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ApsaraVideo VOD:RefreshUploadVideo

Last Updated:Jul 21, 2026

Refreshes the upload credential for a video file after the upload times out.

Operation description

This operation can also be used to overwrite the source file of a video or audio file. This means that after you obtain the upload URL of the source file, you can upload the file again while keeping the audio or video ID unchanged. However, this may automatically trigger transcoding and snapshot capture if you have configured transcoding or snapshot capture upon upload. For more information, see Upload URLs and credentials.

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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

vod:RefreshUploadVideo

create

*All Resource

*

None None

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

VideoId

string

No

The audio or video ID. You can obtain the ID by using one of the following methods:

  • For videos uploaded by using the console, log on to the ApsaraVideo VOD console and choose Media Files > Audio/Video to view the audio or video ID.

  • If the audio or video is uploaded by calling the CreateUploadVideo operation, the audio or video ID is the value of the VideoId parameter in the response.

  • After the audio or video is uploaded, you can call the SearchMedia operation to query the audio or video ID, which is the value of the VideoId parameter in the response.

c6a23a870c8c4ffcd40cbd381333****

ReferenceId

string

No

The custom ID. Only lowercase letters, uppercase letters, digits, hyphens, and underscores are supported. The value must be 6 to 64 characters in length and is unique at the user level.

123-123

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

The response parameters.

RequestId

string

The request ID.

25818875-5F78-4A43-7DF6-D7393642****

UploadAddress

string

The upload URL.

Note

The upload URL returned by this operation is a Base64-encoded value. When you use an SDK or API to upload media assets, you must decode the value in Base64 before use. You need to parse UploadAddress only if you use the China (China) native OSS SDK or OSS API for upload.

eyJTZWN1cml0eVRiQ0FJU3p3TjFxNkZ0NUIyeW****

VideoId

string

The audio or video ID.

c6a23a870c8c4ffcd40cbd381333****

UploadAuth

string

The upload credential.

Note

The upload credential returned by this operation is a Base64-encoded value. When you use an SDK or API to upload media assets, you must decode the value in Base64 before use. You need to parse UploadAuth only if you use the native OSS SDK or OSS API for upload.

FJU3p3TZ0NUIyeW****

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "RequestId": "25818875-5F78-4A43-7DF6-D7393642****",
  "UploadAddress": "eyJTZWN1cml0eVRiQ0FJU3p3TjFxNkZ0NUIyeW****",
  "VideoId": "c6a23a870c8c4ffcd40cbd381333****",
  "UploadAuth": "FJU3p3TZ0NUIyeW****"
}

Error codes

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Release notes

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