Flows: describe, update, delete

URI

/v1/flows/flowArn

HTTP methods

GET

Operation ID: DescribeFlow

Displays the details of a flow. The response includes the flow ARN, name, and Availability Zone, as well as details about the source, outputs, and entitlements.

Path parameters
Name	Type	Required	Description
flowArn	String	True	The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the flow.

Responses
Status code	Response model	Description
200	DescribeFlowResponse	MediaConnect returned the flow details successfully.
400	ResponseError	The request that you submitted is not valid.
403	ResponseError	You don't have the required permissions to perform this operation.
404	ResponseError	MediaConnect did not find the resource that you specified in the request.
429	ResponseError	You have exceeded the service request rate limit for your MediaConnect account.
500	ResponseError	MediaConnect can't fulfill your request because it encountered an unexpected condition.
503	ResponseError	MediaConnect is currently unavailable. Try again later.

PUT

Operation ID: UpdateFlow

Updates the properties of the flow, including the source failover configuration.

Path parameters
Name	Type	Required	Description
flowArn	String	True	The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the flow.

Responses
Status code	Response model	Description
202	UpdateFlowResponse	MediaConnect is starting the flow.
400	ResponseError	The request that you submitted is not valid.
403	ResponseError	You don't have the required permissions to perform this operation.
404	ResponseError	MediaConnect did not find the resource that you specified in the request.
429	ResponseError	You have exceeded the service request rate limit for your MediaConnect account.
500	ResponseError	MediaConnect can't fulfill your request because it encountered an unexpected condition.
503	ResponseError	MediaConnect is currently unavailable. Try again later.

DELETE

Operation ID: DeleteFlow

Deletes a flow. Before you can delete a flow, you must stop the flow.

Path parameters
Name	Type	Required	Description
flowArn	String	True	The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the flow.

Responses
Status code	Response model	Description
202	DeleteFlowResponse	MediaConnect is deleting the flow.
400	ResponseError	The request that you submitted is not valid.
403	ResponseError	You don't have the required permissions to perform this operation.
404	ResponseError	MediaConnect did not find the resource that you specified in the request.
429	ResponseError	You have exceeded the service request rate limit for your MediaConnect account.
500	ResponseError	MediaConnect can't fulfill your request because it encountered an unexpected condition.
503	ResponseError	MediaConnect is currently unavailable. Try again later.

Schemas

Request bodies

PUT schema

{
  "sourceFailoverConfig": {
    "failoverMode": enum,
    "recoveryWindow": integer,
    "state": enum,
    "sourcePriority": {
      "primarySource": "string"
    }
  },
  "maintenance": {
    "maintenanceScheduledDate": "string",
    "maintenanceDay": enum,
    "maintenanceStartHour": "string"
  }
}

