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Submitting Tasks
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Submitting Tasks
Last updated: 2025-11-18 17:48:45
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Feature Description

Submit an Intelligent Cover Task.

Authorization Description

When using with a sub-account, the ci:CreateMediaJobs permission is required. For details, see Cloud Infinite action.
When a sub-account uses an asynchronous processing interface, the cam:passrole permission is required. The asynchronous processing interface uses the "role" in CAM to perform read-write operations on COS resources. The PassRole permission is used for role passing. For details, see Access Management > Write Operations > PassRole API.

Activating a Service

Using this feature requires enabling Cloud Infinite in advance and binding a bucket. For details, see Binding a bucket.
Use this feature requires enabling Media Processing Service in advance via console or API. For details, see Enable Media Processing Service.

Use Limits

When using this API, please first confirm the relevant restrictions. For details, see Usage Limits.

Fee Description

This API is a paid service. Incurred fees will be collected by Cloud Infinite. For detailed billing instructions, see Media Processing Fees.


Request

Request sample

POST /jobs HTTP/1.1
Host: <BucketName-APPID>.ci.<Region>.myqcloud.com
Date: <GMT Date>
Authorization: <Auth String>
Content-Length: <length>
Content-Type: application/xml

<body>
Note:
Authorization: Auth String. For details, see Request Signature document.

Request header

This API only uses common request headers. For details, see Common Request Headers documentation.

Request body

The implementation of this request operation requires the following request body.
<Request>
    <Tag>SmartCover</Tag>
    <Input>
        <Object>input/demo.mp4</Object>
    </Input>
    <Operation>
        <TemplateId>t16567cd58ade9411d952283873123b9b1</TemplateId>
        <Output>
            <Region>ap-chongqing</Region>
            <Bucket>test-123456789</Bucket>
            <Object>output/smartcover-${number}.jpg</Object>
        </Output>   
        <UserData>This is my data.</UserData>
        <JobLevel>0</JobLevel>
    </Operation>
    <CallBack>http://callback.demo.com</CallBack>
    <CallBackFormat>JSON</CallBackFormat>
</Request>
The data are described as follows:
Node Name (Keyword)
Parent Node
Description
Type
Required or Not
Request
None.
Container for saving requests
Container
Yes
The specific data description of the Container type Request is as follows:
Node Name (Keyword)
Parent Node
Description
Type
Required or Not
Tag
Request
Tag for creating a task: SmartCover
String
Yes
Input
Request
File information to be operated
Container
Yes
Operation
Request
Operation rule
Container
Yes
CallBackFormat
Request
Job callback format, JSON or XML, default XML, priority is higher than the callback format of the queue
String
No
CallBackType
Request
Job callback type, Url or TDMQ, default Url, priority is higher than the callback type of the queue
String
No
CallBack
Request
Job callback address, priority is higher than the queue's callback address. When set to no, it means the queue's callback address does not generate callbacks.
String
No
CallBackMqConfig
Request
Task callback TDMQ configuration, required when CallBackType is TDMQ. For details, see CallBackMqConfig.
Container
No
The specific data description of the Container type Input is as follows:
Node Name (Keyword)
Parent Node
Description
Type
Required or Not
Object
Request.Input
File path
String
Yes
The specific data description of the Container type
Operation
is as follows:
Node Name (Keyword)
Parent Node
Description
Type
Required or Not
TemplateId
Request.Operation
Intelligent cover template ID
String
No
SmartCover
Request.Operation
Intelligent cover parameter, same as Request.SmartCover in the Create Intelligent Cover Template API
Container
No
Output
Request.Operation
Output configuration
Container
Yes
UserData
Request.Operation
Pass through user information Printable ASCII code Length not exceeding 1024
String
No
JobLevel
Request.Operation
Task priority, level limit: 0, 1, 2. Higher levels indicate higher task priority. Default is 0.
String
No
Note:
Intelligent cover parameters must be set. They can be configured through TemplateId or SmartCover. TemplateId has higher priority.
The specific data description of the Container type Output is as follows:
Node Name (Keyword)
Parent Node
Description
Type
Required or Not
Region
Request.Operation.Output
Region of the storage bucket
String
Yes
Bucket
Request.Operation.Output
Bucket for storing results
String
Yes
Object
Request.Operation.Output
Output file name, must include ${number} wildcard when there are multiple output files
String
Yes
Supported wildcards for Request.Operation.Output.Object are as follows:
Wildcard
Meaning
${ext}
encapsulation format
${jobid}
Task Id
${number}
output index, counting begins from 0

Response

Response Headers

This API only returns the public response header. For details, see Common Response Headers documentation.

