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Updated on 2026-08-19 GMT+08:00

Querying Watermark Templates

Function

This API is used to query watermark templates that meet the specified criteria.

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, no identity policy-based permission required for calling this API.

URI

GET /v1/{project_id}/watermark/templates

**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
name	No	String	Definition Watermark template name. Constraints N/A Range Length: 1 to 255 characters Default Value N/A
scene	No	String	Definition Service attribute. Constraints N/A Range cloud_live: Cloud Live media_live: Media Live, which is only available on the International website. Default value: cloud_live
offset	No	Integer	Definition Offset where the query starts. Constraints N/A Value range: 0~4096 Default value: 0
limit	No	Integer	Definition Number of records on each page. Constraints N/A Value range: 1~100 Default value: 10

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.

Response Parameters

Status code: 200

**Table 4** 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 5** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
total	Integer	Definition Total number of records. Range N/A
template_infos	Array of WatermarkTemplate objects	Definition Watermark template list.

**Table 6** WatermarkTemplate
Parameter	Type	Description
name	String	Definition Watermark template name. Range Length: 1 to 255 characters
type	Integer	Definition Watermark type. 0: image 1: text 2: image and text Value range: 0~2
description	String	Definition Template description. Range Length: 0 to 512 characters
picture_url	String	Definition Image download path. Range Length: 1 to 2,048 characters
width	Number	Definition Integer: width of the watermark image, in pixels. The value can be 0 or an integer from 8 to 4,096. Decimal: ratio of the watermark width to the output video width. Value range: [0, 1) 0, the original width and height of the watermark image are used. The ratio can contain a maximum of four decimal places. The width and height must both be in pixels or ratios. Value range: 0~4096
height	Number	Definition Watermark image height. Options: Integer: height of the watermark image, in pixels. The value can be 0 or an integer from 8 to 4,096. Decimal: ratio of the watermark height to the output video width. Value range: [0, 1) 0, the original width and height of the watermark image are used. The ratio can contain a maximum of four decimal places. The width and height must both be in pixels or ratios. Value range: 0~4096
location	WatermarkLocation object	Definition Watermark position.
text	WordWaterMarkInfo object	Definition Text watermark information.
scene	String	Definition Service attribute. Range cloud_live: Cloud Live media_live: Media Live, which is only available on the International website.

**Table 7** WordWaterMarkInfo
Parameter	Type	Description
format	String	Definition Text content. type is set to 1 or 2. This parameter is optional when type is set to 0. Range Length: 1 to 64 characters
font_color	String	Definition Text color. Range Parameter verification: The value must start with a #, followed by 6 or 8 characters. Only digits (0–9), uppercase letters (A–F), and lowercase letters (a–f) are allowed. [Verification is mandatory. If the input is invalid, the text will be displayed in white by default.]
font_size	Integer	Definition Font size. Value range: 4~72
font	String	Definition Font. Range harmonyRegular: HarmonyOS Sans Regular douyu2.0: DOUYU Font Length: 1 to 20 characters
time_zone	String	Definition Time zone. Range The value ranges from UTC-1200 to UTC+1200. The first three characters are UTC, the fourth character is + or -, the fifth and sixth characters indicate the hour, and the seventh and eighth characters are fixed at 00.
shadow_color	String	Definition Shadow color. Range Parameter verification: The value must start with a #, followed by 6 or 8 characters. Only digits (0–9), uppercase letters (A–F), and lowercase letters (a–f) are allowed. [Verification is mandatory. If the input is invalid, the text will be displayed in black by default.] none.
location	WatermarkLocation object	Definition Location.

**Table 8** WatermarkLocation
Parameter	Type	Description
location	String	Definition Watermark position. Range TOPLEFT: upper left TOPRIGHT: upper right BOTTOMLEFT: lower left BOTTOMRIGHT: lower right RANDOM: random If you select the random mode, the image watermark will appear randomly in the upper left, upper right, lower left, or lower right corner of the video stream. The specific position is further determined by the values of x_offset and y_offset. The watermark position changes every 5 to 30 minutes.
x_offset	Number	Definition Horizontal offset between the watermark and the output video. Options: An integer indicates the offset in pixels. Value range: [1, 4096] A decimal indicates the ratio of the horizontal offset to the output video width. Value range: [0, 1) Value range: 0~4096
y_offset	Number	Definition Vertical offset between the watermark and the output video. Options: An integer indicates the offset in pixels. Value range: [1, 4096] A decimal indicates the ratio of the vertical offset to the output video height. Value range: [0, 1) Value range: 0~4096

Status code: 400

**Table 9** 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 10** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
error_code	String	Error code.
error_msg	String	Error description.

Example Requests

GET https://live.hwcloud.com/v1/{project_id}/watermark/templates

Example Responses

Status code: 200

Watermark templates queried.

{
  "total" : 1,
  "template_infos" : [ {
    "name" : "MyWatermarkTemplate",
    "type" : 0,
    "description" : "my demo template",
    "picture_url" : "http://example.com/picture",
    "width" : 0.1,
    "height" : 0.1,
    "location" : {
      "location" : "TOPLEFT",
      "x_offset" : 20,
      "y_offset" : 10
    }
  } ]
}

Status code: 400

Invalid parameter.

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

SDK Sample Code

The SDK sample code is as follows.

     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 ListWatermarkTemplateSolution {

    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();
        ListWatermarkTemplateRequest request = new ListWatermarkTemplateRequest();
        try {
            ListWatermarkTemplateResponse response = client.listWatermarkTemplate(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());
        }
    }
}
 
 
  

     # 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 = ListWatermarkTemplateRequest()
        response = client.list_watermark_template(request)
        print(response)
    except exceptions.ClientRequestException as e:
        print(e.status_code)
        print(e.request_id)
        print(e.error_code)
        print(e.error_msg)
 
 
  

     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, err := basic.NewCredentialsBuilder().
        WithAk(ak).
        WithSk(sk).
        WithProjectId(projectId).
        SafeBuild()

    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println(err)
        return
    }

    hcClient, err := live.LiveClientBuilder().
         WithRegion(region.ValueOf("<YOUR REGION>")).
         WithCredential(auth).
         SafeBuild()


    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println(err)
        return
    }

    client := live.NewLiveClient(hcClient)

    request := &model.ListWatermarkTemplateRequest{}
	response, err := client.ListWatermarkTemplate(request)
	if err == nil {
        fmt.Printf("%+v\n", response)
    } else {
        fmt.Println(err)
    }
}
 
 
  

For SDK sample code of more programming languages, see the Sample Code tab in API Explorer. SDK sample code can be automatically generated.

Status Codes

Status Code	Description
200	Watermark templates queried.
400	Invalid parameter.

Error Codes

See Error Codes.

Parent Topic: Livestreaming Watermark Management

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