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POST
/
capture
/
session
/
start
Start capture session
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.videodb.io/capture/session/start \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-access-token: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "session_id": "capture-12345",
  "channels": [
    {
      "channel_id": "mic",
      "channel_name": "Microphone",
      "type": "audio",
      "store": true
    }
  ],
  "ws_connection_id": "conn-123",
  "callback_url": "https://webhook.example.com/callback"
}
'
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "session_id": "capture-12345",
    "status": "starting"
  }
}

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Start a previously created capture session with specific channel configurations. Define the audio and video channels to capture.
  • session_id and channels are required
  • Each channel needs a channel_id and can be of type audio or video
  • Set store to true to persist captured media in VideoDB
  • Use callback_url for webhook notifications on session events

Get Streaming Session

Get RTSP URLs for the session

Stop Session

Stop the capture session

Authorizations

​
x-access-token
string
header
required

API key for authentication (sk-xxx format)

Body

application/json
​
session_id
string
required
Example:

"capture-12345"

​
channels
object[]
required
​
ws_connection_id
string
Example:

"conn-123"

​
callback_url
string
Example:

"https://webhook.example.com/callback"

Response

Capture session started

​
success
boolean
Example:

true

​
data
object