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api.video is the video infrastructure for product builders. Lightning fast video APIs for integrating, scaling, and managing on-demand & low latency live streaming features in your app.

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api.video React Player component

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Project description

The official api.video React Player component.

Getting started

Installation

$ npm install --save @api.video/react-player

Basic usage

You can then use the component in your app:

import ApiVideoPlayer from "@api.video/react-player";

// ...

<ApiVideoPlayer
  video={{ id: "vi5fv44Hol1jFrCovyktAJS9" }}
  style={{ height: "480px" }}
/>;

Documentation

Properties

Settings

The following properties are used to configure the player. The value of each of these properties can be changed at any time during the playback.

Property Mandatory Type Description Default
video yes {id: string;live?: boolean; token?: string;} id: id of the video to play
token (optional): secret video token
live (optional): true for live videos
style no React.CSSProperties CSS style to apply to the player container {}
autoplay no boolean Define if the video should start playing as soon as it is loaded false
muted no boolean The video is muted false
metadata no { [key: string]: string } Object containing metadata (see example below) {}
hidePoster no boolean Weither if the poster image displayed before the first play of the video should be hidden false
chromeless no boolean Chromeless mode: all controls are hidden false
loop no boolean Once the video is finished it automatically starts again false
hideTitle no boolean The video title is hidden false
playbackRate no number The playback rate of the video: 1 for normal, 2 for x2, etc. 1
showSubtitles no boolean Determine if the video subtitles should be displayed false
volume no number The audio volume. From 0 to 1 (0 = muted, 1 = 100%) 1
controls no ControlName[] List of controls to display. If not specified and chromeless=false, all controls are displayed, see below controls undefined
theme no PlayerTheme Theme to apply to the player, see below player theme. If not specified, the default theme is used undefined
responsive no boolean Weither if the player shoulb be responsive. See below responsiveness false
videoStyleObjectFit no "contain" | "cover" | "fill" | "none" | "scale-down" The object-fit CSS value of the video tag undefined
videoStyleTransform no string The transform CSS value of the video tag (examples: "rotateY(180deg)") undefined
ads no {adTagUrl: string} see below ads
customDomain no string if you've enabled Custom Domains for your account, the complete 'embed' domain (eg. embed.mydomain.com)
hotkeys no (default: true) boolean if false, deactivate the player's hotkeys to prevent it from capturing focus, which can be beneficial in certain scenarios
Controls

The controls property let you decide wich controls should be displayed on the player. Here is the list of all available controls: play, seekBackward, seekForward, playbackRate, volume, fullscreen, subtitles, chapters, pictureInPicture, progressBar, chromecast, download, more.

Examples

{
  /* default: all controls are displayed */
}
<ApiVideoPlayer
  video={{ id: "vi5fv44Hol1jFrCovyktAJS9" }}
  style={{ height: "480px" }}
/>;

{
  /* all controls hidden (equivalent to chromeless=true) */
}
<ApiVideoPlayer
  video={{ id: "vi5fv44Hol1jFrCovyktAJS9" }}
  style={{ height: "480px" }}
  controls={[]}
/>;

{
  /* only the play button & the unmute one are displayed */
}
<ApiVideoPlayer
  video={{ id: "vi5fv44Hol1jFrCovyktAJS9" }}
  style={{ height: "480px" }}
  controls={["play", "unmute"]}
/>;
Player theme

The theme property let you customize the color of some elements on the player. Here is the list of customizable elements: text, link, linkHover, trackPlayed, trackUnplayed, trackBackground, backgroundTop, backgroundBottom, backgroundText, linkActive.

Example

{
  /* display the text in blue and the progress bar in red */
}
<ApiVideoPlayer
  video={{ id: "vi5fv44Hol1jFrCovyktAJS9" }}
  style={{ height: "480px" }}
  theme={{
    trackPlayed: "#FF0000",
    text: "blue",
  }}
/>;
Ads

Ads can be displayed in the player. To do so, you need to pass the ads option to the sdk constructor. In the ads object, pass the adTagUrl property with the url of the ad tag. The ad tag must be a VAST 2.0 or 3.0 url. For more information about VAST, check the IAB documentation.

Note: ads are displayed using the Google IMA SDK.

Responsiveness

With responsive={true}, the player height will be automatically set to match the video with/height ratio, depending on the width of player.

Example

{
  /* the player width is 160px and response is true: if the video in a 16/9 one, the height of the player will be automatically set to 90px (160 / (16/9)) */
}
<ApiVideoPlayer
  video={{ id: "vi5fv44Hol1jFrCovyktAJS9" }}
  style={{ width: "160px" }}
  responsive={true}
/>;

Callbacks

Property Type Description
onPlay () => void Called when a play event is triggered
onPause () => void Called when a pause event is triggered
onControlsDisabled () => void Called when a the controls are disabled
onControlsEnabled () => void Called when a the controls are enabled
onEnded () => void Called when a ended event is triggered
onError () => void Called when a error event is triggered
onFirstPlay () => void Called when a firstPlay event is triggered
onFullscreenChange () => void Called when a fullscreen event is triggered
onMouseEnter () => void Called when the mouse enter in the player area
onMouseLeave () => void Called when the mouse leave the player area
onPlayerResize () => void Called when a resize event is triggered
onQualityChange (resolution: { height: number, width: number }) => void Called when the quality of the video changes. The new quality is provided
onVideoSizeRatioChange (ratio: number) => void Called when the size ratio of the video changes (ie. when a new video is loaded). The new ratio is provided
onRateChange () => void Called when the playback rate changes
onReady () => void Called when a ready event is triggered
onSeeking () => void Called when a seek event is triggered
onTimeUpdate (currentTime: number) => void Called when a timeupdate event is triggered. The current time is provided
onUserActive () => void Called when a useractive event is triggered
onUserInactive () => void Called when a userinactive event is triggered
onVolumeChange (volume: number) => void Called when the volume changes. The volume is provided.
onDurationChange (duration: number) => void Called when the duration of the video change. The duration is provided

Methods

Method Description
play() Play the video
pause() Pause the video
seek(time: number) Seek the playback using the specified amount of time (in seconds)
setCurrentTime(time: number) Go to the specified time (in seconds)
requestFullscreen() Request fullscreen mode (this may not work in some cases depending on browser restrictions)
exitFullscreen() Leave fullscreen mode
requestPictureInPicture() Request picture in picture mode (this may not work in some cases depending on browser restrictions)
exitPictureInPicture() Leave picture in picture mode

Use cases

Private videos

To play a private video, add the video view token in the video attribute:

// ...
<ApiVideoPlayer
  video={{
    id: "vi5fv44Hol1jFrCovyktAJS9",
    token: "e1bdf9a8-da40-421e-87f3-75b15232c531",
  }}
  style={{ height: "480px" }}
/>

Defining metadata

// ...
<ApiVideoPlayer
  video={{ id: "vi5fv44Hol1jFrCovyktAJS9" }}
  style={{ height: "480px" }}
  metadata={{ userName: "Alfred" }}
/>

Define your own controls

const playerRef = useRef<ApiVideoPlayerRef>(null);

return;
<ApiVideoPlayer
  video={{ id: "vi5jC9kQs2I3PdmVBjgcIg45" }}
  style={{ height: "480px" }}
  chromeless={true}
  ref={playerRef}
>
  <button onClick={() => playerRef.current?.play()}>play</button>
  <button onClick={() => playerRef.current?.pause()}>pause</button>
</ApiVideoPlayer>;