# Live Channels

## Create a live channel

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `https://api-v2.acrcloud.com/api/buckets/:bucket_id/channels`

#### Path Parameters

| Name       | Type   | Description   |
| ---------- | ------ | ------------- |
| bucket\_id | number | The bucket id |

#### Headers

| Name          | Type   | Description  |
| ------------- | ------ | ------------ |
| Authorization | string | Bearer token |

#### Request Body

| Name          | Type   | Description                                                           |
| ------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| title         | string | The channel title                                                     |
| url           | string | The channel URL for ingesting the fingerprint from local server       |
| user\_defined | string | User-defined metadata. JSON format                                    |
| timeshift     | string | If enable the timeshifted fingerprint ingesting. 0 or 1. default is 0 |

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```
{
    "data": {
        "uid": 1,
        "bucket_id": 8894,
        "acr_id": "b46ba66d2548b23611c6efabed035182",
        "state": 0,
        "title": "test",
        "url": "udp://192.168.1.10",
        "user_defined": {
            "city": "New York"
        },
        "timeshift": 0,
        "updated_at": "2020-12-25T05:05:17.000000Z",
        "created_at": "2020-12-25T05:05:17.000000Z",
        "id": 8,
        "bucket_type": "Live"
    }
}
```

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```bash
curl --location --request POST 'https://api-v2.acrcloud.com/api/buckets/8894/channels' \
--header 'Accept: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer token' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"title":"test", "url":"udp://192.168.1.10", "user_defined":{"city":"New York"}}'
```

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```python
import requests

url = "https://api-v2.acrcloud.com/api/buckets/8894/channels"

payload={
  "title":"test", 
  "url":"udp://192.168.1.10", 
  "user_defined":{"city":"New York"}
}
headers = {
  'Accept': 'application/json',
  'Authorization': 'Bearer token',
  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload)

print(response.text)
```

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## List the channels

<mark style="color:blue;">`GET`</mark> `https://api-v2.acrcloud.com/api/buckets/:bucket_id/channels`

#### Path Parameters

| Name       | Type   | Description   |
| ---------- | ------ | ------------- |
| bucket\_id | number | The bucket id |

#### Query Parameters

| Name      | Type   | Description                         |
| --------- | ------ | ----------------------------------- |
| search    | string | The title name.                     |
| page      | string | Page number                         |
| per\_page | string | The results number per page.        |
|           | string | asc or desc. Default is desc        |
| sort      | string | sort by id or status. default is id |

#### Headers

| Name          | Type   | Description  |
| ------------- | ------ | ------------ |
| Authorization | string | Bearer token |

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```
{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": 8,
            "uid": 1,
            "bucket_id": 8894,
            "acr_id": "b46ba66d2548b23611c6efabed035182",
            "channel_id": "",
            "state": 1,
            "title": "test",
            "url": "udp://192.168.1.10",
            "user_defined": {
                "city": "New York"
            },
            "timeshift": 0,
            "created_at": "2020-12-25T05:05:17.000000Z",
            "updated_at": "2020-12-25T05:05:17.000000Z",
            "bucket_type": "Live"
        },
        {
            "id": 7,
            "uid": 1,
            "bucket_id": 8894,
            "acr_id": "3482b6e845a0fed8c129108d54ed9e20",
            "channel_id": "",
            "state": 1,
            "title": "123",
            "url": "123",
            "user_defined": {},
            "timeshift": 1,
            "created_at": "2020-09-16T03:36:59.000000Z",
            "updated_at": "2020-09-16T03:36:59.000000Z",
            "bucket_type": "Live"
        },
        {
            "id": 4,
            "uid": 1,
            "bucket_id": 8894,
            "acr_id": "f59e5c0e31a73db957b6c68fcda38c44",
            "channel_id": "",
            "state": 1,
            "title": "channel-4",
            "url": "http://127.0.0.1:123",
            "user_defined": {},
            "timeshift": 1,
            "created_at": "2019-06-25T07:46:24.000000Z",
            "updated_at": "2020-09-16T03:49:43.000000Z",
            "bucket_type": "Live"
        },
        {
            "id": 3,
            "uid": 1,
            "bucket_id": 8894,
            "acr_id": "6cc839537aa40b2854f4e520b7d0d58b",
            "channel_id": "",
            "state": 1,
            "title": "channel-3",
            "url": "http://127.0.0.1:123",
            "user_defined": {},
            "timeshift": 0,
            "created_at": "2019-06-25T07:46:21.000000Z",
            "updated_at": "2019-11-22T11:51:57.000000Z",
            "bucket_type": "Live"
        }
    ],
    "links": {
        "first": "https://api-v2.acrcloud.com/api/buckets/8894/channels?page=1",
        "last": "https://api-v2.acrcloud.com/api/buckets/8894/channels?page=1",
        "prev": null,
        "next": null
    },
    "meta": {
        "current_page": 1,
        "from": 1,
        "last_page": 1,
        "path": "https://api-v2.acrcloud.com/api/buckets/8894/channels",
        "per_page": 20,
        "to": 4,
        "total": 4
    }
}
```