Response bodies

DescribeFlowResponse schema

{
  "messages": {
    "errors": [
      "string"
    ]
  },
  "flow": {
    "entitlements": [
      {
        "entitlementStatus": enum,
        "encryption": {
          "resourceId": "string",
          "roleArn": "string",
          "secretArn": "string",
          "constantInitializationVector": "string",
          "keyType": enum,
          "region": "string",
          "deviceId": "string",
          "url": "string",
          "algorithm": enum
        },
        "subscribers": [
          "string"
        ],
        "name": "string",
        "description": "string",
        "dataTransferSubscriberFeePercent": integer,
        "entitlementArn": "string"
      }
    ],
    "outputs": [
      {
        "listenerAddress": "string",
        "mediaStreamOutputConfigurations": [
          {
            "encodingParameters": {
              "encoderProfile": enum,
              "compressionFactor": number
            },
            "mediaStreamName": "string",
            "encodingName": enum,
            "destinationConfigurations": [
              {
                "destinationIp": "string",
                "destinationPort": integer,
                "outboundIp": "string",
                "interface": {
                  "name": "string"
                }
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "destination": "string",
        "description": "string",
        "entitlementArn": "string",
        "transport": {
          "senderIpAddress": "string",
          "protocol": enum,
          "streamId": "string",
          "minLatency": integer,
          "senderControlPort": integer,
          "maxLatency": integer,
          "maxBitrate": integer,
          "smoothingLatency": integer,
          "cidrAllowList": [
            "string"
          ],
          "maxSyncBuffer": integer,
          "remoteId": "string"
        },
        "vpcInterfaceAttachment": {
          "vpcInterfaceName": "string"
        },
        "outputArn": "string",
        "encryption": {
          "resourceId": "string",
          "roleArn": "string",
          "secretArn": "string",
          "constantInitializationVector": "string",
          "keyType": enum,
          "region": "string",
          "deviceId": "string",
          "url": "string",
          "algorithm": enum
        },
        "port": integer,
        "name": "string",
        "dataTransferSubscriberFeePercent": integer,
        "mediaLiveInputArn": "string"
      }
    ],
    "sources": [
      {
        "sourceArn": "string",
        "vpcInterfaceName": "string",
        "description": "string",
        "entitlementArn": "string",
        "transport": {
          "senderIpAddress": "string",
          "protocol": enum,
          "streamId": "string",
          "minLatency": integer,
          "senderControlPort": integer,
          "maxLatency": integer,
          "maxBitrate": integer,
          "smoothingLatency": integer,
          "cidrAllowList": [
            "string"
          ],
          "maxSyncBuffer": integer,
          "remoteId": "string"
        },
        "mediaStreamSourceConfigurations": [
          {
            "mediaStreamName": "string",
            "encodingName": enum,
            "inputConfigurations": [
              {
                "inputIp": "string",
                "inputPort": integer,
                "interface": {
                  "name": "string"
                }
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "whitelistCidr": "string",
        "senderIpAddress": "string",
        "senderControlPort": integer,
        "name": "string",
        "dataTransferSubscriberFeePercent": integer,
        "ingestIp": "string",
        "decryption": {
          "resourceId": "string",
          "roleArn": "string",
          "secretArn": "string",
          "constantInitializationVector": "string",
          "keyType": enum,
          "region": "string",
          "deviceId": "string",
          "url": "string",
          "algorithm": enum
        },
        "ingestPort": integer
      }
    ],
    "description": "string",
    "sourceFailoverConfig": {
      "failoverMode": enum,
      "recoveryWindow": integer,
      "state": enum,
      "sourcePriority": {
        "primarySource": "string"
      }
    },
    "source": {
      "sourceArn": "string",
      "vpcInterfaceName": "string",
      "description": "string",
      "entitlementArn": "string",
      "transport": {
        "senderIpAddress": "string",
        "protocol": enum,
        "streamId": "string",
        "minLatency": integer,
        "senderControlPort": integer,
        "maxLatency": integer,
        "maxBitrate": integer,
        "smoothingLatency": integer,
        "cidrAllowList": [
          "string"
        ],
        "maxSyncBuffer": integer,
        "remoteId": "string"
      },
      "mediaStreamSourceConfigurations": [
        {
          "mediaStreamName": "string",
          "encodingName": enum,
          "inputConfigurations": [
            {
              "inputIp": "string",
              "inputPort": integer,
              "interface": {
                "name": "string"
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "whitelistCidr": "string",
      "senderIpAddress": "string",
      "senderControlPort": integer,
      "name": "string",
      "dataTransferSubscriberFeePercent": integer,
      "ingestIp": "string",
      "decryption": {
        "resourceId": "string",
        "roleArn": "string",
        "secretArn": "string",
        "constantInitializationVector": "string",
        "keyType": enum,
        "region": "string",
        "deviceId": "string",
        "url": "string",
        "algorithm": enum
      },
      "ingestPort": integer
    },
    "availabilityZone": "string",
    "mediaStreams": [
      {
        "mediaStreamId": integer,
        "mediaStreamType": enum,
        "videoFormat": "string",
        "mediaStreamName": "string",
        "description": "string",
        "attributes": {
          "fmtp": {
            "colorimetry": enum,
            "par": "string",
            "tcs": enum,
            "scanMode": enum,
            "range": enum,
            "channelOrder": "string",
            "exactFramerate": "string"
          },
          "lang": "string"
        },
        "fmt": integer,
        "clockRate": integer
      }
    ],
    "flowArn": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "egressIp": "string",
    "vpcInterfaces": [
      {
        "subnetId": "string",
        "roleArn": "string",
        "securityGroupIds": [
          "string"
        ],
        "name": "string",
        "networkInterfaceType": enum,
        "networkInterfaceIds": [
          "string"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "maintenance": {
      "maintenanceScheduledDate": "string",
      "maintenanceDeadline": "string",
      "maintenanceDay": enum,
      "maintenanceStartHour": "string"
    },
    "status": enum
  }
}

