Create Transcoding Profile

add stream profiles setting

curl -X POST "https://api.5centscdn.com/v2/streams/settings/profiles/new" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "_METHOD": "PUT",
  "name": "My 720p Profile",
  "filemode": "hd",
  "f": "mp4",
  "cv": "libx264",
  "sv": "720p",
  "svvalue": "1280x720",
  "deinterlace": "0",
  "bvvalue": 2500,
  "fps": 30,
  "preset": "veryfast",
  "vprofile": "main",
  "vlevel": "4.0",
  "bframe": "3",
  "gop": 2,
  "tune": "disabled",
  "ca": "aac",
  "aca": 2,
  "bavalue": "128",
  "ara": "44100"
}'

import requests
import json

url = "https://api.5centscdn.com/v2/streams/settings/profiles/new"
headers = {
  "Content-Type": "application/json",
  "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
data = {
  "_METHOD": "PUT",
  "name": "My 720p Profile",
  "filemode": "hd",
  "f": "mp4",
  "cv": "libx264",
  "sv": "720p",
  "svvalue": "1280x720",
  "deinterlace": "0",
  "bvvalue": 2500,
  "fps": 30,
  "preset": "veryfast",
  "vprofile": "main",
  "vlevel": "4.0",
  "bframe": "3",
  "gop": 2,
  "tune": "disabled",
  "ca": "aac",
  "aca": 2,
  "bavalue": "128",
  "ara": "44100"
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)
print(response.json())

const response = await fetch("https://api.5centscdn.com/v2/streams/settings/profiles/new", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
  "Content-Type": "application/json",
  "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
},
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "_METHOD": "PUT",
  "name": "My 720p Profile",
  "filemode": "hd",
  "f": "mp4",
  "cv": "libx264",
  "sv": "720p",
  "svvalue": "1280x720",
  "deinterlace": "0",
  "bvvalue": 2500,
  "fps": 30,
  "preset": "veryfast",
  "vprofile": "main",
  "vlevel": "4.0",
  "bframe": "3",
  "gop": 2,
  "tune": "disabled",
  "ca": "aac",
  "aca": 2,
  "bavalue": "128",
  "ara": "44100"
})
});

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

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "bytes"
    "encoding/json"
)

func main() {
    data := []byte(`{
  "_METHOD": "PUT",
  "name": "My 720p Profile",
  "filemode": "hd",
  "f": "mp4",
  "cv": "libx264",
  "sv": "720p",
  "svvalue": "1280x720",
  "deinterlace": "0",
  "bvvalue": 2500,
  "fps": 30,
  "preset": "veryfast",
  "vprofile": "main",
  "vlevel": "4.0",
  "bframe": "3",
  "gop": 2,
  "tune": "disabled",
  "ca": "aac",
  "aca": 2,
  "bavalue": "128",
  "ara": "44100"
}`)

    req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.5centscdn.com/v2/streams/settings/profiles/new", bytes.NewBuffer(data))
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
    req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "YOUR_API_KEY")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    fmt.Println("Response Status:", resp.Status)
}

require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://api.5centscdn.com/v2/streams/settings/profiles/new')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request['X-API-Key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
request.body = '{
  "_METHOD": "PUT",
  "name": "My 720p Profile",
  "filemode": "hd",
  "f": "mp4",
  "cv": "libx264",
  "sv": "720p",
  "svvalue": "1280x720",
  "deinterlace": "0",
  "bvvalue": 2500,
  "fps": 30,
  "preset": "veryfast",
  "vprofile": "main",
  "vlevel": "4.0",
  "bframe": "3",
  "gop": 2,
  "tune": "disabled",
  "ca": "aac",
  "aca": 2,
  "bavalue": "128",
  "ara": "44100"
}'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.body

{
  "result": "success",
  "message": "Transcoding Settings, New Profile Created",
  "profileid": 129699
}

POST

/streams/settings/profiles/new

POST

Base URLstring

Target server for requests. Edit to use your own host.

API Key (header: X-API-Key)

X-API-Keystring

Required

API key (sent in header)

Content-Typestring

Required

The media type of the request body

Options: application/json

_METHODstring

Required

HTTP method override for this request. This endpoint accepts POST, but set this to PUT to perform an update operation.

namestring

Required

Name of the transcoding profile.

filemodestring

Stream quality tier. Allowed values: sd, hd, uhd.

fstring

Container format for the output stream. Allowed value: mp4.

cvstring

Video codec for encoding. libx264 means H.264, libx265 means H.265. Allowed values: libx264, libx265.

svstring

Output resolution preset. Use as_defined to specify a custom resolution via svvalue. Allowed values: 2160p, 1440p, 1080p, 720p, 576p, 480p, 360p, 240p, 144p, as_defined.

svvaluestring

Custom resolution in WIDTHxHEIGHT format. Required when sv is set to as_defined. Width range is 256–7680, height range is 144–4320, both values must be divisible by 2.

deinterlacestring

Enable or disable deinterlacing. 1 means enabled, 0 means disabled.

bvvalueinteger

Video bitrate in kbps.

