Comparison of Discovery Profile Settings in Backlot UI and API
This is a comparison of the Backlot UI and the API for creating discovery profiles.
You create discovery profiles using the Backlot UI. You configure and use discovery profiles using either the Backlot UI or the Discovery API. While the Backlot UI is sufficient for the most common configuration tasks, the Discovery API offers additional configuration options.
- For the meanings of fields in the UI, see Configuring Discovery in the Backlot UI.
- For precise meanings of the properties in the API, see Discovery Profiles.
| Profile Setting | API | Backlot UI | Description/Notes | |
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| Configure Up Next video play initiate (in seconds) | Yes | No | For API usage information, see Setting the Default Countdown. | |
| Display Discovery tray in pause screen | Yes | Yes |
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| Configure Discover tray click behavior | No | Yes | For Backlot UI usage, see Configuring Discovery in the Backlot UI. | |
| Recommend content from profile | Yes | Yes | ||
| Recommendation scope | Yes | Yes |
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| Promote content from specific label to position | Yes | Yes | Use labels to assert content in recommendations. | |
| Promote sequential content from custom metadata | Yes | Yes | Use custom metadata filters to provide recommendations based on sequential content. | |
| Include sub-account assets | Yes | Yes |
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| Hide recommendation thumbnails | Yes | Yes | For more information, see Hiding Thumbnails. | |
| Sort by | post_order="recency" | Yes | No | "Recency" sorts from newest to oldest. |
| from_content_types | Yes | No | You can include content types like video or live_stream. | |
| exclude_content_types | Yes | No | You can exclude content types like video or live_stream. | |
| post_order | Yes | No | Sort recommendations based on when the video was posted. | |
| overrides | Yes | No | After a video is played, you can show the Discover tray or the "Up Next" video. | |