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ApsaraVideo VOD:SubmitPreprocessJobs

Last Updated:Jul 21, 2026

Transcodes a video by using a China Production Studio (China Production Studio) for preprocessing.

Operation description

  • This is an asynchronous operation. After you submit a task, the task ID is returned. The task is queued for asynchronous execution in the background. The final result is sent through a callback notification. You can also call GetTaskDetail to query the task status.

  • Video preprocessing is essentially a transcoding process that generates videos that meet the playback requirements of the China Production Studio. Therefore, metering and billing information is generated. For billing details, see China Production Studio fees.

  • To meet the quality requirements of the China Production Studio for materials, videos in MP4 format with a short side of 360 must meet at least one of the following conditions before preprocessing can be initiated: the resolution exceeds 1920, the bit rate exceeds 6000 kbps, or the frame rate exceeds 25.

  • You can receive the TranscodeComplete callback message to obtain the processing result. When the callback message contains Preprocess=true, it indicates that the preprocessing is complete.

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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:SubmitPreprocessJobs

create

*All Resource

*

None None

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

VideoId

string

Yes

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

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

  • When you upload a video by calling the CreateUploadVideo operation, the video ID is the value of the VideoId parameter in the response.

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

d3e680e618708efbf2cae7cc9312****

PreprocessType

string

Yes

The preprocessing type. Set the value to LivePreprocess (video preprocessing for the China Production Studio).

LivePreprocess

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

The response parameters.

RequestId

string

The request ID.

E4EBD2BF-5EB0-4476-8829-9D94E1B1****

PreprocessJobs

object

PreprocessJob

array<object>

The job information.

object

The job details.

JobId

string

The job ID.

bb396607fd11fee9effbb99c4****

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "RequestId": "E4EBD2BF-5EB0-4476-8829-9D94E1B1****",
  "PreprocessJobs": {
    "PreprocessJob": [
      {
        "JobId": "bb396607fd11fee9effbb99c4****"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Error codes

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Release notes

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