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{% tab title="Curl" %}

```
curl --location --request GET 'https://api-v2.acrcloud.com/api/buckets/8894/channels' \
--header 'Accept: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer token'
```

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## Update a channel

<mark style="color:orange;">`PUT`</mark> `https://api-v2.acrcloud.com/api/buckets/:bucket_id/channels/:id`

#### Path Parameters

| Name       | Type   | Description |
| ---------- | ------ | ----------- |
| bucket\_id | string | bucket id   |
| id         | string | channel id  |

#### Headers

| Name          | Type   | Description  |
| ------------- | ------ | ------------ |
| Authorization | string | Bearer token |

#### Request Body

| Name          | Type   | Description                                                     |
| ------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| title         | string | The channel title                                               |
| url           | string | The channel URL for ingesting fingerprints on your local server |
| user\_defined | string | User-define                                                     |
| timeshift     | string | If enable the timeshifted fingerprint ingestring. 0 or 1.       |

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```
{
    "data": {
        "uid": 1,
        "bucket_id": 8894,
        "acr_id": "b46ba66d2548b23611c6efabed035182",
        "state": 0,
        "title": "test",
        "url": "udp://192.168.1.10",
        "user_defined": {
            "city": "New York"
        },
        "timeshift": 0,
        "updated_at": "2020-12-25T05:05:17.000000Z",
        "created_at": "2020-12-25T05:05:17.000000Z",
        "id": 8,
        "bucket_type": "Live"
    }
}
```

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{% tab title="Curl" %}

```bash
curl --location --request PUT 'https://api-v2.acrcloud.com/api/buckets/8884/channels/8' \
--header 'Accept: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer token' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"title":"test"}'
```

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## Delete ingesting channels

<mark style="color:red;">`DELETE`</mark> `https://api-v2.acrcloud.com/api/buckets/:bucket_id/channels/:ids`

#### Path Parameters

| Name       | Type   | Description                           |
| ---------- | ------ | ------------------------------------- |
| bucket\_id | string | The bucket id                         |
| ids        | string | One or multiple ids, separated by ',' |

#### Headers

| Name          | Type   | Description  |
| ------------- | ------ | ------------ |
| Authorization | string | Bearer token |

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```
```

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{% tab title="Curl" %}

```bash
curl --location --request DELETE 'https://api-v2.acrcloud.com/api/buckets/8894/channels/8' \
--header 'Accept: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer token'
```

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## Import channels

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `https://api-v2.acrcloud.com/api/buckets/:bucket_id/rec-channels`

Import channels to LiveRec bucket.

#### Path Parameters

| Name       | Type   | Description |
| ---------- | ------ | ----------- |
| bucket\_id | string | Bucket id   |

#### Headers

| Name          | Type   | Description  |
| ------------- | ------ | ------------ |
| Authorization | string | Bearer token |

#### Request Body

| Name | Type   | Description                                    |
| ---- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------- |
| ids  | string | One or multiple channels ids. Separated by ',' |

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```
{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": 5,
            "acr_id": "a25b69e996f6f220ddb7a0c4a53a11c1",
            "title": "channel-5",
            "state": 0,
            "bucket_id": 8885,
            "original_bucket_id": 8882,
            "created_at": "2020-12-25 07:39:29",
            "updated_at": "2020-12-25 07:39:29",
            "bucket_type": "LiveRec",
            "user_defined": {}
        },
        {
            "id": 6,
            "acr_id": "08e491a33c5c1bb7418ce49254fc35ed",
            "title": "adf",
            "state": 0,
            "bucket_id": 8885,
            "original_bucket_id": 8882,
            "created_at": "2020-12-25 07:39:29",
            "updated_at": "2020-12-25 07:39:29",
            "bucket_type": "LiveRec",
            "user_defined": {
                "channel_name": "abc",
                "channel_type": "def"
            }
        }
    ]
}
```

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{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Curl" %}