Response Body

The response body is returned as application/xml. An example including the complete node data is shown below:
<Response>
    <JobsDetail>
        <Code>Success</Code>
        <Message/>
        <JobId>j8d121820f5e411ec926ef19d53ba9c6f</JobId>
        <State>Submitted</State>
        <CreationTime>2022-06-27T15:23:10+0800</CreationTime>
        <StartTime>-</StartTime>
        <EndTime>-</EndTime>
        <QueueId>p2242ab62c7c94486915508540933a2c6</QueueId>
        <Tag>SmartCover</Tag>
        <Input>
            <BucketId>test-123456789</BucketId>
            <Object>input/demo.mp4</Object>
            <Region>ap-chongqing</Region>
        </Input>
        <Operation>
            <TemplateId>t16567cd58ade9411d952283873123b9b1</TemplateId>
            <Output>
                <Region>ap-chongqing</Region>
                <Bucket>test-123456789</Bucket>
                <Object>output/smartcover-${number}.jpg</Object>
            </Output>   
            <UserData>This is my data.</UserData>
            <JobLevel>0</JobLevel>
        </Operation>
    </JobsDetail>
</Response>
The data are as follows:
Node Name (Keyword)
Parent Node
Description
Type
Response
None.
Container for saving results
Container
Container node Response content:
Node Name (Keyword)
Parent Node
Description
Type
JobsDetail
Response
Task detailed information
Container array
Content of Container node
JobsDetail
:
Node Name (Keyword)
Parent Node
Description
Type
Code
Response.JobsDetail
error code, meaningful only when State is Failed
String
Message
Response.JobsDetail
error description, meaningful only when State is Failed
String
JobId
Response.JobsDetail
Newly created task ID.
String
Tag
Response.JobsDetail
Tag for the newly created task: SmartCover
String
State
Response.JobsDetail
Task Status
Submitted: submitted, pending execution
Running: executing
Success: execution successful
Failed: execution failed
Pause: task pause, when pausing a queue, to-be-executed tasks will become paused state
Cancel: Task execution cancelled
String
CreationTime
Response.JobsDetail
Task creation time
String
EndTime
Response.JobsDetail
Task end time
String
QueueId
Response.JobsDetail
Task's Queue ID
String
Input
Response.JobsDetail
Input resource address of the task
Container
Operation
Response.JobsDetail
Rules of the task
Container
Contents of the Container node Input:
Node Name (Keyword)
Parent Node
Description
Type
Region
Response.JobsDetail.Input
Region of the storage bucket
String
Bucket
Response.JobsDetail.Input
Bucket for storing results
String
Object
Response.JobsDetail.Input
Filename of the output result
String
Contents of the Container node Operation:
Node Name (Keyword)
Parent Node
Description
Type
SmartCover
Response.JobsDetail.Operation
Request.Operation.SmartCover
String
Output
Response.JobsDetail.Operation
Same as Request.Operation.Output in the request
Container
MediaResult
Response.JobsDetail.Operation
Basic information of the output file. Do not return if the task is incomplete. For details, see MediaResult.
Container
UserData
Response.JobsDetail.Operation
Pass through user information
String
JobLevel
Response.JobsDetail.Operation
Task Priority
String

Error Codes

This request returns common error responses and error codes. For more information, see Error Codes.

Examples

Request 1: Use Intelligent Cover Template ID

POST /jobs HTTP/1.1
Authorization:q-sign-algorithm=sha1&q-ak=**********************************&q-sign-time=1497530202;1497610202&q-key-time=1497530202;1497610202&q-header-list=&q-url-param-list=&q-signature=**************************************
Host:test-1234567890.ci.ap-chongqing.myqcloud.com
Content-Length: 166
Content-Type: application/xml