Format: int32

fpsinteger

Frames per second for the output stream. 0 means As Source. Allowed values: 0, 24, 25, 30, 48, 50, 60.

Format: int32

presetstring

Encoding speed preset. Faster presets reduce CPU usage but may lower quality. Allowed values: superfast, veryfast, faster, fast.

vprofilestring

Video encoding profile. libx264 supports baseline, main, high. libx265 supports main only. Allowed values: baseline, main, high.

vlevelstring

H.264/H.265 encoding level. Allowed values: 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2.

bframestring

Number of consecutive B-frames used in encoding. Higher values improve compression but increase latency.

gopinteger

Group of Pictures (keyframe) interval in seconds. Allowed values: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12.

Format: int32

tunestring

Encoding tune to optimize for a specific use case. zerolatency reduces encoding delay, fastdecode optimizes for fast decoding, disabled applies no tuning. libx264 supports disabled, zerolatency, fastdecode. libx265 supports disabled, fastdecode. Allowed values: disabled, zerolatency, fastdecode.

castring

Audio codec for encoding. Allowed value: aac.

acainteger

Audio channel configuration. 0 means As Source, 1 means Mono, 2 means Stereo.

Format: int32

bavaluestring

Audio bitrate in kbps. Min 32 max 320.

arastring

Audio sample rate in Hz. Allowed values: 16000, 22050, 32000, 44100, 48000.

Request Preview

Response

Response will appear here after sending the request

Authentication

header

X-API-Keystring

Required

API Key for authentication. Provide your API key in the header.

Body

application/json

_METHODstring

Required

HTTP method override for this request. This endpoint accepts POST, but set this to PUT to perform an update operation.

Example:

PUT

namestring

Required

Name of the transcoding profile.

Example:

My 720p Profile

filemodestring

Stream quality tier. Allowed values: sd, hd, uhd.

Example:

hd

fstring

Container format for the output stream. Allowed value: mp4.

Example:

mp4

cvstring

Video codec for encoding. libx264 means H.264, libx265 means H.265. Allowed values: libx264, libx265.

Example:

libx264

svstring

Output resolution preset. Use as_defined to specify a custom resolution via svvalue. Allowed values: 2160p, 1440p, 1080p, 720p, 576p, 480p, 360p, 240p, 144p, as_defined.

Example:

720p

svvaluestring

Custom resolution in WIDTHxHEIGHT format. Required when sv is set to as_defined. Width range is 256–7680, height range is 144–4320, both values must be divisible by 2.

Example:

1280x720

deinterlacestring

Enable or disable deinterlacing. 1 means enabled, 0 means disabled.

Example:

0

bvvalueinteger

Video bitrate in kbps.

Example:

2500

fpsinteger

Frames per second for the output stream. 0 means As Source. Allowed values: 0, 24, 25, 30, 48, 50, 60.

Example:

30

presetstring

Encoding speed preset. Faster presets reduce CPU usage but may lower quality. Allowed values: superfast, veryfast, faster, fast.

Example:

veryfast

vprofilestring

Video encoding profile. libx264 supports baseline, main, high. libx265 supports main only. Allowed values: baseline, main, high.

Example:

main

vlevelstring

H.264/H.265 encoding level. Allowed values: 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2.

Example:

4.0

bframestring

Number of consecutive B-frames used in encoding. Higher values improve compression but increase latency.

Example:

3

gopinteger

Group of Pictures (keyframe) interval in seconds. Allowed values: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12.

Example:

2

tunestring

Example:

disabled

castring

Audio codec for encoding. Allowed value: aac.

Example:

aac

acainteger

Audio channel configuration. 0 means As Source, 1 means Mono, 2 means Stereo.

Example:

2

bavaluestring

Audio bitrate in kbps. Min 32 max 320.

Example:

128

arastring

Audio sample rate in Hz. Allowed values: 16000, 22050, 32000, 44100, 48000.

Example:

44100

Responses

resultstring

Status of the API response.

messagestring

Human-readable message describing the result.

profileidinteger

The ID of the newly created transcoding profile.

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curl -X POST "https://api.5centscdn.com/v2/streams/settings/profiles/new" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \ -d '{ "_METHOD": "PUT", "name": "My 720p Profile", "filemode": "hd", "f": "mp4", "cv": "libx264", "sv": "720p", "svvalue": "1280x720", "deinterlace": "0", "bvvalue": 2500, "fps": 30, "preset": "veryfast", "vprofile": "main", "vlevel": "4.0", "bframe": "3", "gop": 2, "tune": "disabled", "ca": "aac", "aca": 2, "bavalue": "128", "ara": "44100" }'