UpdateFlowResponse schema

{
  "flow": {
    "entitlements": [
      {
        "entitlementStatus": enum,
        "encryption": {
          "resourceId": "string",
          "roleArn": "string",
          "secretArn": "string",
          "constantInitializationVector": "string",
          "keyType": enum,
          "region": "string",
          "deviceId": "string",
          "url": "string",
          "algorithm": enum
        },
        "subscribers": [
          "string"
        ],
        "name": "string",
        "description": "string",
        "dataTransferSubscriberFeePercent": integer,
        "entitlementArn": "string"
      }
    ],
    "outputs": [
      {
        "listenerAddress": "string",
        "mediaStreamOutputConfigurations": [
          {
            "encodingParameters": {
              "encoderProfile": enum,
              "compressionFactor": number
            },
            "mediaStreamName": "string",
            "encodingName": enum,
            "destinationConfigurations": [
              {
                "destinationIp": "string",
                "destinationPort": integer,
                "outboundIp": "string",
                "interface": {
                  "name": "string"
                }
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "destination": "string",
        "description": "string",
        "entitlementArn": "string",
        "transport": {
          "senderIpAddress": "string",
          "protocol": enum,
          "streamId": "string",
          "minLatency": integer,
          "senderControlPort": integer,
          "maxLatency": integer,
          "maxBitrate": integer,
          "smoothingLatency": integer,
          "cidrAllowList": [
            "string"
          ],
          "maxSyncBuffer": integer,
          "remoteId": "string"
        },
        "vpcInterfaceAttachment": {
          "vpcInterfaceName": "string"
        },
        "outputArn": "string",
        "encryption": {
          "resourceId": "string",
          "roleArn": "string",
          "secretArn": "string",
          "constantInitializationVector": "string",
          "keyType": enum,
          "region": "string",
          "deviceId": "string",
          "url": "string",
          "algorithm": enum
        },
        "port": integer,
        "name": "string",
        "dataTransferSubscriberFeePercent": integer,
        "mediaLiveInputArn": "string"
      }
    ],
    "sources": [
      {
        "sourceArn": "string",
        "vpcInterfaceName": "string",
        "description": "string",
        "entitlementArn": "string",
        "transport": {
          "senderIpAddress": "string",
          "protocol": enum,
          "streamId": "string",
          "minLatency": integer,
          "senderControlPort": integer,
          "maxLatency": integer,
          "maxBitrate": integer,
          "smoothingLatency": integer,
          "cidrAllowList": [
            "string"
          ],
          "maxSyncBuffer": integer,
          "remoteId": "string"
        },
        "mediaStreamSourceConfigurations": [
          {
            "mediaStreamName": "string",
            "encodingName": enum,
            "inputConfigurations": [
              {
                "inputIp": "string",
                "inputPort": integer,
                "interface": {
                  "name": "string"
                }
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "whitelistCidr": "string",
        "senderIpAddress": "string",
        "senderControlPort": integer,
        "name": "string",
        "dataTransferSubscriberFeePercent": integer,
        "ingestIp": "string",
        "decryption": {
          "resourceId": "string",
          "roleArn": "string",
          "secretArn": "string",
          "constantInitializationVector": "string",
          "keyType": enum,
          "region": "string",
          "deviceId": "string",
          "url": "string",
          "algorithm": enum
        },
        "ingestPort": integer
      }
    ],
    "description": "string",
    "sourceFailoverConfig": {
      "failoverMode": enum,
      "recoveryWindow": integer,
      "state": enum,
      "sourcePriority": {
        "primarySource": "string"
      }
    },
    "source": {
      "sourceArn": "string",
      "vpcInterfaceName": "string",
      "description": "string",
      "entitlementArn": "string",
      "transport": {
        "senderIpAddress": "string",
        "protocol": enum,
        "streamId": "string",
        "minLatency": integer,
        "senderControlPort": integer,
        "maxLatency": integer,
        "maxBitrate": integer,
        "smoothingLatency": integer,
        "cidrAllowList": [
          "string"
        ],
        "maxSyncBuffer": integer,
        "remoteId": "string"
      },
      "mediaStreamSourceConfigurations": [
        {
          "mediaStreamName": "string",
          "encodingName": enum,
          "inputConfigurations": [
            {
              "inputIp": "string",
              "inputPort": integer,
              "interface": {
                "name": "string"
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "whitelistCidr": "string",
      "senderIpAddress": "string",
      "senderControlPort": integer,
      "name": "string",
      "dataTransferSubscriberFeePercent": integer,
      "ingestIp": "string",
      "decryption": {
        "resourceId": "string",
        "roleArn": "string",
        "secretArn": "string",
        "constantInitializationVector": "string",
        "keyType": enum,
        "region": "string",
        "deviceId": "string",
        "url": "string",
        "algorithm": enum
      },
      "ingestPort": integer
    },
    "availabilityZone": "string",
    "mediaStreams": [
      {
        "mediaStreamId": integer,
        "mediaStreamType": enum,
        "videoFormat": "string",
        "mediaStreamName": "string",
        "description": "string",
        "attributes": {
          "fmtp": {
            "colorimetry": enum,
            "par": "string",
            "tcs": enum,
            "scanMode": enum,
            "range": enum,
            "channelOrder": "string",
            "exactFramerate": "string"
          },
          "lang": "string"
        },
        "fmt": integer,
        "clockRate": integer
      }
    ],
    "flowArn": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "egressIp": "string",
    "vpcInterfaces": [
      {
        "subnetId": "string",
        "roleArn": "string",
        "securityGroupIds": [
          "string"
        ],
        "name": "string",
        "networkInterfaceType": enum,
        "networkInterfaceIds": [
          "string"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "maintenance": {
      "maintenanceScheduledDate": "string",
      "maintenanceDeadline": "string",
      "maintenanceDay": enum,
      "maintenanceStartHour": "string"
    },
    "status": enum
  }
}

