ApsaraVideo VOD allows you to export the uploaded media assets such as videos and images in CSV files and download the files for resource migration or operational data analysis.

Limits

  • You can export media assets only in the China (Shanghai) and China (Beijing) regions.
  • In a single export task, you can export a maximum of 100,000 audio or video files, 20,000 images, or 20,000 media assets of other types.
  • You can create a maximum of 100 tasks each day, and the data must be exported in CSV files.

Usage notes

The exported files occupy storage space. You are charged for the occupied storage space. To prevent the fees for the occupied storage space, delete the exported files after they are downloaded.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the ApsaraVideo VOD console.
  2. In the left-side navigation pane of the ApsaraVideo VOD console, choose Data Center > Export Media Data.
  3. On the Export Media Data page, click Create Export Task. In the dialog box that appears, set the parameters described in the following table and click OK.
    Create Export Task dialog box
    Parameter Description
    Task Name The name of the task.
    Media Type The type of the media assets that you want to export. Valid values: Video, Audio, Image, Video/Audio, and Attached Media.
    Note In a single export task, you can export a maximum of 100,000 audio or video files, 20,000 images, or 20,000 media assets of other types.
    Time Range The period during which the media assets that you want to export are stored in ApsaraVideo VOD. Valid values:
    • All: exports all media assets of the specified type.
    • Custom: exports media assets of the specified type that are stored in ApsaraVideo VOD during the specified period.
    Media Name The keyword that is used to match the media assets whose names contain this keyword. For example, if you set this parameter to animation, the task exports the specified type of media assets whose names contain this keyword and are stored in ApsaraVideo VOD during the specified period.
  4. Click OK to export the media assets. The status of the task is Processing.
  5. The amount of waiting time varies based on the type, specified storage period, and the number of media assets. After the status of the task changes to Complete, click Download to download the media assets in the CSV file to your local machine.

What to do next

During the export, you can also cancel the task. After the export task is complete, you can delete the task.
Note The exported files occupy storage space. You are charged for the occupied storage space. To prevent the fees for the occupied storage space, delete the exported files after they are downloaded.
Cancel or delete an export task