DescribeFlow, UpdateFlow, DeleteFlow

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

Example PUT

{
  "description": "string",
  "sourceFailoverConfig": {
    "recoveryWindow": integer,
    "state": enum
  }
}

Response Bodies

Example DescribeFlowResponse

{
  "messages": {
    "errors": [
      "string"
    ]
  },
  "flow": {
    "entitlements": [
      {
        "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",
        "subscriberAvailabilityZone": enum
      }
    ],
    "outputs": [
      {
        "outputArn": "string",
        "encryption": {
          "resourceId": "string",
          "roleArn": "string",
          "secretArn": "string",
          "constantInitializationVector": "string",
          "keyType": enum,
          "region": "string",
          "deviceId": "string",
          "url": "string",
          "algorithm": enum
        },
        "port": integer,
        "destination": "string",
        "name": "string",
        "description": "string",
        "dataTransferSubscriberFeePercent": integer,
        "entitlementArn": "string",
        "transport": {
          "protocol": enum,
          "streamId": "string",
          "maxLatency": integer,
          "maxBitrate": integer,
          "smoothingLatency": integer,
          "cidrAllowList": [
            "string"
          ],
          "remoteId": "string"
        },
        "mediaLiveInputArn": "string",
        "vpcInterfaceAttachment": {
          "vpcInterfaceName": "string"
        }
      }
    ],
    "sources": [
      {
        "sourceArn": "string",
        "vpcInterfaceName": "string",
        "name": "string",
        "description": "string",
        "dataTransferSubscriberFeePercent": integer,
        "entitlementArn": "string",
        "ingestIp": "string",
        "transport": {
          "protocol": enum,
          "streamId": "string",
          "maxLatency": integer,
          "maxBitrate": integer,
          "smoothingLatency": integer,
          "cidrAllowList": [
            "string"
          ],
          "remoteId": "string"
        },
        "decryption": {
          "resourceId": "string",
          "roleArn": "string",
          "secretArn": "string",
          "constantInitializationVector": "string",
          "keyType": enum,
          "region": "string",
          "deviceId": "string",
          "url": "string",
          "algorithm": enum
        },
        "ingestPort": integer,
        "whitelistCidr": "string"
      }
    ],
    "flowArn": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "sourceFailoverConfig": {
      "recoveryWindow": integer,
      "searchWindow": integer,
      "state": enum
    },
    "egressIp": "string",
    "source": {
      "sourceArn": "string",
      "vpcInterfaceName": "string",
      "name": "string",
      "description": "string",
      "dataTransferSubscriberFeePercent": integer,
      "entitlementArn": "string",
      "ingestIp": "string",
      "transport": {
        "protocol": enum,
        "streamId": "string",
        "maxLatency": integer,
        "maxBitrate": integer,
        "smoothingLatency": integer,
        "cidrAllowList": [
          "string"
        ],
        "remoteId": "string"
      },
      "decryption": {
        "resourceId": "string",
        "roleArn": "string",
        "secretArn": "string",
        "constantInitializationVector": "string",
        "keyType": enum,
        "region": "string",
        "deviceId": "string",
        "url": "string",
        "algorithm": enum
      },
      "ingestPort": integer,
      "whitelistCidr": "string"
    },
    "vpcInterfaces": [
      {
        "subnetId": "string",
        "roleArn": "string",
        "securityGroupIds": [
          "string"
        ],
        "name": "string",
        "networkInterfaceIds": [
          "string"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "availabilityZone": "string",
    "status": enum
  }
}

Example UpdateFlowResponse

{
  "flow": {
    "entitlements": [
      {
        "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",
        "subscriberAvailabilityZone": enum
      }
    ],
    "outputs": [
      {
        "outputArn": "string",
        "encryption": {
          "resourceId": "string",
          "roleArn": "string",
          "secretArn": "string",
          "constantInitializationVector": "string",
          "keyType": enum,
          "region": "string",
          "deviceId": "string",
          "url": "string",
          "algorithm": enum
        },
        "port": integer,
        "destination": "string",
        "name": "string",
        "description": "string",
        "dataTransferSubscriberFeePercent": integer,
        "entitlementArn": "string",
        "transport": {
          "protocol": enum,
          "streamId": "string",
          "maxLatency": integer,
          "maxBitrate": integer,
          "smoothingLatency": integer,
          "cidrAllowList": [
            "string"
          ],
          "remoteId": "string"
        },
        "mediaLiveInputArn": "string",
        "vpcInterfaceAttachment": {
          "vpcInterfaceName": "string"
        }
      }
    ],
    "sources": [
      {
        "sourceArn": "string",
        "vpcInterfaceName": "string",
        "name": "string",
        "description": "string",
        "dataTransferSubscriberFeePercent": integer,
        "entitlementArn": "string",
        "ingestIp": "string",
        "transport": {
          "protocol": enum,
          "streamId": "string",
          "maxLatency": integer,
          "maxBitrate": integer,
          "smoothingLatency": integer,
          "cidrAllowList": [
            "string"
          ],
          "remoteId": "string"
        },
        "decryption": {
          "resourceId": "string",
          "roleArn": "string",
          "secretArn": "string",
          "constantInitializationVector": "string",
          "keyType": enum,
          "region": "string",
          "deviceId": "string",
          "url": "string",
          "algorithm": enum
        },
        "ingestPort": integer,
        "whitelistCidr": "string"
      }
    ],
    "flowArn": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "sourceFailoverConfig": {
      "recoveryWindow": integer,
      "searchWindow": integer,
      "state": enum
    },
    "egressIp": "string",
    "source": {
      "sourceArn": "string",
      "vpcInterfaceName": "string",
      "name": "string",
      "description": "string",
      "dataTransferSubscriberFeePercent": integer,
      "entitlementArn": "string",
      "ingestIp": "string",
      "transport": {
        "protocol": enum,
        "streamId": "string",
        "maxLatency": integer,
        "maxBitrate": integer,
        "smoothingLatency": integer,
        "cidrAllowList": [
          "string"
        ],
        "remoteId": "string"
      },
      "decryption": {
        "resourceId": "string",
        "roleArn": "string",
        "secretArn": "string",
        "constantInitializationVector": "string",
        "keyType": enum,
        "region": "string",
        "deviceId": "string",
        "url": "string",
        "algorithm": enum
      },
      "ingestPort": integer,
      "whitelistCidr": "string"
    },
    "vpcInterfaces": [
      {
        "subnetId": "string",
        "roleArn": "string",
        "securityGroupIds": [
          "string"
        ],
        "name": "string",
        "networkInterfaceIds": [
          "string"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "availabilityZone": "string",
    "status": enum
  }
}

