Search, view, publish, and delete media files in the Media List-ApsaraVideo Media Processing(MPS)-阿里云帮助中心

Video files uploaded through the console or processed by a workflow are added to the Media List. You can search, view, publish, and delete these media files.

Feature overview

Feature	Description
Conditional search	You can find media files by time, original filename, or media ID.
View media information	A media file is a collection of resources, including the source video and outputs from a workflow, such as transcoded videos and snapshots. Each media file has a unique media ID. You can use this ID to view the file's basic information, metadata (such as creation time, format, duration, bitrate, frame rate, dimensions, and size), and transcoding address (an OSS address). Tabs like Intelligent Thumbnail, Content Moderation, and Video DNA also display information from their corresponding workflow nodes.
Media publishing	By default, the publish node in the workflow determines the media file's publish status. Publish: Makes all playback resources publicly accessible. Snapshots inherit access permissions from their OSS bucket. Unpublish: Makes the media file's resources private.
Delete a media file	Deletes the media file's metadata from ApsaraVideo for Media Processing, but leaves the source and output files in OSS.
Update media information	You can use Media APIs to fully or partially update a media file's information.

Manage media files in the console

Media information

Log on to the MPS console.
In the top navigation bar, select a region from the drop-down list.
In the navigation pane on the left, choose Media Management > Media List.
In the Media List, find the media file that you want to manage and click Manage in the Actions column. The Basics tab appears.

Click the tabs to view information from the corresponding workflow nodes.

Note

The Intelligent Thumbnail, Content Moderation, and Video DNA tabs appear only if the features are available in the selected region. For more information, see Service regions.

Tab	Content
Basics	Displays information such as the media file name, task ID, and creation time.
Get Transcoding URL	Nodes: Lists all transcode nodes from the workflow. For example, if a video is processed by three transcode nodes, you can switch among four nodes (the source file and the three nodes). Click a node to view its basic information and media address. Basic Information: Displays the node's basic information: region, format, bitrate, size, duration, frame rate, and dimensions. Media Address: The OSS address of the node's output. Click Copy URL to copy the address.
Snapshot Management	Nodes: Displays snapshot information for all transcode nodes in the workflow. Click a node to view its snapshots. Snapshots: Displays the snapshots for the selected node. Click Zoom In to view a larger image. Click Copy URL to copy the snapshot's OSS address.
Intelligent Thumbnail	Basic Information: Displays information such as the task ID, transcode status, and creation time. Configuration: MPS queue ID. Input File: Bucket (input bucket name), Location (OSS region), and Object (input object). Snapshots: Displays the snapshots for the video file. Click Zoom In to view a larger image. Click Copy URL to copy the OSS address.
Content Moderation	Basic Information: Displays information such as the task ID, transcode status, and creation time. Configuration: Displays information such as the MPS queue ID and moderation type. Moderation Result: Displays any detected violations. Snapshots of non-compliant content appear on the Block or Review tab. If the automated moderation result is "pass", no violation snapshots appear on the Block and Review tabs. If the automated moderation result is "fail", you can view the violation snapshots on the Block and Review tabs. Video Playback: Click the play button to preview the moderated video. Important Previewing the video incurs charges for OSS and Alibaba Cloud CDN traffic.
Video DNA	Basic Information: Displays information such as the task ID, transcode status, creation time, and completion time. Configuration: MPS queue ID. Processing Result: The output generated by the workflow or task. The output depends on the ingestion rules you select when creating a workflow with a Video DNA node or a standalone Video DNA task.

Publish media

Log on to the MPS console.
In the top navigation bar, select a region from the drop-down list.
In the left navigation bar, select Media Management > Media List to go to the Media List page.
Set the status.
- Publish: In the Media List, select a media file whose Media Status is Unpublished, click Publish in the Actions column, and then click OK in the dialog box that appears.
- Unpublish: In the Media List, find a media file whose Media Status is Published, click Unpublish in its Actions column, and then click OK in the dialog box that appears.
  Important
  After you unpublish a media file, it is no longer accessible through its OSS or Alibaba Cloud CDN address.

Delete media

Important

Deleting a media file from the Media List removes only its metadata from the service, not the actual files in OSS. Files deleted directly from OSS cannot be recovered.

Log on to the MPS console.
In the top navigation bar, select a region from the drop-down list.
In the navigation pane on the left, choose Media List.
Find the media file you want to delete and click Delete in the Actions column.
In the confirmation dialog box, click OK.

Manage media files using APIs

ApsaraVideo for Media Processing provides Media APIs to create, delete, update, and query media files. For more information, see Media APIs.