Retrieve media metadata and playback manifests using the JW Player Delivery API v2

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Steps

  1. For public/unsigned media, call GET https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/{media_id} to retrieve metadata, images, tracks, conversions, and manifests
  2. If referencing content by an external ID instead of JW Player's internal media ID, use GET https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/site/{site_id}/media/ext:{external_id}
  3. For management-style listing/creation (not just delivery), use the api.jwplayer.com/v2/sites/{site_id}/media/ endpoints instead of the cdn delivery host
  4. Request the response in JSON or one of the supported RSS formats depending on the consuming system
  5. Cache delivery responses appropriately since the Delivery API is meant for viewer-facing playback, not bulk management

Known gotchas

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