The Player SDK provides video playback capabilities for live streaming and VOD. Mobile and Web platforms are separately authorized and billed. You need to access the corresponding License before you can use the respective features.
The access and usage of License are as follows:
1. Purchasing License
You can refer to the product features and purchase guide to confirm and purchase the License you need. If you want to apply for a trial License for testing, please see the free trial guidelines.
2. Bind License
After purchasing a License, you need to bind the newly purchased License with the application/domain you want to authorize to implement authorization for the corresponding application/domain. Mobile platforms are authorized by application package name, and Web platforms by domain name. The guidance on mobile platform binding operations and Web platform binding operations are below.
3. Configure License
After binding, you will obtain the authorization credential License URL and License Key in the console. During the SDK integration process, you need to enter the corresponding information. Please keep it safe. For the specific method of entry, refer to the integration documentation for each platform.
After purchasing, you need to go to theVOD console or CSS consoleto bind the License to the application to activate it. You can choose to Method 1: create a new official application and select the player License or Method 2: unlock the player feature in an existing application and bind the License as two ways to officially bind the License.
Method 1
Method 2
1. Go to the VOD console or CSS console > License Management > Mobile License, and click Create official license.
2. Enter an app name, a package name, and a bundle ID, select Player License , choose Basic Version or Premium Version, and click Next.
3. Go to the Choose License resources and bind page, click Bind now, select the Unbound player License (if there are no bindable License resources, refer to Purchase Player License), and click Create to create the application and generate an official License.
4. After the official License is successfully created, the page will display the generated official License information. When initializing SDK configuration, you need to input License URL and License Key. Please save the following information properly. Refer to Configuring and Reviewing License guide to input your License URL and License Key in the SDK to complete License authorization.
2. Select the Official license that you want to add the player feature, and click Activate more capabilities.
3. Select Player License, then click Next.
4. Enter the select and bind License page, click Bind now, select the unbound player License (if there are no bindable License resources, refer to purchasing a player License), and click Confirm to generate the official version of the player feature under the application.
Note:
Before clicking Confirm, double-check the bundle ID and package name and make sure they are identical to what you submit to app stores. The information cannot be modified after submission.
Update official License valid period
You can log in to the VOD consoleor the CSS console > License Management > Mobile License page to view the valid period of the Player Mobile official license. You can also subscribe to the SDK in Message Subscription, set up Message Center/Email/SMS and other message receiving channels to receive official license expires reminders. The player official license will send you an expires reminder 32 days, 7 days, 3 days, and 1 day before the current time, reminding you to renew in a timely manner to avoid affecting the business operation.
If your Player Mobile official license has expired, you can apply to renew the validity period within one month before expiration. Please refer to the following operations to renew:
Update Basic Version License valid period
The Mobile Basic Version is free to use. Choose the license you need to update the valid period. If the remaining valid period is within 30 days, you can click renew to extend the valid period for free.
Note:
The Player Mobile Basic Version License does not support enabling auto-renewal.
Update Premium Version License valid period
1. Select the target license and click Update validity in the Player features.
2. You can choose two methods to update the license valid: Renew the current license or Select another license resource to replace. Specific as follows.
Note：
Resources with auto-renewal enabled do not support the license resource replacement method for renewal. If you want to change the validity period to that of another license, disable the auto-renewal function.
Renew the current license
Select another license resource to replace
1. Click Renew the current license, and click Update validity.
Note:
If you select Renew the current license:
When the license resource is within the valid period or has expired for less than seven days, according to Tencent Cloud's billing regulations, renewing for the current license is supported. After renewal, the valid period wil be refreshed to: current validity period + renewal duration.
When the license resource has expired for more than seven days, the original resource has been destroyed, and we wil purchase the same type of resource for you and automatically complete the replacement binding, After renewal, the valid period will be refreshed to: payment date + renewal duration.
2. In the Renewal interface, select the Renewal period. The Player Premium Version License renews monthly. Click Confirm to extend the license valid period.
1. Click Select another license resource to replace, and click Update validity.
2. In the Update validity interface, click Bind. Select the unbound Player Advanced license (if there is no available resource pack to bind, you can go to License Purchase Page to buy), and click Confirm.
3. Check the renewed validity period.
Note:
The official license of the player does not support information modifications. If you need to make modifications to the license information, after purchasing the resource package, please do not use it for the update of the valid license period. Click to Create official license and bound the license to recreate the application, add a new license, and bound the new bundle ID information.
Upgrade Basic to Premium Version License
If you have Activated the MobilePlayer Basic Version License and require External Subtitles, Advanced Picture-in-Picture Components, and other premium features, you can follow the instructions below to upgrade to the Mobile Player Premium Version License, unlocking more features:
1. Select the official MobilePlayer Basic Version License you want to upgrade and click on the Upgrade.
2. Enter the upgrade interface and click Bind. Then select the Player Premium License you want to bind and click Confirm to upgrade to the MobilePlayer Basic Version License.
