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:AddCasterVideoResource

Last Updated:Dec 24, 2025

Adds a video source to a production studio. The number of video sources that you can add is limited by the number of ingest endpoints in the production studio.

Operation description

Before you add a video source, you must create a production studio. The number of video sources that you can add is limited by the number of ingest endpoints in the production studio. For more information about creating a production studio by calling an API operation, see Create a production studio.

QPS limit

This operation is limited to 10 queries per second (QPS) per user. If you exceed this limit, API calls are throttled, which can impact your business. Call this operation at a reasonable rate.

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RAM authorization

The table below describes the authorization required to call this API. You can define it in a Resource Access Management (RAM) policy. The table's columns are detailed below:

  • Action: The actions can be used in the Action element of RAM permission policy statements to grant permissions to perform the operation.

  • API: The API that you can call to perform the action.

  • Access level: The predefined level of access granted for each API. Valid values: create, list, get, update, and delete.

  • Resource type: The type of the resource that supports authorization to perform the action. It indicates if the action supports resource-level permission. The specified resource must be compatible with the action. Otherwise, the policy will be ineffective.

    • For APIs with resource-level permissions, required resource types are marked with an asterisk (*). Specify the corresponding Alibaba Cloud Resource Name (ARN) in the Resource element of the policy.

    • For APIs without resource-level permissions, it is shown as All Resources. Use an asterisk (*) in the Resource element of the policy.

  • Condition key: The condition keys defined by the service. The key allows for granular control, applying to either actions alone or actions associated with specific resources. In addition to service-specific condition keys, Alibaba Cloud provides a set of common condition keys applicable across all RAM-supported services.

  • Dependent action: The dependent actions required to run the action. To complete the action, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform all dependent actions.

Action

Access level

Resource type

Condition key

Dependent action

live:AddCasterVideoResource

create

*Caster

acs:live:*:{#accountId}:caster/{#CasterId}

None None

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

CasterId

string

Yes

The region ID.

LIVEPRODUCER_POST-cn-0pp1czt****

ResourceName

string

Yes

The ID of the production studio.

  • If you create a production studio by calling the CreateCaster operation, find the CasterId value in the response.

  • If you create a production studio in the ApsaraVideo Live console, go to Live Console > Production Studio > Cloud Production Studio to find the name of the production studio.

Note

The name of a production studio in the list on the Cloud Production Studio page is the production studio ID.

test001

LocationId

string

No

The name of the video source.

RV01

LiveStreamUrl

string

No

The location identifier for the video source. This parameter is required.

The identifier references the video's position in the layout. Each location supports a maximum of one resource. The format is RV followed by a number from 01 to 99. For example, RV01.

rtmp://guide.aliyundoc.com/caster/4a82a3d1b7f0462ea37348366201****?auth_key=1608953344-0-0-ac8c628078541d7055a170ec59a5****

MaterialId

string

No

The Alibaba Cloud streaming URL.

Important
  • This parameter is required if the video source type is live stream.

  • If the video source type is not live stream, do not include this parameter in the request.

f080575eb5f4427684fc0715159a****

VodUrl

string

No

The ID of the media asset.

Important This parameter is required and takes effect only when the video source is a media asset.

If you call the DescribeCasterConfig operation to query the configuration of the production studio, view the value of the UrgentMaterialId parameter in the response.

Note

The value of UrgentMaterialId is the ID of the media asset.

http://learn.aliyundoc.com/AppName/StreamName.flv

BeginOffset

integer

No

The URL of the video-on-demand (VOD) file.

Important This parameter is active only when the video source is a file that is not in the Material Library.

Note

The VOD file must be in MP4, FLV, or TS format.

1000

EndOffset

integer

No

The start offset of the video file, in milliseconds.

Important This parameter is valid only when the video source is a file.

Note

A value greater than 0 specifies the offset from the first frame. The system starts to read the file from this offset.

10000

RepeatNum

integer

No

The end offset value for the video file. Unit: ms.

Important This parameter is valid only when the video source is a file.

  • A value greater than 0 sets the end point for reading at an offset from the first frame.

  • A value less than 0 sets the end point for reading at an offset from the last frame.

0

PtsCallbackInterval

integer

No

The number of times to repeat the video.

Important This parameter is valid only when the video source is a file.

  • 0 (default): The video plays only once.

  • -1: The video repeats indefinitely.

2000

FixedDelayDuration

integer

No

The PTS callback interval. The unit is milliseconds.

0

ImageId

string

No

This field sets a fixed delay for the video to synchronize captions. The unit is ms. The default value is 0. The value range is [0-5000].

a089175eb5f4427684fc0715159a****

ImageUrl

string

No

The ID of the image asset.

Note

This parameter is active and required only when the video source type is Image.

http://learn.aliyundoc.com/AppName/image.jpg

Note

The type of a video source is determined by the resource type in the streaming URL.

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

RequestId

string

The request ID.

CF60DB6A-7FD6-426E-9288-122CC1A52FA7

ResourceId

string

The resource ID. Use this ID as a request parameter to delete or modify a production studio video source.

e5542d98-b08c-46bf-83e9-5b09d08c****

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "RequestId": "CF60DB6A-7FD6-426E-9288-122CC1A52FA7",
  "ResourceId": "e5542d98-b08c-46bf-83e9-5b09d08c****"
}

Error codes

HTTP status code

Error code

Error message

Description

400 InvalidCasterId.Malformed %s, please check and try again later. The parameter CasterId is invalid, please check and try again.
400 InvalidParameter.Malformed There are invalid parameters: %s. There are invalid parameters: %s.
400 InvalidUserId.Malformed %s, please check userId. The userId passed in is invalid, please check.
400 InvalidLiveStreamUrl.Malformed %s, please check and try again later. The parameter LiveStreamUrl is invalid, please check and try again.
400 InvalidMaterialId.Malformed %s, please check and try again later. The parameter MaterialId is invalid, please check and try again.
400 InvalidVodUrl.Malformed %s, please check and try again later. Parameter VodUrl is invalid, please check and try again.
400 ResourceNumberExceed %s, please check and try again later. The number of resources exceeds the limit. Please check and try again.
400 MissingParameter %s. Missing parameter
400 DuplicateLocationID %s, please check and try again later. The parameter LocationID duplicate. Check and try again.
400 UnexpectedLocationID %s, please check and try again later. The LocationId is invalid, please check and try again.
401 IllegalOperation %s, please check and try again later. Operation not allowed, please check and try again.
500 InternalError %s, please try again later. Internal error, please try again later.
404 InvalidCaster.NotFound %s, please check and try again later. The guide station does not exist, please check and try again.

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.