DeleteFlowResponse schema

{
  "flowArn": "string",
  "status": enum
}

ResponseError schema

{
  "message": "string"
}

Properties

DeleteFlowResponse

The result of a successful DeleteFlow request.

Property	Type	Required	Description
flowArn	string	True	The ARN of the flow that you deleted.
status	string Values: STANDBY | ACTIVE | UPDATING | DELETING | STARTING | STOPPING | ERROR	True	The status of the flow when the DeleteFlow process begins.

DescribeFlowResponse

The result of a successful DescribeFlow request.

Property	Type	Required	Description
flow	Flow	True	The flow that you requested a description of.
messages	Messages	False	Any errors that apply currently to the flow. If there are no errors, MediaConnect will not include this field in the response.

DestinationConfiguration

The definition of a media stream that is associated with the output.

Property	Type	Required	Description
destinationIp	string	True	The IP address where contents of the media stream will be sent.
destinationPort	integer Format: int32	True	The port to use when the content of the media stream is distributed to the output.
interface	Interface	True	The VPC interface that is used for the media stream associated with the output.
outboundIp	string	True	The IP address that the receiver requires in order to establish a connection with the flow. This value is represented by the elastic network interface IP address of the VPC. This field applies only to outputs that use the CDI or ST 2110 JPEG XS or protocol.

EncodingParameters

A collection of parameters that determine how MediaConnect will convert the content. These fields only apply to outputs on flows that have a CDI source.

Property	Type	Required	Description
compressionFactor	number Format: float	True	A value that is used to calculate compression for an output. The bitrate of the output is calculated as follows: Output bitrate = (1 / compressionFactor) * (source bitrate) This property only applies to outputs that use the ST 2110 JPEG XS protocol, with a flow source that uses the CDI protocol. Valid values are in the range of 3.0 to 10.0, inclusive.
encoderProfile	string Values: main | high	True	A setting on the encoder that drives compression settings. This property only applies to video media streams associated with outputs that use the ST 2110 JPEG XS protocol, with a flow source that uses the CDI protocol.

Encryption

Information about the encryption of the flow.

Property	Type	Required	Description
algorithm	string Values: aes128 | aes192 | aes256	False	The type of algorithm that is used for the encryption (such as aes128, aes192, or aes256).
constantInitializationVector	string	False	A 128-bit, 16-byte hex value represented by a 32-character string, to be used with the key for encrypting content. This parameter is not valid for static key encryption.
deviceId	string	False	The value of one of the devices that you configured with your digital rights management (DRM) platform key provider. This parameter is required for SPEKE encryption and is not valid for static key encryption.
keyType	string Values: speke | static-key | srt-password	False	The type of key that is used for the encryption. If you don't specify a keyType value, the service uses the default setting (static-key).
region	string	False	The AWS Region that the API Gateway proxy endpoint was created in. This parameter is required for SPEKE encryption and is not valid for static key encryption.
resourceId	string	False	An identifier for the content. The service sends this value to the key server to identify the current endpoint. The resource ID is also known as the content ID. This parameter is required for SPEKE encryption and is not valid for static key encryption.
roleArn	string	True	The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the role that you created during setup (when you set up MediaConnect as a trusted entity).
secretArn	string	False	The ARN of the secret that you created in AWS Secrets Manager to store the encryption key.
url	string	False	The URL from the API Gateway proxy that you set up to talk to your key server. This parameter is required for SPEKE encryption and is not valid for static key encryption.