Add and Renew a License (Web)
Purchase an official License
Before binding the license, you can refer to the following methods to obtain the player license:
Types of License
Authorization Unit
Acquisition Method
Price (USD)
Validity Period
Player Web Basic Version License
Precise Domain (1 license can authorize up to 10 precise domains)
After purchase, you need to bind the license to the application in VOD console or CSS console > License Management > Web License to activate it.
1. Enter the Web License, and click on Create Official License.
2. Select the version. The player's Web official license includes Basic and Premium Versions.
The Basic Version can be applied for free, with a valid period of one year. It only supports precise domain bound, and can be associated with up to 10.
The Premium Version is for monthly paid use. It only supports wildcard domains bound, and can be associated with 1.
Add Basic Version License
Add Premium Version License
Note：
1 Web Basic Version License can be bound to up to 10 precise domains.
You can add domains at any time before reaching the limit.
Bound domains cannot be modified.
1. Select Player Basic, fill in the Project name and Domain, and click Next.
2. Automatically select the 1-year free Web Player Basic Version License resource, and click create to create the application and generate the license.
3. After the official license is successfully created, the page will display the generated official license information. When initializing the SDK configuration, you need to input the License URL and License Key parameters, please properly save the following information.
Note：
1 Web Premium Version License can be associated with 1 wildcard domain and the domain cannot be modified once bound.
1. Select Player Premium, fill in the Project name and Domain, and click Next.
2. Enter the selection of license resources and binding page, click Bind, select the unbound player license (if there is no bindable license resource, you can refer to Purchase Player License), and click Create to create the application and generate the Advanced license.
3. Upon the successful creation of the Official License, the page will display the produced Official License information. This information, including the License URL and License Key, is required when configuring the SDK initialization. Please make sure to securely store this information.
Update official License valid period
You can log in toVOD consoleorCSS console > License Management > Mobile License page to view the valid period of the Player Web official license. You can also subscribe to the SDK in Message Subscription, set up Message Center/Email/SMS and other message receiving channels to receive official license expires reminders. The player official license will send you an expires reminder 32 days, 7 days, 3 days, and 1 day before the current time, reminding you to renew in a timely manner to avoid affecting the normal business operation.
If your Player Web official license has expired, you can apply to renew the validity period within one month before expiration. Please refer to the following operations to renew:
Update Basic Version License valid period
The Web Basic Version is free to use. Choose the license you need to update the valid period. If the remaining valid period is within 30 days, you can click Renew to extend the valid period for free.
Note:
The Player Web Basic Version License does not support enabling auto-renewal.
Update Premium Version License valid period
1. Select the target license and click Update validity in the Player features.
2. The Player Premium Version License supports 2 methods of updating the valid period: Renew the current license or Select another license resource to replace. The specific methods are as follows.
Note：
Resources with auto-renewal enabled do not support the license resource replacement method for renewal. If you want to change the validity period to that of another license, disable the auto-renewal function.
Renew the current license
Select another license resource to replace
1. Click Renew the current license, and click Update validity.
Note:
If you select Renew the current license:
When the license resource is within the valid period or has expired for less than seven days, according to Tencent Cloud's billing regulations, renewing for the current license is supported. After renewal, the valid period wil be refreshed to: current validity period + renewal duration.
When the license resource has expired for more than seven days, the original resource has been destroyed, and we wil purchase the same type of resource for you and automatically complete the replacement binding, After renewal, the valid period will be refreshed to: payment date + renewal duration.
2. In the Renewal interface, select the Renewal period. The Player Premium Version License renews monthly. Click Confirm to extend the license valid period.
1. Click Select another license resource to replace, and click Update validity.
2. In the Update validity interface, click Bind. Select the unbound Player Advanced license (if there is no available resource pack to bind, you can go to License Purchase Page to buy), and click Confirm.
3. Check the renewed validity period.
Note:
The official license of the player does not support information modifications. If you need to make modifications to the license information, after purchasing the resource package, please do not use it for the update of the valid license period. Click to Create official license and bound the license to recreate the application, add a new license, and bound the new bundle ID information.
Auto-renewal
You can manage auto-renewal through Console and Billing center in 2 methods. The details are as follows.
Console
Billing center
License supports the enabling of automatic renewal. License resources with automatic renewal enabled will be automatically renewed monthly 3 days before expiration. Make sure your account has sufficient available balance before enabling automatic renewal. Otherwise, it may lead to a renewal failure and affect your usage.
Log in to the CSS or VOD console > License Management,locate the license you wish to manage for automatic renewal:
1. Enable Auto-renewal.
1.1 In the Disabled status of the license Auto-renewal, click to Enable auto-renewal, and it will be automatically deducted and renewed monthly three days before expiration.
1.2 Auto-renewal status changed to Enabled.
2. Disable Auto-renewal. The Auto-renewal of the license can be turned off in the Enabled status by click Disable. After it expires, it will no longer be automatically renewed.
You can navigate to Renewal Management to set resources to automatic renewal.
In the search box on the right, search for a Player, locate the target resource, and click Set to Auto-Renewal.
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