Associate Labels with Asset
You can associate labels with videos, ads, live streams, remote assets, and YouTube videos.
Note: For more information about Backlot REST API commands, see the
Backlot API Reference.
Add Multiple Labels to Asset
ThePOST method adds labels to the asset, leaving untouched any labels previously added, whereas the PUT method replaces all labels already added to the asset; see the next section.
[POST] /v2/assets/asset_id/labels/[ "label_id", "label_id", ... ]
Replace all Labels for an Asset with New Labels
[PUT] /v2/assets/asset_id/labels/[ "label_id", "label_id", ... ]
View Labels for an Asset
[GET]/v2/assets/asset_id/labels
Remove All Labels from an Asset
[DELETE]/v2/assets/asset_id/labels
Examples
This example associates the QtsjklrewsddROoCi9B2B45drs label with the IzNnllMjphu2XF3_UgPROoCi9B2rtWs asset:
[PUT]/v2/assets/IzNnllMjphu2XF3_UgPROoCi9B2rtWs/labels/QtsjklrewsddROoCi9B2B45drs ?api_key=<your API key>&expires=1930294539&signature=<signature>
Backlot returns a 200 response.
This example associates the 638aed2a18734375b3b332cb85999dd2 and 814efb109416490a98ee3f4fcd6784cf labels with the IzNnllMjphu2XF3_UgPROoCi9B2rtWs asset:
[PUT]/v2/assets/IzNnllMjphu2XF3_UgPROoCi9B2rtWs/labels[ "638aed2a18734375b3b332cb85999dd2", "814efb109416490a98ee3f4fcd6784cf" ]
Backlot returns a response similar to the following:
{
"items":[
{
"name":"Sports",
"id":"814efb109416490a98ee3f4fcd6784cf",
"parent_id":null,
"full_name":"/Sports"
},
{
"name":"Riveting",
"id":"638aed2a18734375b3b332cb85999dd2",
"parent_id":null,
"full_name":"/Riveting"
}
]
}
Note: Try out the code samples using your account credentials in the
Ooyala Scratchpad. To launch the Scratchpad, go
to Ooyala API Scratchpad. For information about using the Scratchpad, see Practice Making Requests with the Scratchpad.