Entitlement

The settings for a flow entitlement.

Property	Type	Required	Description
dataTransferSubscriberFeePercent	integer	False	The percentage of the entitlement data transfer fee that you want the subscriber to be responsible for.
description	string	False	A description of the entitlement. This description appears only on the MediaConnect console and is not visible outside of the current AWS account.
encryption	Encryption	False	The type of encryption that MediaConnect will use on the output that is associated with the entitlement.
entitlementArn	string	True	The ARN of the entitlement.
entitlementStatus	string Values: ENABLED | DISABLED	False	An indication of whether the entitlement is enabled.
name	string	True	The name of the entitlement.
subscribers	Array of type string	True	The AWS account IDs that you want to share your content with. The receiving accounts (subscribers) will be allowed to create their own flow using your content as the source.

FailoverConfig

The settings for source failover.

Property	Type	Required	Description
failoverMode	string Values: MERGE | FAILOVER	False	The type of failover you choose for this flow. MERGE combines the source streams into a single stream, allowing graceful recovery from any single-source loss. FAILOVER allows switching between different streams.
recoveryWindow	integer	False	The size of the buffer (delay) that the service maintains. A larger buffer means a longer delay in transmitting the stream, but more room for error correction. A smaller buffer means a shorter delay, but less room for error correction.
sourcePriority	SourcePriority	False	The priority you want to assign to a source. You can have a primary stream and a backup stream or two equally prioritized streams.
state	string Values: ENABLED | DISABLED	False	The state of source failover on the flow. If the state is disabled, the flow can have only one source. If the state is enabled, the flow can have one or two sources.

Flow

The settings for a flow, including its source, outputs, and entitlements.

Property	Type	Required	Description
availabilityZone	string	True	The Availability Zone that you want to create the flow in. These options are limited to the Availability Zones within the current AWS Region.
description	string	False	A description of the flow. This description appears only on the MediaConnect console and is not visible outside of the current AWS account.
egressIp	string	False	The outgoing IP address that MediaConnect uses to send video from the flow.
entitlements	Array of type Entitlement	True	The entitlements in the flow.
flowArn	string	True	The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the flow.
maintenance	Maintenance	False
mediaStreams	Array of type MediaStream	False	The media streams associated with the flow. You can associate any of these media streams with sources and outputs on the flow.
name	string	True	The name of the flow.
outputs	Array of type Output	True	The outputs in the flow.
source	Source	True	The source for the flow.
sourceFailoverConfig	FailoverConfig	False	The settings for source failover.
sources	Array of type Source	False	The settings for the sources that are assigned to the flow.
status	string Values: STANDBY | ACTIVE | UPDATING | DELETING | STARTING | STOPPING | ERROR	True	The current status of the flow.
vpcInterfaces	Array of type VpcInterface	False	The VPC interfaces that you added to this flow.

Fmtp

A set of parameters that define the media stream.

Property	Type	Required	Description
channelOrder	string	False	The format of the audio channel.
colorimetry	string Values: BT601 | BT709 | BT2020 | BT2100 | ST2065-1 | ST2065-3 | XYZ	False	The format used for the representation of color.
exactFramerate	string	False	The frame rate for the video stream, in frames/second. For example: 60000/1001.
par	string	False	The pixel aspect ratio (PAR) of the video.
range	string Values: NARROW | FULL | FULLPROTECT	False	The encoding range of the video.
scanMode	string Values: progressive | interlace | progressive-segmented-frame	False	The type of compression that was used to smooth the video’s appearance.
tcs	string Values: SDR | PQ | HLG | LINEAR | BT2100LINPQ | BT2100LINHLG | ST2065-1 | ST428-1 | DENSITY	False	The transfer characteristic system (TCS) that is used in the video.

InputConfiguration

The transport parameters associated with an incoming media stream.

