AWS MediaTailor

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Use the AWS Elemental MediaTailor SDKs and CLI to configure scalable ad insertion and linear channels. With MediaTailor, you can assemble existing content into a linear stream and serve targeted ads to viewers while maintaining broadcast quality in over-the-top (OTT) video applications. For information about using the service, including detailed information about the settings covered in this guide, see the AWS Elemental MediaTailor

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET ListAlerts

Lists the alerts that are associated with a MediaTailor channel assembly resource.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/mediatailor/2018-04-23/alerts#resourceArn?NextToken=example&nextToken=example&MaxResults=example&maxResults=1&resourceArn=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/mediatailor/2018-04-23/alerts#resourceArn?NextToken=example&nextToken=example&MaxResults=example&maxResults=1&resourceArn=example"

import requests
params = {
    "NextToken": "example",
    "nextToken": "example",
    "MaxResults": "example",
    "maxResults": "1",
    "resourceArn": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/mediatailor/2018-04-23/alerts#resourceArn",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/mediatailor/2018-04-23/alerts#resourceArn');
url.searchParams.set('NextToken', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('nextToken', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('MaxResults', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('maxResults', '1');
url.searchParams.set('resourceArn', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/mediatailor/2018-04-23/alerts#resourceArn")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("NextToken", "example")
	q.Set("nextToken", "example")
	q.Set("MaxResults", "example")
	q.Set("maxResults", "1")
	q.Set("resourceArn", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/mediatailor/2018-04-23/alerts#resourceArn")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "NextToken" => "example",
  "nextToken" => "example",
  "MaxResults" => "example",
  "maxResults" => "1",
  "resourceArn" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/mediatailor/2018-04-23/alerts#resourceArn?" . http_build_query([
    "NextToken" => "example",
    "nextToken" => "example",
    "MaxResults" => "example",
    "maxResults" => "1",
    "resourceArn" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET ListChannels

Retrieves information about the channels that are associated with the current AWS account.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/mediatailor/2018-04-23/channels?NextToken=example&nextToken=example&MaxResults=example&maxResults=1

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/mediatailor/2018-04-23/channels?NextToken=example&nextToken=example&MaxResults=example&maxResults=1"

import requests
params = {
    "NextToken": "example",
    "nextToken": "example",
    "MaxResults": "example",
    "maxResults": "1"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/mediatailor/2018-04-23/channels",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/mediatailor/2018-04-23/channels');
url.searchParams.set('NextToken', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('nextToken', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('MaxResults', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('maxResults', '1');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/mediatailor/2018-04-23/channels")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("NextToken", "example")
	q.Set("nextToken", "example")
	q.Set("MaxResults", "example")
	q.Set("maxResults", "1")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/mediatailor/2018-04-23/channels")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "NextToken" => "example",
  "nextToken" => "example",
  "MaxResults" => "example",
  "maxResults" => "1"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/mediatailor/2018-04-23/channels?" . http_build_query([
    "NextToken" => "example",
    "nextToken" => "example",
    "MaxResults" => "example",
    "maxResults" => "1"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET ListPlaybackConfigurations

Retrieves existing playback configurations. For information about MediaTailor configurations, see Working with Configurations in AWS Elemental MediaTailor .

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/mediatailor/2018-04-23/playbackConfigurations?NextToken=example&MaxResults=1

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/mediatailor/2018-04-23/playbackConfigurations?NextToken=example&MaxResults=1"

import requests
params = {
    "NextToken": "example",
    "MaxResults": "1"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/mediatailor/2018-04-23/playbackConfigurations",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/mediatailor/2018-04-23/playbackConfigurations');
url.searchParams.set('NextToken', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('MaxResults', '1');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/mediatailor/2018-04-23/playbackConfigurations")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("NextToken", "example")
	q.Set("MaxResults", "1")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/mediatailor/2018-04-23/playbackConfigurations")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "NextToken" => "example",
  "MaxResults" => "1"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/mediatailor/2018-04-23/playbackConfigurations?" . http_build_query([
    "NextToken" => "example",
    "MaxResults" => "1"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with AWS MediaTailor?

AWS MediaTailor is a Cloud API. Developers commonly use cloud APIs for:

provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure
automating deployments and container orchestration
monitoring uptime and performance metrics
managing storage buckets and databases
setting up auto-scaling and load balancing

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. AWS MediaTailor is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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