AWS Elemental MediaPackage VOD

Name: AWS Elemental MediaPackage VOD API
Brand: AWS Elemental MediaPackage VOD
Availability: InStock

★ Only Publicly Available OpenAPI DocumentMediaVideo Processinghmac17 EndpointsREST

For Agents

Just-in-time package S3-stored video assets into HLS, DASH, CMAF, and Smooth Streaming outputs with optional DRM through SPEKE.

Quickstart

Get started with AWS Elemental MediaPackage VOD in minutes using your preferred integration method.

# Add to your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf)
{
  "jentic": {
    "url": "https://api.jentic.com/mcp",
    "auth": "oauth"
  }
}

# Then ask your agent:
"register a vod asset"

# → Jentic returns the GET /events tool with parameter schema, agent executes.

Capabilities

What an agent can do with AWS Elemental MediaPackage VOD API.

Create packaging groups that organize related streaming output configurations

Configure HLS, DASH, CMAF, and Microsoft Smooth packaging with bitrate, segment, and DRM options

Generate just-in-time HLS, DASH, CMAF, and Smooth playback URLs without pre-packaging

GET STARTED

Start building with AWS Elemental MediaPackage VOD API

Explore with Jentic

View OpenAPI Document

Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI document for AWS Elemental MediaPackage VOD, keeping it validated and agent-ready.

Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI specification for AWS Elemental MediaPackage VOD, keeping it validated and agent-ready. MediaPackage VOD prepares video on demand assets stored in Amazon S3 for delivery in HLS, DASH, CMAF, and Microsoft Smooth Streaming formats. Packaging configurations describe the output streams, packaging groups bundle related configurations, and assets reference the source content to be packaged. The service runs just-in-time, so no transcoded copies sit in storage between requests, and it integrates with AWS Certificate Manager and SPEKE for DRM.

Use Cases

Patterns agents use AWS Elemental MediaPackage VOD API for, with concrete tasks.

★ Multi-Format VOD Streaming Library

Streaming services package on-demand titles into HLS for iOS, DASH for Android and web, CMAF for unified adaptive playback, and Smooth for legacy Microsoft clients. MediaPackage VOD does the packaging just-in-time at request, so the storage cost is the source asset alone in S3 and the service generates each manifest on demand. Setup is one packaging group per profile (e.g. 'movies-h264-aac') with one configuration per output format.

Create a packaging group named 'movies-h264-aac', then add an HLS packaging configuration with SegmentDurationSeconds=6 and a DASH configuration with PeriodTriggers=[ADS]

DRM-Protected Premium Content

Studios and OTT services protect premium VOD assets with DRM by attaching a SPEKE key provider configuration to packaging configurations. MediaPackage VOD requests content keys at packaging time, applies AES-128 or sample-AES encryption, and emits DRM-protected manifests for Widevine, PlayReady, or FairPlay. Source assets in S3 stay unencrypted; the encryption is applied at the moment of request.

Create an HLS packaging configuration with HlsPackage.Encryption.SpekeKeyProvider configured against your provider URL and SystemIds for FairPlay and Widevine

Episodic Content Catalog Onboarding

Workflow services that onboard new episodes call CreateAsset for each new file as it lands in S3, register it under a packaging group, and immediately get back manifest URLs ready for the client app. The asset references the SourceArn of the S3 object so MediaPackage VOD can read it on request. No pre-transcoding or pre-packaging step is required — the asset is queryable as soon as the API returns 201.

Call CreateAsset with Id='ep-s01e01', SourceArn='arn:aws:s3:::content/show/ep-s01e01.mp4', and PackagingGroupId='show-h264-aac', then return the EgressEndpoints array of playback URLs

AI Agent Media Operations

Operations agents call MediaPackage VOD through Jentic to register newly uploaded assets, audit packaging configurations, and surface playback URLs to downstream catalogs. Jentic isolates the AWS access keys and exposes the asset, packaging group, and packaging configuration operations as discoverable tools, so the agent can react to S3 upload events without learning the AWS SDK.

Search Jentic for 'register a vod asset', load the CreateAsset operation, and execute it with the new SourceArn and target PackagingGroupId from the upload event

Key Endpoints

17 endpoints — jentic publishes the only available openapi specification for aws elemental mediapackage vod, keeping it validated and agent-ready.

