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
        // In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
        String ak = System.getenv("CLOUD_SDK_AK");
        String sk = System.getenv("CLOUD_SDK_SK");
        String projectId = "{project_id}";

        ICredential auth = new BasicCredentials()
                .withProjectId(projectId)
                .withAk(ak)
                .withSk(sk);

        LiveClient client = LiveClient.newBuilder()
                .withCredential(auth)
                .withRegion(LiveRegion.valueOf("<YOUR REGION>"))
                .build();
        RunRecordRequest request = new RunRecordRequest();
        RecordControlInfo body = new RecordControlInfo();
        body.withStream("mystream");
        body.withApp("live");
        body.withPublishDomain("publish.example.com");
        request.withBody(body);
        try {
            RunRecordResponse response = client.runRecord(request);
            System.out.println(response.toString());
        } catch (ConnectionException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (RequestTimeoutException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (ServiceResponseException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            System.out.println(e.getHttpStatusCode());
            System.out.println(e.getRequestId());
            System.out.println(e.getErrorCode());
            System.out.println(e.getErrorMsg());
        }
    }
}

Creates a recording control command.

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# coding: utf-8

import os
from huaweicloudsdkcore.auth.credentials import BasicCredentials
from huaweicloudsdklive.v1.region.live_region import LiveRegion
from huaweicloudsdkcore.exceptions import exceptions
from huaweicloudsdklive.v1 import *

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
    # In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
    ak = os.environ["CLOUD_SDK_AK"]
    sk = os.environ["CLOUD_SDK_SK"]
    projectId = "{project_id}"

    credentials = BasicCredentials(ak, sk, projectId)

    client = LiveClient.new_builder() \
        .with_credentials(credentials) \
        .with_region(LiveRegion.value_of("<YOUR REGION>")) \
        .build()

    try:
        request = RunRecordRequest()
        request.body = RecordControlInfo(
            stream="mystream",
            app="live",
            publish_domain="publish.example.com"
        )
        response = client.run_record(request)
        print(response)
    except exceptions.ClientRequestException as e:
        print(e.status_code)
        print(e.request_id)
        print(e.error_code)
        print(e.error_msg)

Creates a recording control command.

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package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/core/auth/basic"
    live "github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/live/v1"
	"github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/live/v1/model"
    region "github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/live/v1/region"
)

func main() {
    // The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
    // In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
    ak := os.Getenv("CLOUD_SDK_AK")
    sk := os.Getenv("CLOUD_SDK_SK")
    projectId := "{project_id}"

    auth := basic.NewCredentialsBuilder().
        WithAk(ak).
        WithSk(sk).
        WithProjectId(projectId).
        Build()

    client := live.NewLiveClient(
        live.LiveClientBuilder().
            WithRegion(region.ValueOf("<YOUR REGION>")).
            WithCredential(auth).
            Build())

    request := &model.RunRecordRequest{}
	request.Body = &model.RecordControlInfo{
		Stream: "mystream",
		App: "live",
		PublishDomain: "publish.example.com",
	}
	response, err := client.RunRecord(request)
	if err == nil {
        fmt.Printf("%+v\n", response)
    } else {
        fmt.Println(err)
    }
}

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Status Codes

Status Code

Description

200

Operation succeeded.

400

Operation failed.

404

The record does not exist.

Error Codes

See Error Codes.