Property	Type	Required	Description
inputIp	string	True	The IP address that the flow listens on for incoming content for a media stream.
inputPort	integer Format: int32	True	The port that the flow listens on for an incoming media stream.
interface	Interface	True	The VPC interface where the media stream comes in from.

Interface

The VPC interface that you want to use for the media stream associated with the output.

Property	Type	Required	Description
name	string	True	The name of the VPC interface that you want to use for the media stream associated with the output.

Maintenance

The maintenance setting of a flow

Property	Type	Required	Description
maintenanceDay	string Values: Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday	False	A day of a week when the maintenance will happen. Use Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday.
maintenanceDeadline	string	False	The Maintenance has to be performed before this deadline in ISO UTC format. Example: 2021-01-30T08:30:00Z.
maintenanceScheduledDate	string	False	A scheduled date in ISO UTC format when the maintenance will happen. Use YYYY-MM-DD format. Example: 2021-01-30.
maintenanceStartHour	string	False	UTC time when the maintenance will happen. Use 24-hour HH:MM format. Minutes must be 00. Example: 13:00. The default value is 02:00.

MediaStream

A single track or stream of media that contains video, audio, or ancillary data. After you add a media stream to a flow, you can associate it with sources and outputs on that flow, as long as they use the CDI protocol or the ST 2110 JPEG XS protocol. Each source or output can consist of one or many media streams.

Property	Type	Required	Description
attributes	MediaStreamAttributes	False	Attributes that are related to the media stream.
clockRate	integer Format: int32	False	The sample rate for the stream. This value in measured in kHz.
description	string	False	A description that can help you quickly identify what your media stream is used for.
fmt	integer Format: int32	True	The format type number (sometimes referred to as RTP payload type) of the media stream. MediaConnect assigns this value to the media stream. For ST 2110 JPEG XS outputs, you need to provide this value to the receiver.
mediaStreamId	integer Format: int32	True	A unique identifier for the media stream.
mediaStreamName	string	True	A name that helps you distinguish one media stream from another.
mediaStreamType	string Values: video | audio | ancillary-data	True	The type of media stream.
videoFormat	string	False	The resolution of the video.

MediaStreamAttributes

Attributes that are related to the media stream.

Property	Type	Required	Description
fmtp	Fmtp	True	A set of parameters that define the media stream.
lang	string	False	The audio language, in a format that is recognized by the receiver.

MediaStreamOutputConfiguration

The media stream that is associated with the output, and the parameters for that association.

Property	Type	Required	Description
destinationConfigurations	Array of type DestinationConfiguration	False	The media streams that you want to associate with the output.
encodingName	string Values: jxsv | raw | smpte291 | pcm	True	The format that will be used to encode the data. For ancillary data streams, set the encoding name to smpte291. For audio streams, set the encoding name to pcm. For video streams on sources or outputs that use the CDI protocol, set the encoding name to raw. For video streams on sources or outputs that use the ST 2110 JPEG XS protocol, set the encoding name to jxsv.
encodingParameters	EncodingParameters	False	A collection of parameters that determine how MediaConnect will convert the content. These fields only apply to outputs on flows that have a CDI source.
mediaStreamName	string	True	A name that helps you distinguish one media stream from another.

MediaStreamSourceConfiguration

The media stream that is associated with the source, and the parameters for that association.

Property	Type	Required	Description
encodingName	string Values: jxsv | raw | smpte291 | pcm	True	The format that was used to encode the data. For ancillary data streams, set the encoding name to smpte291. For audio streams, set the encoding name to pcm. For video, 2110 streams, set the encoding name to raw. For video, JPEG XS streams, set the encoding name to jxsv.
inputConfigurations	Array of type InputConfiguration	False	The media streams that you want to associate with the source.
mediaStreamName	string	True	A name that helps you distinguish one media stream from another.

Messages

Messages that provide the state of the flow.

Property	Type	Required	Description
errors	Array of type string	True	A list of errors that apply currently to the flow. If there are no errors, MediaConnect will not include this field in the response.

Output

The settings for an output.

