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Choose the right interface for the job
AWS Elemental Live is software or an appliance for formatting live video for broadcast television and streaming to internet-connected devices. It is distinct from AWS Elemental MediaLive, which has a separate API reference. The broader Elemental Live suite also includes Elemental Conductor for cluster management and optional Elemental Statmux for multi-program transport streams in a Conductor cluster. See AWS’s Elemental Live overview.
| Interface | What it is suited to |
|---|---|
| Browser web interface | Operator interaction through the product’s web UI. |
| REST API | Automation of web-interface features plus automation-specific features, according to AWS’s Interfaces for Elemental Live. |
| SNMP | Basic monitoring and control, rather than the broader REST automation surface. |
AWS describes the REST interface this way: “The REST-based interface supports all features of the web interface as well as automation features.” For repeatable event changes and runtime input switching, REST is the interface to build around.
Check your installed release and API guide first
API compatibility depends on the Elemental Live release actually deployed. AWS says its current user documentation applies to Elemental Live 2.17 and later; the corresponding Conductor documentation applies from 3.17. Those are documentation coverage statements, not proof that a particular endpoint or payload works unchanged on every installation. AWS directs operators to the API guide available from the appliance web interface’s Support tab. Use that version-matched guide for request schemas, authentication, endpoint details, and any release-specific behavior before adapting the patterns here. See Elemental Live documentation and AWS’s API guide access information.
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Create and modify an event
AWS’s event examples use HTTP POST to create an event at /live_events and HTTP PUT to modify a specific event at /live_events/<live event id>. The request body is XML rooted under <live_event>. The base host in the example is the address of your Elemental Live system.
POST http://<Live IP Address>/live_events
Content-Type: application/xml
<live_event>
... event configuration ...
</live_event>PUT http://<Live IP Address>/live_events/<live event id>
Content-Type: application/xml
<live_event>
... event changes ...
</live_event>AWS also shows a feature-specific XML example that sets an event name and configures a motion image inserter, including enable_rest. That illustrates the XML request shape; it is not a general event template. Consult the installed API guide for the complete schema and required fields for your event.
Automate a running event’s dynamic playlist
Dynamic-playlist operations let an integrator change the inputs associated with an event while it is running. AWS’s command table documents the following path patterns. They are not complete request examples: validate endpoint suffixes, body format, authentication, timing fields, and other parameters in the deployed system’s guide.
| Operation | Documented path pattern | Constraint or effect |
|---|---|---|
| Add inputs | POST /live_events/<event ID>/inputs |
Adds inputs to the end of the dynamic playlist for a running event. |
| Replace playlist inputs | POST /live_events/<event ID>/playlist |
Replaces non-active playlist inputs with the supplied inputs while retaining the active input. |
| Get event and inputs | GET /live_events/<event ID> |
Retrieves the event and its inputs. |
| Modify an input | PUT /live_events/<event ID>/inputs/<input ID> |
Modifies a non-active playlist input. |
| Delete an input | DELETE /live_events/<event ID>/inputs/<input ID> |
Deletes a non-active playlist input. |
| Prepare an input | POST /live_events/<event ID>/prepare_input |
Prepares an input and can optionally schedule its activation. |
| Activate an input | POST /live_events/<event ID>/activate_input |
Activates an input immediately or at a specified time. |
| Get event status | GET /live_events/<event ID>status |
Retrieves event status, including input stage and state. |
Observe the lifecycle constraints: several playlist actions require the event to be running, and modifying or deleting an input is documented for non-active inputs. Do not assume that a request accepted for a queued input is safe for the active one.
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Build a switching workflow
AWS’s sample workflows cover inserting file-based advertising into a live feed and returning to the live source, switching to another live source, using looped file content as an emergency fallback, and sequencing movie and ad segments before returning to live video. The following sequence synthesizes the documented operations; it is an implementation outline, not a tested procedure.
- Establish the event and primary input. Create or modify the event using the event API and the XML schema in the matching guide.
- Construct the next playlist inputs. Add inputs to the running event or replace the non-active playlist entries, depending on whether the workflow appends or rebuilds upcoming content.
- Prepare the next non-active input when appropriate. Use
POST /live_events/<event ID>/prepare_inputand include scheduling details only as specified by your version’s guide. - Activate at the intended point. Use the documented activation operation to switch immediately or at a specified time. For a scheduled ad break, fallback, or return to live, make the transition explicit in the playlist plan.
- Confirm the resulting state. Retrieve event status and inspect the input stage and state; use the event GET operation when you also need the event and its input definitions.
AWS’s examples include both scheduled and initiated transitions. Which is appropriate depends on the timing requirements of the workflow and the request fields supported by the installed release.
Troubleshoot common automation failures
- Endpoint or payload is rejected: Check the URL path, HTTP method, XML root and required fields against the API guide on the appliance’s Support tab. Examples are not a substitute for the release-specific schema.
- Playlist operation is unavailable: Confirm the event is running for operations whose lifecycle requires a running event.
- Modify or delete fails for an input: Confirm the target is non-active; AWS documents these changes for non-active playlist inputs.
- Switch does not occur when expected: Check whether the request is preparing or activating the input, whether activation is scheduled or immediate, and whether the request’s timing fields match the installed API guide.
- Status does not show the expected input state: Query the documented event-status path and examine the returned input stage and state, then compare that result with the event’s input list.
- Example differs from the deployment: Match the guide to the installed Elemental Live version rather than assuming current online documentation or a different release’s sample is interchangeable.
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