METHOD

PATH

DESCRIPTION

POST

/packaging_groups

Create a packaging group

GET

/packaging_groups

List all packaging groups

POST

/packaging_configurations

Create a packaging configuration

POST

/assets

GET

/assets/{id}

Describe a VOD asset and its egress endpoints

PUT

/packaging_groups/{id}/configure_logs

Configure egress access logs on a packaging group

DELETE

/packaging_configurations/{id}

Delete a packaging configuration

POST

/packaging_groups

Create a packaging group

GET

/packaging_groups

List all packaging groups

POST

/packaging_configurations

Create a packaging configuration

POST

/assets

GET

/assets/{id}

Describe a VOD asset and its egress endpoints

Why though Jentic?

Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.

Credential isolation

AWS keys are stored encrypted in the Jentic vault. Each MediaPackage VOD call is signed with Signature Version 4 server-side, so the agent never holds raw keys, and IAM scoping limits which packaging groups and assets it can touch.

Intent-based discovery

Agents search by intent (e.g. 'register a vod asset' or 'create a packaging configuration') and Jentic returns matching MediaPackage VOD operations with their input schemas, including the SPEKE configuration shape required for DRM.

Time to first call

Direct integration: 1-3 days for IAM roles, S3 read permissions, and SDK plumbing. Through Jentic: under an hour — search, load schema, execute.

Related APIs

Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.

Alternative

Mux

Mux is a managed video API; MediaPackage VOD is a just-in-time packager only

Choose Mux when the agent needs upload, transcode, packaging, and delivery in one API; choose MediaPackage VOD when AWS-native packaging on existing S3 assets is the goal.

Alternative

Cloudflare

Cloudflare Stream is an end-to-end alternative; MediaPackage VOD focuses on packaging only

Choose Cloudflare Stream when the agent needs storage, transcoding, and delivery bundled; choose MediaPackage VOD for AWS-native packaging when source remains in S3.

Complementary

AWS MediaTailor

MediaTailor inserts targeted ads into streams MediaPackage VOD packages

Use MediaTailor downstream when the agent needs to monetise the streams MediaPackage VOD produces with targeted ad insertion.

FAQs

Specific to using AWS Elemental MediaPackage VOD API through Jentic.

Why is there no official OpenAPI spec for AWS Elemental MediaPackage VOD?

AWS does not publish an OpenAPI specification. Jentic generates and maintains this spec so that AI agents and developers can call AWS Elemental MediaPackage VOD via structured tooling. It is validated against the live API and kept up to date. Get started at https://app.jentic.com/sign-up.

What authentication does the MediaPackage VOD API use?

The API uses AWS Signature Version 4 (HMAC) with an access key ID and secret access key. IAM policies must allow mediapackage-vod actions and s3:GetObject on the source bucket so the service can read VOD content for packaging. Through Jentic, the keys live in the encrypted vault and Jentic signs each request server-side.

Can I configure DRM with the MediaPackage VOD API?

Yes. When creating an HLS, DASH, CMAF, or Smooth packaging configuration, set the Encryption.SpekeKeyProvider object with your SPEKE-compliant key server URL, the RoleArn that can call it, and the SystemIds for the DRM systems you support (Widevine, PlayReady, FairPlay).

What are the rate limits for the MediaPackage VOD API?

AWS does not document explicit per-second limits for control-plane operations in this spec. Soft quotas apply to the number of packaging groups, configurations per group, and assets per account — see the AWS service quotas console for current values in your region.

How do I register a new VOD asset through Jentic?

Search Jentic for 'register a vod asset' to surface POST /assets. Load the schema with the Jentic SDK (pip install jentic), then execute it with the Id, SourceArn pointing at your S3 object, SourceRoleArn that grants read access, and the target PackagingGroupId. The response contains EgressEndpoints with playback URLs.

Is AWS Elemental MediaPackage VOD free?

No. MediaPackage VOD charges per GB processed for packaging and per GB egressed to viewers, with separate rates for HLS, DASH, and other formats. Standard CloudFront and S3 charges apply to the rest of the delivery path. See the AWS Elemental MediaPackage pricing page for current rates.