Property	Type	Required	Description
dataTransferSubscriberFeePercent	integer	False	The percentage of the entitlement data transfer fee that the subscriber is responsible for.
description	string	False	A description of the output. This description is not visible outside of the current AWS account even if the account grants entitlements to other accounts.
destination	string	False	The IP address where you want to send the output. This field applies only to outputs that use a push protocol, such as RIST or Zixi push.
encryption	Encryption	False	The encryption credentials that you want to use for the output.
entitlementArn	string	False	The ARN of the entitlement on the originator's flow. This value is relevant only on entitled flows.
listenerAddress	string	False	The IP address that the receiver requires in order to establish a connection with the flow. For public networking, the ListenerAddress is represented by the elastic IP address of the flow. For private networking, the ListenerAddress is represented by the elastic network interface IP address of the VPC. This field applies only to outputs that use a pull protocol, such as Zixi pull or SRT listener.
mediaLiveInputArn	string	False	The input ARN of the AWS Elemental MediaLive channel. This parameter is relevant only for outputs that were added by creating a MediaLive input.
mediaStreamOutputConfigurations	Array of type MediaStreamOutputConfiguration	False	The configuration for each media stream that is associated with the output.
name	string	True	The name of the output. This value must be unique within the current flow.
outputArn	string	True	The ARN of the output.
port	integer	False	The port to use when content is distributed to the output.
transport	Transport	False	Attributes that are related to the transport stream.
vpcInterfaceAttachment	VpcInterfaceAttachment	False	The VPC interface that you want to send your output to.

ResponseError

An exception raised by MediaConnect when you submit a request that cannot be completed. For more information, see the error message and documentation for the operation.

Property	Type	Required	Description
message	string	True	The specific error message that MediaConnect returns to help you understand the reason that the request did not succeed.

Source

The details of the sources of the flow.

Property	Type	Required	Description
dataTransferSubscriberFeePercent	integer	False	The percentage of the entitlement data transfer fee that you want the subscriber to be responsible for.
decryption	Encryption	False	The type of encryption that is used on the content ingested from the source.
description	string	False	A description of the source. This description is not visible outside of the current AWS account.
entitlementArn	string	False	The ARN of the entitlement that allows you to subscribe to content that comes from another AWS account. The entitlement is set by the content originator and the ARN is generated as part of the originator’s flow.
ingestIp	string	False	The IP address that the flow listens on for incoming content.
ingestPort	integer	False	The port that the flow listens on for incoming content. If the protocol of the source is Zixi, the port must be set to 2088.
mediaStreamSourceConfigurations	Array of type MediaStreamSourceConfiguration	False	The media stream that is associated with the source, and the parameters for that association.
name	string	True	The name of the source.
senderControlPort	integer Format: int32	False	The port that the flow uses to send outbound requests to initiate connection with the sender.
senderIpAddress	string	False	The IP address that the flow communicates with to initiate connection with the sender.
sourceArn	string	True	The ARN of the source.
transport	Transport	False	Attributes that are related to the transport stream.
vpcInterfaceName	string	False	The name of the VPC interface that the source content comes from.
whitelistCidr	string	False	The range of IP addresses that are allowed to contribute content to your source. Format the IP addresses as a Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) block; for example, 10.0.0.0/16.

SourcePriority

The priority you want to assign to a source. You can have a primary stream and a backup stream or two equally prioritized streams.

Property	Type	Required	Description
primarySource	string	False	The name of the source you choose as the primary source for this flow.

Transport

Attributes that are related to the transport stream.

Property	Type	Required	Description
cidrAllowList	Array of type string	False	The range of IP addresses that are allowed to initiate output requests to this flow. Format the IP addresses as a Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) block; for example, 10.0.0.0/16.
maxBitrate	integer Format: int64	False	The maximum bitrate for RIST, RTP, and RTP-FEC streams.
maxLatency	integer Format: int64	False	The maximum latency in milliseconds for a RIST source, a Zixi-based source, a Fujitsu-based source, or a Zixi-based output.
maxSyncBuffer	integer Format: int32	False	The size of the buffer (in milliseconds) to use to sync incoming source data.
minLatency	integer Format: int64	False	The minimum latency in milliseconds for SRT-based streams. In streams that use the SRT protocol, this value that you set on your MediaConnect source or output represents the minimal potential latency of that connection. The latency of the stream is set to the highest number between the sender’s minimum latency and the receiver’s minimum latency.
protocol	string Values: zixi-push | rtp-fec | rtp | zixi-pull | rist | st2110-jpegxs | cdi | srt-listener | fujitsu-qos	True	The protocol that is used by the source or output.
remoteId	string	False	The identifier that is assigned to the Zixi receiver. This parameter applies only to outputs that use Zixi pull.
senderControlPort	integer Format: int32	False	The port that the flow uses to send outbound requests to initiate connection with the sender.
senderIpAddress	string	False	The IP address that the flow communicates with to initiate connection with the sender.
smoothingLatency	integer Format: int64	False	The smoothing latency in milliseconds for RIST, RTP, and RTP-FEC streams.
streamId	string	False	The stream ID that you want to use for the transport. This parameter applies only to Zixi-based streams.

