Returns a single Composition resource identified by a Composition SID.

GET /v1/Compositions/{Sid}

Recording compositions

Returns a single Composition resource identified by a Composition SID.

Path parameters

  • Sid string Required

    The SID of the Composition resource to fetch.

    Minimum length is 34, maximum length is 34. Format should match the following pattern: ^CJ[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$.

Responses

  • 200 application/json

    OK

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    • Access-Control-Allow-Origin string

      Specify the origin(s) allowed to access the resource

    • Access-Control-Allow-Methods string

      Specify the HTTP methods allowed when accessing the resource

    • Access-Control-Allow-Headers string

      Specify the headers allowed when accessing the resource

    • Access-Control-Allow-Credentials boolean

      Indicates whether the browser should include credentials

    • Access-Control-Expose-Headers string

      Headers exposed to the client

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    • account_sid string | null

      The SID of the Account that created the Composition resource.

      Minimum length is 34, maximum length is 34. Format should match the following pattern: ^AC[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$.

    • status string

      The status of the composition. Can be: enqueued, processing, completed, deleted or failed. enqueued is the initial state and indicates that the composition request has been received and is scheduled for processing; processing indicates the composition is being processed; completed indicates the composition has been completed and is available for download; deleted means the composition media has been deleted from the system, but its metadata is still available for 30 days; failed indicates the composition failed to execute the media processing task.

      Values are enqueued, processing, completed, deleted, or failed.

    • date_created string(date-time) | null

      The date and time in GMT when the resource was created specified in ISO 8601 format.

    • date_completed string(date-time) | null

      The date and time in GMT when the composition's media processing task finished, specified in ISO 8601 format.

    • date_deleted string(date-time) | null

      The date and time in GMT when the composition generated media was deleted, specified in ISO 8601 format.

    • sid string | null

      The unique string that we created to identify the Composition resource.

      Minimum length is 34, maximum length is 34. Format should match the following pattern: ^CJ[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$.

    • room_sid string | null

      The SID of the Group Room that generated the audio and video tracks used in the composition. All media sources included in a composition must belong to the same Group Room.

      Minimum length is 34, maximum length is 34. Format should match the following pattern: ^RM[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$.

    • audio_sources array[string] | null

      The array of track names to include in the composition. The composition includes all audio sources specified in audio_sources except those specified in audio_sources_excluded. The track names in this property can include an asterisk as a wild card character, which matches zero or more characters in a track name. For example, student* includes tracks named student as well as studentTeam.

    • audio_sources_excluded array[string] | null

      The array of track names to exclude from the composition. The composition includes all audio sources specified in audio_sources except for those specified in audio_sources_excluded. The track names in this property can include an asterisk as a wild card character, which matches zero or more characters in a track name. For example, student* excludes student as well as studentTeam. This parameter can also be empty.

    • video_layout object | null

      An object that describes the video layout of the composition in terms of regions. See Specifying Video Layouts for more info.

    • resolution string | null

      The dimensions of the video image in pixels expressed as columns (width) and rows (height). The string's format is {width}x{height}, such as 640x480.

    • trim boolean | null

      Whether to remove intervals with no media, as specified in the POST request that created the composition. Compositions with trim enabled are shorter when the Room is created and no Participant joins for a while as well as if all the Participants leave the room and join later, because those gaps will be removed. See Specifying Video Layouts for more info.

    • format string

      The container format of the composition's media files as specified in the POST request that created the Composition resource. See POST Parameters for more information.

      Values are mp4 or webm.

    • bitrate integer

      The average bit rate of the composition's media.

      Default value is 0.

    • size integer(int64) | null

      The size of the composed media file in bytes.

    • duration integer

      The duration of the composition's media file in seconds.

      Default value is 0.

    • media_external_location string(uri) | null

      The URL of the media file associated with the composition when stored externally. See External S3 Compositions for more details.

    • status_callback string(uri) | null

      The URL called using the status_callback_method to send status information on every composition event.

    • status_callback_method string(http-method) | null

      The HTTP method used to call status_callback. Can be: POST or GET, defaults to POST.

      Values are GET or POST.

    • url string(uri) | null

      The absolute URL of the resource.

GET /v1/Compositions/{Sid}
curl \
 --request GET 'https://video.twilio.com/v1/Compositions/{Sid}' \
 --user "username:password"
Response examples (200)
{
  "sid": "CJaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
  "url": "https://video.twilio.com/v1/Compositions/CJaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
  "size": 4,
  "trim": true,
  "links": {
    "media": "https://video.twilio.com/v1/Compositions/CJaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Media"
  },
  "format": "webm",
  "status": "completed",
  "bitrate": 64,
  "duration": 6,
  "room_sid": "RMaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
  "resolution": "1280x720",
  "account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
  "date_created": "2015-07-30T20:00:00Z",
  "date_deleted": null,
  "video_layout": {
    "pip": {
      "reuse": "none",
      "width": 0,
      "x_pos": 100,
      "y_pos": 600,
      "z_pos": 10,
      "height": 0,
      "max_rows": 0,
      "max_columns": 0,
      "video_sources": [
        "RTaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaab"
      ],
      "cells_excluded": [],
      "video_sources_excluded": []
    },
    "grid": {
      "reuse": "show_oldest",
      "width": 0,
      "x_pos": 100,
      "y_pos": 600,
      "z_pos": 10,
      "height": 0,
      "max_rows": 0,
      "max_columns": 0,
      "video_sources": [
        "*"
      ],
      "cells_excluded": [],
      "video_sources_excluded": [
        "MTaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
      ]
    }
  },
  "audio_sources": [
    "PAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
    "user*"
  ],
  "date_completed": "2015-07-30T20:01:33Z",
  "encryption_key": null,
  "status_callback": "https://mycallbackurl.com",
  "audio_sources_excluded": [
    "RTaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
  ],
  "status_callback_method": "POST",
  "media_external_location": null
}