Topic

Instruction:

Greeting/ Introduction 

What is the API and why it is needed?

• Understanding the different use cases you would like to achieve, ie, Upload, Notification Handling, Metadata Updating, Other.
• Understanding the building blocks of the API (services && actions)

Review of the backend servers & clients. 

• Explore the knowledge hubs.
• Kaltura client libraries and where can they be downloaded from.
• Why use a client library over pingable URLs?

Understanding the Kaltura Session
 

• What is the Kaltura security model? 
• What is the KS and why is it needed? 
• What are the security considerations when generating a KS?

Hands-on 

• Learn the workflow process on how to create an API call.
• Learn further actions we can take once our KS session is set. 

Kaltura entities 

• What are entries?
• What is the entry creation process? 
• What are categories?

Metadata 
 

• What is custom metadata and why is it needed to overload metadata on the entry-level? 
• How can access to entries be limited (access control and scheduling)?

Upload

• How can a large number of entries be created in minimal time (bulk upload)
• How can API calls be stacked together to conserve resources? 
• What is the difference between dynamic thumbnails and thumbnail assets?

Manage Notifications

• How can server notifications be used to help the customer with their own integration with the API? 

Getting Help / Questions