Bootstrap API

Send an HTTP GET request for a bootstrap URL constructed using the following pattern:

https://{manifest-server:port}/auditude/variant/
 {PublisherAssetID}/{Content URL (base64)}.[m3u8 or mpd]
 ?{query parameters}

• File extension Defined. .m3u8 if the target manifest are HLS, .mpd if the target manifests are in the DASH.

• PublisherAssetID Required. Publisher’s unique ID for the specific content.

• Content URL Required. URL of the content M3U8 file, Base64 encoded to be safe within the manifest server URL. The content URL must point to a variant M3U8 file, even if there is only one bit rate stream.

• Query parameters These constitute the most varied part of the request. They tell the manifest server which sort of client is making the request and what it wants the manifest server to do.

For example:

https://manifest.auditude.com/auditude/variant/
 {publisherAssetID}/{Content URL (base64)}.[m3u8 or mpd]?
u={Asset ID}&z={zone}&_sid_=0&pttrackingmode=simple
&pttrackingversion=v2&live=false

HTTP vs. HTTPS requests

The manifest server creates URLs using the same HTTP protocol of the client’s request. If a player makes a non-secure HTTP (http) request, the manifest server returns manifest URLs and Auditude tracking URLs with the http protocol. If a player makes a secure HTTP (https) connection, manifest server, it returns manifest URLs and Auditude tracking URLs with the https protocol.