<Request>
    <Tag>SmartCover</Tag>
    <Input>
        <Object>input/demo.mp4</Object>
    </Input>
    <Operation>
        <TemplateId>t16567cd58ade9411d952283873123b9b1</TemplateId>
        <Output>
            <Region>ap-chongqing</Region>
            <Bucket>test-123456789</Bucket>
            <Object>output/smartcover-${number}.jpg</Object>
        </Output>   
        <UserData>This is my data.</UserData>
        <JobLevel>0</JobLevel>
    </Operation>
    <CallBack>http://callback.demo.com</CallBack>
    <CallBackFormat>JSON</CallBackFormat>
</Request>
Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/xml
Content-Length: 230
Connection: keep-alive
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2022 15:23:12 GMT
Server: tencent-ci
x-ci-request-id: NjMxMDJhYTNfMThhYTk0MGFfYmU1OV8zZjc=

<Response>
    <JobsDetail>
        <Code>Success</Code>
        <Message/>
        <JobId>j8d121820f5e411ec926ef19d53ba9c6f</JobId>
        <State>Submitted</State>
        <CreationTime>2022-06-27T15:23:10+0800</CreationTime>
        <StartTime>-</StartTime>
        <EndTime>-</EndTime>
        <QueueId>p2242ab62c7c94486915508540933a2c6</QueueId>
        <Tag>SmartCover</Tag>
        <Input>
            <BucketId>test-123456789</BucketId>
            <Object>input/demo.mp4</Object>
            <Region>ap-chongqing</Region>
        </Input>
        <Operation>
            <TemplateId>t16567cd58ade9411d952283873123b9b1</TemplateId>
            <Output>
                <Region>ap-chongqing</Region>
                <Bucket>test-123456789</Bucket>
                <Object>output/smartcover-${number}.jpg</Object>
            </Output>   
            <UserData>This is my data.</UserData>
            <JobLevel>0</JobLevel>
        </Operation>
    </JobsDetail>
</Response>

Request 2: Using Intelligent Cover Parameters

POST /jobs HTTP/1.1
Authorization:q-sign-algorithm=sha1&q-ak=**********************************&q-sign-time=1497530202;1497610202&q-key-time=1497530202;1497610202&q-header-list=&q-url-param-list=&q-signature=**************************************
Host:test-1234567890.ci.ap-chongqing.myqcloud.com
Content-Length: 166
Content-Type: application/xml

<Request>
    <Tag>SmartCover</Tag>
    <Input>
        <Object>input/demo.mp4</Object>
    </Input>
    <Operation>
        <SmartCover>
            <Format>jpg</Format>
            <Width>1280</Width>
            <Height>960</Height>
            <Count>5</Count>
            <DeleteDuplicates>true</DeleteDuplicates>
        </SmartCover>
        <Output>
            <Region>ap-chongqing</Region>
            <Bucket>test-123456789</Bucket>
            <Object>output/smartcover-${number}.jpg</Object>
        </Output>   
        <UserData>This is my data.</UserData>
        <JobLevel>0</JobLevel>
    </Operation>
    <CallBack>http://callback.demo.com</CallBack>
    <CallBackFormat>JSON</CallBackFormat>
</Request>
Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/xml
Content-Length: 230
Connection: keep-alive
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2022 15:23:12 GMT
Server: tencent-ci
x-ci-request-id: NjMxMDJhYTNfMThhYTk0MGFfYmU1OV8zZjc=

<Response>
    <JobsDetail>
        <Code>Success</Code>
        <Message/>
        <JobId>j8d121820f5e411ec926ef19d53ba9c6f</JobId>
        <State>Submitted</State>
        <CreationTime>2022-06-27T15:23:10+0800</CreationTime>
        <StartTime>-</StartTime>
        <EndTime>-</EndTime>
        <QueueId>p2242ab62c7c94486915508540933a2c6</QueueId>
        <Tag>SmartCover</Tag>
        <Input>
            <BucketId>test-123456789</BucketId>
            <Object>input/demo.mp4</Object>
            <Region>ap-chongqing</Region>
        </Input>
        <Operation>
            <SmartCover>
                <Format>jpg</Format>
                <Width>1280</Width>
                <Height>960</Height>
                <Count>5</Count>
                <DeleteDuplicates>true</DeleteDuplicates>
            </SmartCover>
            <Output>
                <Region>ap-chongqing</Region>
                <Bucket>test-123456789</Bucket>
                <Object>output/smartcover-${number}.jpg</Object>
            </Output>   
            <UserData>This is my data.</UserData>
            <JobLevel>0</JobLevel> 
        </Operation>
    </JobsDetail>
</Response>

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