Embedding Your Video

Getting Started

Getting the content from the 247 Platform onto your website is very simple. On the Video page, under the Live tab and the VOD tab, you'll see a link that looks something like this:

http://console.247platform.com/embed/?v=2c-b22db-vod

This embed page is all you need to send your viewers to get your content. You can embed it using an I-frame, using code like:

<iframe 
 width="853" 
 height="480" 
 src="http://console.247platform.com/embed/?v=2c-b22db-vod" 
 frameborder="0" 
 allowfullscreen="true" 
 mozallowfullscreen="true" 
 webkitallowfullscreen="true"
></iframe>

Parameters

There are several parameters you can pass to the embed link in the form of the querystring.

Parameters used in the Embed Code

Parameter	Description	Values	Required
v	the stream name of the video		Yes
autoplay	If the video should start playing once the page has loaded	0 or 1	No
authHash	The authorization hash used for secure videos	A string passed back via the API	No
hidethumb	Set to not show the thumbnail in the embed page	0 or 1	No
defimage	Set an alternative image instead of the Thumbnail to be displayed	URL to image	No

Putting a URL together

The embed url always requires the v option, so it's advised to start with that. Other values you can add to the URL by appending them with a &, so to not autoplay the above video, and to use a different thumbnail image you would have a URL like:

http://console.247platform.com/embed/?v=2c-b22db-vod&autoplay=0&defimage=http://tinyurl.com/nq37fzw

Securing your Video

Securing your video so only users you choose can view it is quite simple, but does require some interaction with the 247 Platform API. When you perform a Video - Authenticate call, it returns a value authHash, which is what you embed in your video embed querystring.

Remember - you will need to change the Security dropdown ( under Settings on your videos' Live or Video on Demand tab) to Only authorised can watch for this to take effect.