MediaTailor manifest query parameters
AWS Elemental MediaTailor handles query parameters for different purposes: manifest query parameters for CDN routing and authorization, and other query parameters that may be used for origin-specific functionality.
AWS Elemental MediaTailor preserves query parameters from session initialization and appends them to personalized manifest URLs and other assets. Use this functionality when you have a Content Delivery Network (CDN) between MediaTailor and the client player.
Use manifest query parameters when your CDN needs the query parameters for the following:
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Dynamic routing to different MediaTailor endpoints
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Token authorization
Client-side vs CDN behavior
MediaTailor appends query parameters for client-side reporting endpoints, but does not append them for CDN segments. The updated functionality provides more comprehensive support for query parameters across various MediaTailor assets, enhancing flexibility for CDN routing and authorization use cases.
MediaTailor appends query parameters for client-side reporting endpoints, but it doesn't append the query parameters for the CloudFront (or other CDN) segments.
To use parameter preservation, contact AWS Support
The behavior varies between HLS and DASH, and between explicit and implicit session initialization. The following topics describe how to configure session initialization requests so that MediaTailor passes through parameters to the manifest:
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