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DescribeCloudRecording

1. API Description

Domain name for API request: trtc.tencentcloudapi.com.

This API is used to query the status of a recording task after it starts. It works only when a task is in progress. If the task has already ended when this API is called, an error will be returned.
If a recording file is being uploaded to VOD, the response parameter StorageFileList will not contain the information of the recording file. Please listen for the recording file callback to get the information.

A maximum of 20 requests can be initiated per second for this API.

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2. Input Parameters

The following request parameter list only provides API request parameters and some common parameters. For the complete common parameter list, see Common Request Parameters.

Parameter NameRequiredTypeDescription
ActionYesStringCommon Params. The value used for this API: DescribeCloudRecording.
VersionYesStringCommon Params. The value used for this API: 2019-07-22.
RegionYesStringCommon Params. For more information, please see the list of regions supported by the product. This API only supports: ap-beijing, ap-guangzhou, ap-mumbai, ap-shanghai, ap-singapore.
SdkAppIdYesIntegerThe SDKAppID of the room whose streams are recorded.
TaskIdYesStringThe unique ID of the recording task, which is returned after recording starts successfully.

3. Output Parameters

Parameter NameTypeDescription
TaskIdStringThe unique ID of the recording task.
StatusStringThe status of the on-cloud recording task.
Idle: The task is idle.
InProgress: The task is in progress.
Exited: The task is being ended.
StorageFileListArray of StorageFileThe information of the recording files.
Note: This field may return null, indicating that no valid values can be obtained.
RequestIdStringThe unique request ID, generated by the server, will be returned for every request (if the request fails to reach the server for other reasons, the request will not obtain a RequestId). RequestId is required for locating a problem.

4. Example

Example1 Querying the status of the task whose task ID is xx under the application whose SDKAppID is 1234

Input Example

POST / HTTP/1.1
Host: trtc.tencentcloudapi.com
Content-Type: application/json
X-TC-Action: DescribeCloudRecording
<Common request parameters>

{
    "TaskId": "xx",
    "SdkAppId": 1234
}

Output Example

{
    "Response": {
        "Status": "InProgress",
        "StorageFileList": [],
        "RequestId": "xx",
        "TaskId": "xx"
    }
}

5. Developer Resources

SDK

TencentCloud API 3.0 integrates SDKs that support various programming languages to make it easier for you to call APIs.

Command Line Interface

6. Error Code

The following only lists the error codes related to the API business logic. For other error codes, see Common Error Codes.

Error CodeDescription
AuthFailureCAM signature/authentication error.
AuthFailure.UnRealNameAuthenticatedIdentity verification has not been completed, so this operation is not allowed.
AuthFailure.UnauthorizedOperationCAM authentication failed.
AuthFailure.UnsupportedOperationUnsupported operation.
FailedOperationOperation failed.
FailedOperation.CRUnsupportMethodUnsupported on-cloud recording method.
InternalError.CRInternalErrorOn-cloud recording internal error.
InvalidParameter.OutOfRangeParameter value is out of range.
InvalidParameter.SdkAppIdSdkAppId is incorrect.
MissingParameter.RoomIdRoomId is missing.
MissingParameter.SdkAppIdSdkAppId is missing.
MissingParameter.TaskIdTaskId parameter missing.
MissingParameter.UserIdMissing UserId parameter.
ResourceNotFoundThe resource does not exist.