Attest tools · media_probe

Media file probe

a task needs to know what a media file actually is: its container and codecs, how long it runs, its resolution and frame rate, its sample rate and channel count, and the bitrate of each stream — from a public URL or a…

1 credit per successful callPOST /api/v1/media/probe

Bearer key · JSON

POST /api/v1/media/probe

curl -s -X POST https://getattest.com.au/api/v1/media/probe \
  -H "authorization: Bearer $ATTEST_API_KEY" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'

Send the key as a bearer token in the authorization header. One key and one credit balance cover every service, including Attest Capture. A failed call is refunded automatically. No key yet? POST /api/v1/keys issues one with 25 free credits and no signup — see the key guide.

For agents

Use when

Use this when a task needs to know what a media file actually is: its container and codecs, how long it runs, its resolution and frame rate, its sample rate and channel count, and the bitrate of each stream — from a public URL or an inline upload, without downloading it into a media player.

Not documented yet: a captured example response. This page only shows what the module publishes about itself, so the missing parts are absent rather than guessed at.

2 fields

Input

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Field / Type / Required / What it does
Field	Type	Required	What it does
`url`	string	Optional	A public http(s) media URL. Exactly one of url or file_base64.
`file_base64`	string	Optional	The media file as base64.

HTTP 200

Response

Every successful response also carries call_id (your receipt for the charge), credits_charged and credits_remaining.

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Field / What it holds
Field	What it holds
`container`	The container format the file declares.
`format`	A readable description of that format.
`duration_seconds`	How long the file runs.
`overall_bitrate`	The overall bitrate declared.
`streams`	Each stream: type, codec, resolution, frame rate, sample rate, channels and bitrate.
`size_bytes`	The file size.
`bytes_read`	How much of the file was actually read.
`truncated`	Whether the read stopped before the end of the file, with truncated_because saying why.
`notes`	What a partial read means for the figures above.
`limits`	The byte, stream and time budgets this probe applied.
`library`	The reader used, with its version and licence.

Machine-readable failures

Errors

Errors return JSON such as {"error":"invalid_api_key"}. A failed call is refunded automatically.

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Code / Status / Meaning
Code	Status	Meaning
`media_input_required`	400	Neither url nor file_base64 was sent.
`conflicting_media_input`	400	Both url and file_base64 were sent.
`empty_file`	400	The file decoded to nothing.
`file_too_large`	400	The inline upload is past the byte cap.
`unrecognised_media`	400	The bytes are not a media container the reader recognises.
`too_many_streams`	400	The file declares more streams than this probe reads.
`media_fetch_failed`	502	The media URL did not answer. Not charged.

On every service

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Code / Status / Meaning
Code	Status	Meaning
`invalid_api_key`	401	The authorization header is missing or the key is unknown.
`insufficient_credits`	402	The balance is below this call's cost. The response carries credits_required and credits_remaining.
`rate_limit_exceeded`	429	Free keys share 10 calls a minute across every service. The response carries limit and window_seconds.
`services_unavailable`	503	The credit store could not be reached. Retry once after 30 seconds.

4 worked examples

Examples

Where the answer comes from

Source and scope

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