Example DeleteFlowResponse

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

Example ResponseError

{
  "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
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.
flow	Flow	True	The flow that you requested a description of.

Encryption

Information about the encryption of the flow.

Property	Type	Required	Description
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.
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.
keyType	string Values: speke | static-key	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.
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.
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.
algorithm	string Values: aes128 | aes192 | aes256	True	The type of algorithm that is used for the encryption (such as aes128, aes192, or aes256).

Entitlement

The settings for a flow entitlement.

Property	Type	Required	Description
encryption	Encryption	False	The type of encryption that MediaConnect will use on the output that is associated with 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.
name	string	True	The name of the entitlement.
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.
dataTransferSubscriberFeePercent	integer	False	The percentage of the entitlement data transfer fee that you want the subscriber to be responsible for.
entitlementArn	string	True	The ARN of the entitlement.
subscriberAvailabilityZone	string Values: aligned | any	False	Whether or not this entitlement can be used in an AZ other than the one it's flow is in.

FailoverConfig

The settings for source failover.

Property	Type	Required	Description
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.
searchWindow	integer	False	Field used by Multiplex instead of recoveryWindow, deprecated once Multiplex migrates
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
entitlements	Array of type Entitlement	True	The entitlements in the flow.
outputs	Array of type Output	True	The outputs in the flow.
sources	Array of type Source	False	The settings for the sources that are assigned to the flow.
flowArn	string	True	The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the flow.
name	string	True	The name of the flow.
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.
sourceFailoverConfig	FailoverConfig	False	The settings for source failover.
egressIp	string	False	The outgoing IP address that MediaConnect uses to send video from the flow.
source	Source	True	The source for the flow.
vpcInterfaces	Array of type VpcInterface	False	The VPC interfaces that you added to this flow.
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.
status	string Values: STANDBY | ACTIVE | UPDATING | DELETING | STARTING | STOPPING | ERROR	True	The current status of the flow.

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
outputArn	string	True	The ARN of the output.
encryption	Encryption	False	The encryption credentials that you want to use for the output.
port	integer	False	The port to use when content is distributed to the output.
destination	string	False	The address where you want to send the output.
name	string	True	The name of the output. This value must be unique within the current flow.
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.
dataTransferSubscriberFeePercent	integer	False	The percentage of the entitlement data transfer fee that the subscriber is responsible for.
entitlementArn	string	False	The ARN of the entitlement on the originator's flow. This value is relevant only on entitled flows.
transport	Transport	False	Attributes that are related to the transport stream.
mediaLiveInputArn	string	False	The input ARN of the AWS Elemental MediaLive channel. This parameter is relevant only for outputs that MediaConnect added to send content to a MediaLive input.
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
sourceArn	string	True	The ARN of the source.
vpcInterfaceName	string	False	The name of the VPC interface that the source content comes from.
name	string	True	The name of the source.
description	string	False	A description of the source. This description is not visible outside of the current AWS account.
dataTransferSubscriberFeePercent	integer	False	The percentage of the entitlement data transfer fee that you want the subscriber to be responsible for.
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.
transport	Transport	False	Attributes that are related to the transport stream.
decryption	Encryption	False	The type of encryption that is used on the content ingested from the source.
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.
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.

Transport

Attributes that are related to the transport stream.

Property	Type	Required	Description
protocol	string Values: zixi-push | rtp-fec | rtp | zixi-pull | rist	True	The protocol that is used by the source or output.
streamId	string	False	The stream ID that you want to use for the transport. This parameter applies only to Zixi-based streams.
maxLatency	integer Format: int64	False	The maximum latency in milliseconds for a RIST source, a Zixi-based source, or a Zixi-based output.
maxBitrate	integer Format: int64	False	The maximum bitrate for RIST, RTP, and RTP-FEC streams.
smoothingLatency	integer Format: int64	False	The smoothing latency in milliseconds for RIST, RTP, and RTP-FEC streams.
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.
remoteId	string	False	The identifier that is assigned to the Zixi receiver. This parameter applies only to outputs that use Zixi pull.

UpdateFailoverConfig

The settings for source failover.

Property	Type	Required	Description
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.
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
description	string	False	The description of the flow.
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.

VpcInterface

The details of a VPC interface.

Property	Type	Required	Description
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.
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.
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.

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

• 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

• 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

• AWS SDK for JavaScript

• AWS SDK for PHP V3

• AWS SDK for Python

• AWS SDK for Ruby V3