GET Tasks

You can track the status of an import or an export Task through the Livepeer API.

GET tasks

List all tasks in the account, most recent first.

curl --location --request GET 'https://livepeer.studio/api/task' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer $API_TOKEN'

Request path & query params

Retrieve a Task

Retrieves the details of a Task, including progress updates and status. Supply the unique Task ID that was returned from your previous request or from an Asset import or export.

curl --location --request GET 'https://livepeer.studio/api/task/$TASK_ID' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer $API_TOKEN'

Response example

curl --location --request GET 'https://livepeer.studio/api/asset' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer $API_TOKEN'{
        "id": "$TASK_ID",
        "type": "import",
        "output": {
            "import": {
                "assetSpec": {
                    "hash": [
                        {
                            "hash": "61b42e9371c1d29a9b99a7f62621e584",
                            "algorithm": "md5"
                        },
                        {
                            "hash": "b3b5891d6f0767012706fc8548f397b38876d309ca90689314c94615fb4c6e62",
                            "algorithm": "sha256"
                        }
                    ],
                    "name": "Example name",
                    "size": 52615193,
                    "type": "video",
                    "videoSpec": {
                        "format": "mp4",
                        "tracks": [
                            {
                                "fps": 30,
                                "type": "video",
                                "codec": "h264",
                                "width": 1280,
                                "height": 720,
                                "bitrate": 1225660,
                                "duration": 309.966667,
                                "pixelFormat": "yuv420p"
                            },
                            {
                                "type": "audio",
                                "codec": "aac",
                                "bitrate": 127999,
                                "channels": 2,
                                "duration": 309.986395,
                                "sampleRate": 44100
                            }
                        ],
                        "duration": 309.986393
                    }
                },
                "videoFilePath": "https://storage.googleapis.com/bucket/$PLAYBACK_ID/video",
                "metadataFilePath": "https://storage.googleapis.com/bucket/$PLAYBACK_ID/video.json"
            }
        },
        "params": {
            "import": {
                "url": "$EXTERNAL_IMPORT_URL"
            }
        },
        "status": {
            "phase": "completed",
            "updatedAt": 1644546541229
        },
        "userId": "$USER_ID",
        "createdAt": 1644546528663,
        "outputAssetId": "$ASSET_ID"
    }