Media playback
This topic provides examples on how to use the API operations of the media playback module. The API operations used in this topic are encapsulated in ApsaraVideo server operation SDK for Python. You can call the API operations to query playback URLs and playback credentials.
Usage notes
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You can get SDK sample code from Alibaba Cloud OpenAPI Explorer. On the Parameters tab, configure the required parameters and make a call. Then, on the SDK Sample Code tab, select the SDK version and programming language to view and download the code. For more information, see Automatic generation of SDK examples.
Initialize the client
Before you can use the SDK, initialize a client. For more information, see Initialization.
Obtain a playback URL
You can call the GetPlayInfo operation to obtain a playback URL.
For more information, visit GetPlayInfo
After you obtain the playback URL, you can use the playback URL to play the video in a client. For more information, see Use playback URLs to play videos.
Obtain a playback credential
You can call the GetVideoPlayAuth operation to obtain a playback credential.
After you obtain the playback credential, you can use the playback credential to play the video in a client. For more information, see Use playback credentials to play videos.