Adds a watermark.

Note ApsaraVideo VOD supports static image watermarks such as PNG files and dynamic image watermarks such as GIF, APNG, and MOV files.

Debugging

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Request parameters

Parameter Type Required Example Description
Action String Yes AddWatermark

The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to AddWatermark.

Name String Yes Watermark

The name of the watermark. Only letters and digits are supported.

  • The name can be up to 128 bytes in length.
  • The value must be encoded in UTF-8.
Type String Yes Text

The type of the watermark. Valid values:

  • Image: This is the default value.
  • Text
WatermarkConfig String Yes {"Width":"55","Height":"55","Dx":"9","Dy":"9","ReferPos":"BottonLeft","Type":"Image"}

The configurations such as the position and effect of the text watermark or image watermark. The value is a JSON-formatted string.

Note The value of this parameter varies with the watermark type. For more information about the data structure, see the "WatermarkConfig" section of the Media processing parameters topic.
FileUrl String No http://outin-326268*****63e1403e7.oss-cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com/image/cover/C99345*****E7FDEC-6-2.png

The Object Storage Service (OSS) URL of the watermark file. You must set this parameter if you add image watermarks.

AppId String No app-****

The ID of the application. Default value: app-1000000. For more information, see Overview.

Note For more information about how to upload a watermark file, see CreateUploadAttachedMedia.

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example Description
RequestId String 25818875-5F78-4A*****F6-D7393642CA58

The ID of the request.
WatermarkInfo Struct

The information about the watermark.
CreationTime String 2018-11-07T09:05:52Z

The time when the watermark was added. The time follows the ISO 8601 standard in the yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ format. The time is displayed in UTC.

FileUrl String https://outin-3262*****9f4b3e7.oss-cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com/image/cover/E6C3448CC8B715E6F8A72EC6B-6-2.png?Expires=1541600583&OSSAccessKeyId=****&Signature=gmf1eYMoDVg%2BHQCb4UGozBW****

The OSS URL or Content Delivery Network (CDN) URL of the watermark file. A text watermark does not have a file URL.

IsDefault String NotDefault

Indicates whether the watermark is the default one. Valid values:

  • Default: The watermark is the default one.
  • NotDefault: The watermark is not the default one.
Name String Text watermark test

The name of the watermark.
Type String Text

The type of the watermark. Valid values:

  • Image: This is the default value.
  • Text
WatermarkConfig String {"FontColor": "Blue","FontSize": 80, "Content": "Watermark test" }

The configurations such as the position and effect of the text watermark or image watermark. The value is a JSON-formatted string.

Note The value of this parameter varies with the watermark type. For more information about the data structure, see the "WatermarkConfig" section of the Media processing parameters topic.
WatermarkId String 9bcc8bfadb84*****109a2671d0df97

The ID of the watermark.

Examples

Sample requests

https://vod.aliyuncs.com/?Action=AddWatermark
&Name=Watermark
&Type=Text
&WatermarkConfig={"Width":"55","Height":"55","Dx":"9","Dy":"9","ReferPos":"BottonLeft","Type":"Image"}
&<Common request parameters>

Sample success responses

XML format 

<AddWatermarkResponse>
  <RequestId>25818875-5F78-4A*****F6-D7393642CA58</RequestId>
  <WatermarkInfo>
        <IsDefault>NotDefault</IsDefault>
        <FileUrl>https://outin-3262*****9f4b3e7.oss-cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com/image/cover/E6C3448CC8B715E6F8A72EC6B-6-2.png?Expires=1541600583&amp;OSSAccessKeyId=****&amp;Signature=gmf1eYMoDVg%2BHQCb4UGozBW****</FileUrl>
        <Type>Text</Type>
        <WatermarkId>9bcc8bfadb84*****109a2671d0df97</WatermarkId>
        <CreationTime>2018-11-07T09:05:52Z</CreationTime>
        <WatermarkConfig>{"FontColor": "Blue","FontSize": 80, "Content": "Watermark test" }</WatermarkConfig>
        <Name>Text watermark test</Name>
  </WatermarkInfo>
</AddWatermarkResponse>

JSON format 

{
	"RequestId": "25818875-5F78-4A*****F6-D7393642CA58",
	"WatermarkInfo": {
		"IsDefault": "NotDefault",
		"FileUrl": "https://outin-3262*****9f4b3e7.oss-cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com/image/cover/E6C3448CC8B715E6F8A72EC6B-6-2.png?Expires=1541600583&OSSAccessKeyId=****&Signature=gmf1eYMoDVg%2BHQCb4UGozBW****",
		"Type": "Text",
		"WatermarkId": "9bcc8bfadb84*****109a2671d0df97",
		"CreationTime": "2018-11-07T09:05:52Z",
		"WatermarkConfig": "{\"FontColor\": \"Blue\",\"FontSize\": 80, \"Content\": \"Watermark test\" }",
		"Name": "Text watermark test"
	}
}

Error codes

For a list of error codes, visit the API Error Center.

Common errors

The following table describes the common errors that this operation can return.

Error code

Error message

HTTP status code

Description

NoSuchResource

The specified resource %s does not exist.

404

The error message returned because the user-related resource does not exist. %s indicates the specific resource information.

SDK examples

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