Stop Processing

When you process a file, the process action finishes when Media Server reaches the end of the file. However, you might be processing a video stream that does not end. In this case, you might want to stop processing.

To stop processing video

  • Use the QueueInfo action, with the following parameters:

    QueueName The name of the queue. Processing is initiated using the process action, so set QueueAction=process.
    QueueAction The action to perform on the queue. To stop processing, set QueueAction=stop.
    Token (Optional) The token for the request that you want to stop. If you don't specify a token, Media Server stops the task that is currently processing.

    For example,

    http://localhost:14000/action=queueinfo
                              &queuename=process
                              &queueaction=stop
                              &token=MTAuMi4xMDQuODI6MTQwMDA6UFJPQ0VTUzoxMTgzMzYzMjQz

    Media Server returns a response stating whether the request was successfully completed.

To stop processing automatically

  • To stop processing automatically after a specified amount of video has been ingested, use the MaximumDuration parameter in your video ingest task.
  • You can stop a process action automatically when the processing time exceeds a specified time duration, by setting the timeout parameter in your process action request.