UpdateFailoverConfig

The settings for source failover.

Property	Type	Required	Description
failoverMode	string Values: MERGE | FAILOVER	False	The type of failover you choose for this flow. MERGE combines the source streams into a single stream, allowing graceful recovery from any single-source loss. FAILOVER allows switching between different streams.
recoveryWindow	integer	False	The size of the buffer (delay) that you want the service to maintain. A larger buffer means a longer delay in transmitting the stream, but more room for error correction. A smaller buffer means a shorter delay, but less room for error correction. You can choose a value from 100-500 ms. If you keep this field blank, the service uses the default value of 200 ms.
sourcePriority	SourcePriority	False	The priority you want to assign to a source. You can have a primary stream and a backup stream or two equally prioritized streams.
state	string Values: ENABLED | DISABLED	False	The state of source failover on the flow. If the state is disabled, the flow can have only one source. If the state is enabled, the flow can have one or two sources.

UpdateFlowRequest

Updates an existing flow.

Property	Type	Required	Description
maintenance	UpdateMaintenance	False
sourceFailoverConfig	UpdateFailoverConfig	False	The settings for source failover.

UpdateFlowResponse

The result of a successful UpdateFlow request.

Property	Type	Required	Description
flow	Flow	True	The settings for a flow, including its source, outputs, and entitlements.

UpdateMaintenance

Update maintenance setting for a flow

Property	Type	Required	Description
maintenanceDay	string Values: Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday	False	A day of a week when the maintenance will happen. use Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday.
maintenanceScheduledDate	string	False	A scheduled date in ISO UTC format when the maintenance will happen. Use YYYY-MM-DD format. Example: 2021-01-30.
maintenanceStartHour	string	False	UTC time when the maintenance will happen. Use 24-hour HH:MM format. Minutes must be 00. Example: 13:00. The default value is 02:00.

VpcInterface

The details of a VPC interface.

Property	Type	Required	Description
name	string	True	The name for the VPC interface. This name must be unique within the flow.
networkInterfaceIds	Array of type string	True	The IDs of the network interfaces that MediaConnect created in your account.
networkInterfaceType	string Values: ena | efa	True	The type of network interface.
roleArn	string	True	The ARN of the IAM role that you created when you set up MediaConnect as a trusted service.
securityGroupIds	Array of type string	True	A virtual firewall to control inbound and outbound traffic.
subnetId	string	True	The subnet IDs that you specified for your VPC interface. A subnet ID is a range of IP addresses in your VPC. When you create your VPC, you specify a range of IPv4 addresses for the VPC in the form of a Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) block; for example, 10.0.0.0/16. This is the primary CIDR block for your VPC. When you create a subnet for your VPC, you specify the CIDR block for the subnet, which is a subset of the VPC CIDR block. The subnets that you use across all VPC interfaces on the flow must be in the same Availability Zone as the flow.

VpcInterfaceAttachment

The VPC interface that you want to send your output to.

Property	Type	Required	Description
vpcInterfaceName	string	False	The name of the VPC interface that you want to send your output to.

See also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs and references, see the following:

DescribeFlow

• AWS Command Line Interface

• AWS SDK for .NET

• AWS SDK for C++

• AWS SDK for Go

• AWS SDK for Java V2

• AWS SDK for JavaScript

• AWS SDK for PHP V3

• AWS SDK for Python

• AWS SDK for Ruby V3

UpdateFlow

• AWS Command Line Interface

• AWS SDK for .NET

• AWS SDK for C++

• AWS SDK for Go

• AWS SDK for Java V2

• AWS SDK for JavaScript

• AWS SDK for PHP V3

• AWS SDK for Python

• AWS SDK for Ruby V3

DeleteFlow

• AWS Command Line Interface

• AWS SDK for .NET

• AWS SDK for C++

• AWS SDK for Go

• AWS SDK for Java V2

• AWS SDK for JavaScript

• AWS SDK for PHP V3

• AWS SDK for Python

• AWS SDK for Ruby V3