The resources.Video class provides methods to manage the videos you've uploaded to the platform.

Methods

Retrieve video information

Description: This method retrieves information about the specified video.

Function signature and example:

def retrieve(self, index_id: str, id: str, **kwargs) -> models.Video

video = client.index.video.retrieve(index_id="<YOUR_INDEX_ID>", id="<YOUR_VIDEO_ID>")

print(f"ID: {video.id}")
print(f"Created at: {video.created_at}")
print(f"Updated at: {video.updated_at}")
print(f"Indexed at: {video.indexed_at}")
print("Metadata:")
print(f"  Filename: {video.metadata.filename}")
print(f"  Duration: {video.metadata.duration}")
print(f"  FPS: {video.metadata.fps}")
print(f"  Width: {video.metadata.width}")
print(f"  Height: {video.metadata.height}")
print(f"  Size: {video.metadata.size}")
if video.hls:
    print("HLS:")
    print(f"  Video URL: {video.hls.video_url}")
    print("  Thumbnail URLs:")
    for url in video.hls.thumbnail_urls or []:
        print(f"    {url}")
    print(f"  Status: {video.hls.status}")
    print(f"  Updated At: {video.hls.updated_at}")
if video.source:
    print("Source:")
    print(f"  Type: {video.source.type}")
    print(f"  Name: {video.source.name}")
    print(f"  URL: {video.source.url}")

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`index_id`	`str`	Yes	The unique identifier of the index to which the video has been uploaded.
`id`	`str`	Yes	The unique identifier of the video to retrieve.
`**kwargs`	`dict`	No	Additional keyword arguments for the request.

Return value:Returns a models.Video object representing the retrieved video.

API Reference: For a description of each field in the request and response, see the Retrieve video information page.

List videos with direct pagination

Description: This method returns a paginated list of the videos in the specified index based on the provided parameters. Choose this method mainly when the total number of items is manageable, or you must fetch a single page of results. By default, the platform returns your videos sorted by their upload date, with the newest at the top of the list.

Function signature and example:

def list(
    self,
    index_id: str,
    *,
    id: Optional[str] = None,
    filename: Optional[str] = None,
    size: Optional[Union[int, Dict[str, int]]] = None,
    width: Optional[Union[int, Dict[str, int]]] = None,
    height: Optional[Union[int, Dict[str, int]]] = None,
    duration: Optional[Union[int, Dict[str, int]]] = None,
    fps: Optional[Union[int, Dict[str, int]]] = None,
    metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
    created_at: Optional[Union[str, Dict[str, str]]] = None,
    updated_at: Optional[Union[str, Dict[str, str]]] = None,
    indexed_at: Optional[Union[str, Dict[str, str]]] = None,
    page: Optional[int] = None,
    page_limit: Optional[int] = None,
    sort_by: Optional[str] = None,
    sort_option: Optional[str] = None,
    **kwargs
) -> RootModelList[models.Video]

videos = client.index.video.list(
    index_id="<YOUR_INDEX_ID>",
    id="<YOUR_VIDEO_ID>",
    filename="<YOUR_FILENAME>",
    size=1024,
    width=920,
    height=1080,
    duration=100,
    fps=30,
    metadata={"category": "nature"},
    created_at="2024-09-17T07:53:46.365Z",
    updated_at="2024-09-17T07:53:46.365Z",
    indexed_at="2024-09-17T07:55:22.125Z",
    page=1,
    page_limit=5,
    sort_by="created_at",
    sort_option="desc"
)
for video in videos:
    print(f"ID: {video.id}")
    print(f"  Created at: {video.created_at}")
    print(f"  Updated at: {video.updated_at}")
    print(f"  Indexed at: {video.indexed_at}")
    print("  Metadata:")
    print(f"    Filename: {video.metadata.filename}")
    print(f"    Duration: {video.metadata.duration}")
    print(f"    FPS: {video.metadata.fps}")
    print(f"    Width: {video.metadata.width}")
    print(f"    Height: {video.metadata.height}")
    print(f"  Size: {video.metadata.size}")
    if video.hls:
        print("  HLS:")
        print(f"    Video URL: {video.hls.video_url}")
        print("    Thumbnail URLs:")
        for url in video.hls.thumbnail_urls or []:
            print(f"      {url}")
        print(f"    Status: {video.hls.status}")
        print(f"    Updated At: {video.hls.updated_at}")
    if video.source:
        print("  Source:")
        print(f"    Type: {video.source.type}")
        print(f"    Name: {video.source.name}")
        print(f"    URL: {video.source.url}")