```bash
curl --location --request POST 'https://api-v2.acrcloud.com/api/buckets/8885/rec-channels' \
--header 'Accept: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer token' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"ids":[5,6]}'
```

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## Delete rec channels

<mark style="color:red;">`DELETE`</mark> `https://api-v2.acrcloud.com/api/buckets/:bucket_id/rec-channels/:ids`

#### Path Parameters

| Name       | Type   | Description                                   |
| ---------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------- |
| bucket\_id | number | The bucket id                                 |
| ids        | string | One or multiple channel ids. Separated by ',' |

#### Headers

| Name          | Type   | Description  |
| ------------- | ------ | ------------ |
| Authorization | string | Bearer token |

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```

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{% tab title="Curl" %}

```bash
curl --location --request DELETE 'https://api-v2.acrcloud.com/api/buckets/8895/rec-channels/5,6' \
--header 'Accept: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer token'
```

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## Create timeshift channels

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `https://api-v2.acrcloud.com/api/buckets/:bucket_id/timeshift-channels`

#### Path Parameters

| Name       | Type   | Description   |
| ---------- | ------ | ------------- |
| bucket\_id | number | The bucket id |

#### Headers

| Name          | Type   | Description  |
| ------------- | ------ | ------------ |
| Authorization | string | Bearer token |

#### Request Body

| Name | Type   | Description                                                                   |
| ---- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| time | number | The timeshift fingerprints keep-alive time (In hours). The default is 1 hour. |
| id   | number | The live channel id                                                           |

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```
{
    "data": {
        "id": 5,
        "title": "channel-5",
        "state": 0,
        "bucket_id": 8893,
        "acr_id": "a25b69e996f6f220ddb7a0c4a53a11c1",
        "time": 24,
        "original_bucket_id": 8882,
        "created_at": "2020-12-25 07:57:52",
        "updated_at": "2020-12-25 07:57:52",
        "bucket_type": "LiveTimeshift",
        "user_defined": {}
    }
}
```

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{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Curl" %}

```bash
curl --location --request POST 'https://api-v2.acrcloud.com/api/buckets/8893/timeshift-channels' \
--header 'Accept: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer token' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"id":5, "time":24}'
```

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## Delete timeshift channels

<mark style="color:red;">`DELETE`</mark> `https://api-v2.acrcloud.com/api/buckets/:bucket_id/timeshift-channels/:ids`

#### Path Parameters

| Name       | Type   | Description                                   |
| ---------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------- |
| ids        | string | One or multiple channel ids, Separated by ',' |
| bucket\_id | number | The bucket id                                 |

#### Headers

| Name          | Type   | Description  |
| ------------- | ------ | ------------ |
| Authorization | string | Bearer token |

## Get Live/Timeshift Channels status

<mark style="color:red;">`GET`</mark> `https://api-v2.acrcloud.com/api/buckets/:bucket_id/channels-stat`

#### Path Parameters

| Name       | Type   | Description                  |
| ---------- | ------ | ---------------------------- |
| bucket\_id | number | The Live/Timeshift bucket id |

#### Query Parameters

| Name | Type     | Description                       |
| ---- | -------- | --------------------------------- |
| date | datetime | <p>For example:<br>2024-05-17</p> |

#### Headers

| Name          | Type   | Description  |
| ------------- | ------ | ------------ |
| Authorization | string | Bearer token |

#### Response

|         |        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| ------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| id      | number | The channel id                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| title   | string | The channel name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| acr\_id | string | acr id                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| hour    | string | Hour (24-hour clock) as a zero-padded decimal number. utf+0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| seconds | number | <p>The fingerprint duration that the server side received.</p><p>This value has a certain margin of error (mainly due to the possibility of silence at the beginning or end of fingerprint fragments). We consider that if the total duration of fingerprints received in a complete hour is 3500 < seconds <= 3600, it indicates that the data received during this hour is normal.</p> |

```json
[ {
            "id": 1800,
            "title": "channel1",
            "acr_id": "556ddb768bba7d38fa22fcb3eaf7b6ea",
            "stats": {
                "2024-05-17": [
                    {
                        "hour": "00", 
                        "seconds": 3578
                    },
                    {
                        "hour": "01",
                        "seconds": 3582
                    },
                    {
                        "hour": "02",
                        "seconds": 3578
                    },
                    {
                        "hour": "03",
                        "seconds": 288
                    }
                ]
            }
  },
……
]
```

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{% tab title="Curl" %}

```bash
curl --location 'https://ap-api-v2.acrcloud.com/api/buckets/12334/channels-stat?date=2024-05-17' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN’ \
--header 'Accept: application/json'
```

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{% tab title="Python" %}

````python
```python
import requests

url = "https://api-v2.acrcloud.com/api/buckets/12334/channels-stat?date=2024-05-17"

payload = {}
headers = {
  'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN',
  'Accept': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers, data=payload)

print(response.text)
```
````

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