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Asynchronous playback

Asynchronous playback refers to purposely setting a time lag between the playback screen seen by the user and the live stream.

Currently, the asynchronous playback function only supports Push CDN mode.

Set a time lag​

Sets a time lag for the specified live stream.

HTTP request​


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PATCH https://api.agora.io/v1/projects/{appid}/fls/entry_points/{entry_point}/admin/delayed_streams/{stream_name}

Path parameter​

ParameterTypeDescription
appidStringRequired. The App ID retrieved from Agora Console.
entry_pointStringRequired. The entry point name.
stream_nameStringRequired. The stream name.

Request body​

The request body is in the JSON Object type, and contains the following fields:

FieldTypeDescription
delayIntegerRequired. The time lag in seconds, with a maximum value of 600.

HTTP response​

If the returned HTTP status code is 200, the request is successful.

If the returned HTTP status code is not 200, the request fails. You can refer to the HTTP status code for possible reasons.

Example​

Request line


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PATCH https://api.agora.io/v1/projects/{your_appid}/fls/entry_points/live/admin/delayed_streams/{stream_name} HTTP/1.1

Response line


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HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Cancel the time lag​

Cancels the time lag for the specified live stream.

HTTP request​


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DELETE https://api.agora.io/v1/projects/{appid}/fls/entry_points/{entry_point}/admin/delayed_streams/{stream_name}

Path parameter​

ParameterTypeDescription
appidStringRequired. The App ID retrieved from Agora Console.
entry_pointStringRequired. The entry point name.
stream_nameStringRequired. The stream name.

HTTP response​

If the returned HTTP status code is 200, the request is successful.

If the returned HTTP status code is not 200, the request fails. You can refer to the HTTP status code for possible reasons.

Example​

Request line


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DELETE https://api.agora.io/v1/projects/{your_appid}/fls/entry_points/live/admin/delayed_streams/{stream_name} HTTP/1.1

Response line


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HTTP/1.1 200 OK

HTTP status code​

Status codeDescription
200The request succeeds.
400The parameter is invalid, for example the appid or the entry_point is empty, or the region parameter value is invalid.
401Unauthorized (the customer ID and the customer secret do not match).
404The server cannot find the resource according to the request, which means the requested entry point does not exist or the requested URI path is invalid.
500An internal error occurs in the server, so the server is not able to complete the request.
504An internal error occurs in the server. The gateway or the proxy server did not receive a timely request from the remote server.

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