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`index_id`	`str`	Yes	The unique identifier of the index for which the API will retrieve the videos.
`id`	`Optional[str]`	No	Filter by the unique identifier of a video.
`filename`	`Optional[str]`	No	Filter by the name of the video file.
`size`	`Optional[Union[int, Dict[str, int]]]`	No	Filter by the size of the video file. This parameter can be an integer or a dictionary for range queries.
`width`	`Optional[Union[int, Dict[str, int]]]`	No	Filter by the width of the video. This parameter can be an integer or a dictionary for range queries.
`height`	`Optional[Union[int, Dict[str, int]]]`	No	Filter by the height of the video. This parameter can be an integer or a dictionary for range queries.
`duration`	`Optional[Union[int, Dict[str, int]]]`	No	Filter by the duration of the video. This parameter can be an integer or a dictionary for range queries.
`fps`	`Optional[Union[int, Dict[str, int]]]`	No	Filter by the number frames per second. This parameter can be an integer or a dictionary for range queries.
`metadata`	`Optional[Dict[str, Any]]`	No	Filter by metadata.
`created_at`	`Optional[Union[str, Dict[str, str]]]`	No	Filter by the creation date. This parameter can be a string or a dictionary for range queries.
`updated_at`	`Optional[Union[str, Dict[str, str]]]`	No	Filter by the last update date. This parameter can be a string or a dictionary for range queries.
`indexed_at`	`Optional[Union[str, Dict[str, str]]]`	No	Filter by the indexing date. This parameter can be a string or a dictionary for range queries.
`page`	`Optional[int]`	No	Page number for pagination.
`page_limit`	`Optional[int]`	No	Number of items per page.
`sort_by`	`Optional[str]`	No	Field to sort by.
`sort_option`	`Optional[str]`	No	Sort order. You can specify one of the following values: "asc" or "desc".
`**kwargs`	`dict`	No	Additional keyword arguments for the request.

Return value: Returns a RootModelList containing models.Video objects, representing the list of videos that match the specified criteria.

API Reference: For a description of each field in the request and response, see the List videos page.

Related guides:

List videos with iterative pagination

Description: This method iterates through a paginated list of the videos in the specified index based on the provided parameters. Choose this method mainly when your application must retrieve a large number of items. By default, the API returns your videos sorted by creation date, with the newest at the top of the list.

Function signature and example:

def list_pagination(
    self,
    index_id: str,
    *,
    id: Optional[str] = None,
    filename: Optional[str] = None,
    size: Optional[Union[int, Dict[str, int]]] = None,
    width: Optional[Union[int, Dict[str, int]]] = None,
    height: Optional[Union[int, Dict[str, int]]] = None,
    duration: Optional[Union[int, Dict[str, int]]] = None,
    fps: Optional[Union[int, Dict[str, int]]] = None,
    metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
    created_at: Optional[Union[str, Dict[str, str]]] = None,
    updated_at: Optional[Union[str, Dict[str, str]]] = None,
    indexed_at: Optional[Union[str, Dict[str, str]]] = None,
    page: Optional[int] = None,
    page_limit: Optional[int] = None,
    sort_by: Optional[str] = None,
    sort_option: Optional[str] = None,
    **kwargs
) -> models.VideoListWithPagination

def print_page(page):
    for video in page:
        print(f"ID: {video.id}")
        print(f"  Created at: {video.created_at}")
        print(f"  Updated at: {video.updated_at}")
        print(f"  Indexed at: {video.indexed_at}")
        print("  Metadata:")
        print(f"    Filename: {video.metadata.filename}")
        print(f"    Duration: {video.metadata.duration}")
        print(f"    FPS: {video.metadata.fps}")
        print(f"    Width: {video.metadata.width}")
        print(f"    Height: {video.metadata.height}")
        print(f"    Size: {video.metadata.size}")
        if video.hls:
            print("  HLS:")
            print(f"    Video URL: {video.hls.video_url}")
            print("    Thumbnail URLs:")
            for url in video.hls.thumbnail_urls or []:
                print(f"      {url}")
            print(f"    Status: {video.hls.status}")
            print(f"    Updated At: {video.hls.updated_at}")
        if video.source:
            print("  Source:")
            print(f"    Type: {video.source.type}")
            print(f"    Name: {video.source.name}")
            print(f"    URL: {video.source.url}")

