MediaProcessor

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A media processor transforms media content into a different output. For example, you can use a media processor to transcode video from one bitrate and codec into another or to watermark a video. For a list of Microsoft Azure Media Services MediaProcessors, see Get a Media Processor.

This topic gives an overview of the MediaProcessor entity and also demonstrates how to execute various operations with the Media Services REST API.

Important

When accessing entities in Media Services, you must set specific header fields and values in your HTTP requests.
For more information, see Setup for Media Services REST API Development and Connecting to Media Services with the Media Services REST API.

MediaProcessor Entity Properties

Property Type Description
Id

Read-only. Set by Media Services.		 Edm.String Unique identifier.
Name

Read-only. Set by Media Services.		 Edm.String The friendly name of the MediaProcessor.
Description

Read-only. Set by Media Services.		 Edm.String A description about the MediaProcessor.
Sku

Read-only. Set by Media Services.		 Edm.String The SKU of the MediaProcessor.
Vendor

Read-only. Set by Media Services.		 Edm.String The vendor name of the MediaProcessor
Version

Read-only. Set by Media Services.		 Edm.String The version of the MediaProcessor.

List MediaProcessors

MediaProcessors can be retrieved using a GET HTTP request.

Method Request URI HTTP Version
GET https://<accountname>.restv2.<location>.media.azure.net/api/MediaProcessors HTTP/1.1

Sample Request

To get the latest x-ms-version:, see Media Services REST.

GET https://<accountname>.restv2.<location>.media.azure.net/api/MediaProcessors HTTP/1.1  
Content-Type: application/json;odata=verbose  
Accept: application/json;odata=verbose  
DataServiceVersion: 3.0  
MaxDataServiceVersion: 3.0  
x-ms-version: 2.19  
Authorization: Bearer <token value>  
Host: media.windows.net

See Also

ContentKey
Asset
AccessPolicy
AssetFile
JobTemplate
Locator
Job
Task
TaskTemplate
Quotas and Limitations