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Everything is as normal with the Vzaar-api-php but have added namespacing. This also means splitting out some of the files, vzaars default layout has a few classes in one file.

So these files are now in their own file and have namespace.

If you are using laravel, you can go with the method of bind the

vzaar API PHP client

vzaar API client for PHP developers.

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####Using the library

In order to start using vzaar API library

require_once 'Vzaar.php';

Vzaar::$token = 'VZAAR_API_TOKEN';
Vzaar::$secret = 'VZAAR_USERNAME';

In order to use vzaar API, you need to have a valid user name and API token that you can get from your vzaar dashboard at http://app.vzaar.com/settings/api

The very next thing you would want to do is to check if your account actually works and operational and you can do it by simple calling whoAmI:

echo(Vzaar::whoAmI());

If it returns you your vzaar username, - we are good to go.

####User Details

This API call returns the user's public details along with it's relevant metadata. It also contains vzaar Account ID that you can use in getAccountDetails call.

print_r(Vzaar::getUserDetails('VZAAR_USERNAME'));

Where VZAAR_USERNAME is the vzaar username. Result of this call will be an object of UserDetails type.

####Account Details

This API call returns the details and rights for each vzaar subscription account type along with it's relevant metadata. This will show the details of the packages available here: http://vzaar.com/pricing

print_r(Vzaar::getAccountDetails(VZAAR_ACCOUNT_ID));

Where VZAAR_ACCOUNT_ID is the unique account id assigned by vzaar.

Result of this call will be an object of AccountDetails type.

####Video List

This API call returns a list of the user's active videos along with it's relevant metadata. 20 videos are returned by default, but this is customizable.

print_r(Vzaar::getVideoList('VZAAR_USERNAME', true, 10));

####Video Details

This API call returns metadata about selected video, like its dimensions, thumbnail information, author, duration, play count and so on.

print_r(Vzaar::getVideoDetails(VZAAR_VIDEO_ID, true));

Where VZAAR_VIDEO_ID is unique vzaar video ID assigned to a video after its processing.

####Upload Signature

In some cases you might need to not perform actual uploading from API but to use some third-party uploaders, like S3_Upload widget, or any other, so you would need to get only upload signature for it.

print_r(Vzaar::getUploadSignature());

####Uploading video

Upload video from local drive directly to Amazon S3 bucket. Use this method when you build desktop apps or when you upload videos to vzaar directly from your server.

$filename = '548.mov'; // the file must be located in the same directory as the script. If not use full disk path

$file = getcwd() . '\\' . $filename;
echo('file to upload: ' . $file);
$result=Vzaar::uploadVideo($file);
echo($result);

####Uploading thumbnails

Upload thumbnails for a video by using the video id.

$video_id = 123;

$thumb_path = "/home/herk/my_image.jpg";
echo('uploading thumbnail for video:' . $video_id . ', file path:' . $thumb_path);
$result=Vzaar::uploadThumbnail($video_id, $thumb_path);
echo($result);

####Uploading thumbnails

Generate thumbnail based on frame time.

$video_id = 123;

$result=Vzaar::generateThumbnail($video_id, 3);
echo($result);

####Uploading videos using urls

Uploading a new video or replacing an existing one from an url

$url = "http://www.mywebsite.com/my_video.mp4";
echo('uploading video from url: ' . $url);
$video_id=Vzaar::uploadLink($url);
echo($video_id);

####Processing video

This API call tells the vzaar system to process a newly uploaded video. This will encode it if necessary and then provide a vzaar video ID back.

$apireply = Vzaar::processVideo(GUID, VIDEO_TITLE, VIDEO_DESCRIPTION, VIDEO_LABELS, Profile::Original);
echo($apireply)

You would need to pass following parameters to this API function:

GUID (string) - Specifies the guid to operate on
VIDEO_TITLE (string) - Specifies the title for the video
VIDEO_DESCRIPTION (string) - Specifies the description for the video
PROFILE (integer) - Specifies the size for the video to be encoded in. If not specified, this will use the vzaar default or the user default (if set)
VIDEO_LABELS (string) - Comma separated list of labels to be assigned to the video

####Editing video

This API call allows a user to edit or change details about a video in the system.

$apiresult = Vzaar::editVideo(VIDEO_ID, VIDEO_TITLE, VIDEO_DESCRIPTION, MARK_AS_PRIVATE);

The following arguments should be passed to the method:

VIDEO_ID (integer) - Unique vzaar Video ID of the video you are going to modify
VIDEO_TITLE (string) - Specifies the new title for the video
VIDEO_DESCRIPTION (string) - Specifies the new description for the video
MARK_AS_PRIVATE (boolean) (true|false) - Marks the video as private or public

####Deleting video

This API call allows you to delete a video from your account. If deletion was successful it will return you true otherwise false.

$apiresult = Vzaar::deleteVideo(VZAAR_VIDEO_ID);

Where VZAAR_VIDEO_ID is unique vzaar video ID assigned to a video after its processing.

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Released under the MIT License.

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