# Fetch the initial page of results
video_paginator = client.index.video.list_pagination(
    index_id="<YOUR_INDEX_ID>",
    id="<YOUR_VIDEO_ID",
    filename="01.mp4",
    size=1024,
    width=920,
    height=1080,
    duration=100,
    fps=30,
    metadata={"category": "nature"},
    created_at="2024-09-17T07:53:46.365Z",
    updated_at="2024-09-17T07:53:46.365Z",
    indexed_at="2024-09-17T07:55:22.125Z",
    page=1,
    page_limit=5,
    sort_by="created_at",
    sort_option="desc"
)

# Print the first page of results
print_page(video_paginator.data)

# Iterate through subsequent pages
while True:
    try:
        next_task_page = next(video_paginator)
        print_page(next_task_page)
    except StopIteration:
        break

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`index_id`	`str`	Yes	The unique identifier of the index for which the API will retrieve the videos.
`id`	`Optional[str]`	No	Filter by the unique identifier of a video.
`filename`	`Optional[str]`	No	Filter by the name of the video file.
`size`	`Optional[Union[int, Dict[str, int]]]`	No	Filter by the size of the video file. This parameter can be an integer or a dictionary for range queries.
`width`	`Optional[Union[int, Dict[str, int]]]`	No	Filter by the width of the video. This parameter can be an integer or a dictionary for range queries.
`height`	`Optional[Union[int, Dict[str, int]]]`	No	Filter by the height of the video. This parameter can be an integer or a dictionary for range queries.
`duration`	`Optional[Union[int, Dict[str, int]]]`	No	Filter by the duration of the video. This parameter can be an integer or a dictionary for range queries.
`fps`	`Optional[Union[int, Dict[str, int]]]`	No	Filter by the number of frames per second. This parameter can be an integer or a dictionary for range queries.
`metadata`	`Optional[Dict[str, Any]]`	No	Filter by metadata.
`created_at`	`Optional[Union[str, Dict[str, str]]]`	No	Filter by the creation date. This parameter can be a string or a dictionary for range queries.
`updated_at`	`Optional[Union[str, Dict[str, str]]]`	No	Filter by the last update date. This parameter can be a string or a dictionary for range queries.
`indexed_at`	`Optional[Union[str, Dict[str, str]]]`	No	Filter by the indexing date. This parameter can be a string or a dictionary for range queries.
`page`	`Optional[int]`	No	Page number for pagination.
`page_limit`	`Optional[int]`	No	Number of items per page.
`sort_by`	`Optional[str]`	No	Field to sort by.
`sort_option`	`Optional[str]`	No	Sort order. You can specify one of the following values: "asc" or "desc".
`**kwargs`	`dict`	No	Additional keyword arguments for the request.

Return value: Returns a models.VideoListWithPagination object, containing the list of videos that match the specified criteria and pagination information.

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Note
To retrieve subsequent pages of results, use the iterator protocol:

Call the next function, passing the VideoListWithPagination object as a parameter.

Repeat this call until a StopIteration exception occurs, indicating no more pages exist.

API Reference: For a description of each field in the request and response, see the List videos page.

Related guides:

Update video information

Description: This method updates the title and metadata of a video.

Function signature and example:

def update(
    self,
    index_id: str,
    id: str,
    *,
    title: Optional[str] = None,
    metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
    **kwargs
) -> None

client.index.video.update(
    index.id, video.id, title="<YOUR_VIDEO_TITLE>", metadata={"from_sdk": True}
)

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`index_id`	`str`	Yes	The unique identifier of the index to which the video has been uploaded.
`id`	`str`	Yes	The unique identifier of the video.
`title`	`Optional[str]`	No	The new title for the video
`metadata`	`Optional[Dict[str, Any]]`	No	A dictionary containing the metadata you want to update or add. Note that only the provided properties are modified; the omitted properties remain unchanged.
`**kwargs`	`dict`	No	Additional keyword arguments for the request.

Return value: None. The method doesn't return any value.

API Reference: For a description of each field in the request, see the Update video information page.

Delete video information

Description: This method deletes all the information about the specified video. This action cannot be undone.

Function signature and example:

def delete(self, index_id: str, id: str, **kwargs) -> None

client.task.delete(index_id="<YOUR_INDEX_ID>", id="<YOUR_VIDEO_ID>")

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`index_id`	`string`	Yes	The unique identifier of the index to which the video has been uploaded.
`id`	`string`	Yes	The unique identifier of the video to delete.
`**kwargs`	`dict`	No	Additional keyword arguments for the request.

Return value: None. The method doesn't return any value.

API Reference: Delete video information.

Manage videos

Methods

Retrieve video information

List videos with direct pagination

List videos with iterative pagination

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Note

Update video information

Delete video information

Methods

Retrieve video information

List videos with direct pagination

List videos with iterative pagination

📘Note

Update video information

Delete video information

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Note