Video Method

Returns a single video by encoded ID.

Method Path

http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/video/[video_id]/

Parameters

Parameter Description Required
video_id Video ID for a single video entry Yes

A <link> tag is included with most content responses. You can use it to extract the URI to a single video.

<link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/video/hznHivqrbHHZDPDWS/"    />

Atom Request Example

http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/video/hznHivqrbHHZDPDWS/

Atom Return Example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">
<id>http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/video/hznHivqrbHHZDPDWS/</id>
<published>1994-05-03T00:00:00-04:00</published>
<updated>2008-08-06T09:08:39.47-04:00</updated>

<title>It Ain't Hard To Tell</title>
<content>Nas | It Ain't Hard To Tell | Columbia Records</content>
<link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/video/hznHivqrbHHZDPDWS/"    />
<link rel="http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/schemas/artist" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/artist/nas/"    />
<link rel="http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/schemas/genre/" type="application/atom+xml" title="Hip Hop" href="http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/genre/hip_hop/"   />
<author>
<name>Nas</name>

<uri>http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/artist/nas/</uri>
</author>
<media:player url="http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?vid=217156"/>
<media:title>It Ain't Hard To Tell</media:title>
<media:description>Nas | It Ain't Hard To Tell | Columbia Records</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/bands/n/nas/it_aint_hard_to_tell/70x53.jpg" height="53" width="70"/>

<media:thumbnail url="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/bands/n/nas/it_aint_hard_to_tell/84x77.jpg" height="77" width="84"/>
<media:thumbnail url="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/bands/n/nas/it_aint_hard_to_tell/140x105.jpg" height="105" width="140"/>
<media:thumbnail url="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/bands/n/nas/it_aint_hard_to_tell/281x211.jpg" height="211" width="281"/>
<media:thumbnail url="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/bands/n/nas/it_aint_hard_to_tell/320x240.jpg" height="240" width="320"/>
<media:restriction relationship="allow">all</media:restriction>
<media:keywords><![CDATA[Nas,It Ain't Hard To Tell,Ralph McDaniels,Columbia Records]]></media:keywords>
<media:credit role="director" scheme="urn:ebu">Ralph McDaniels</media:credit>

<media:credit role="artist/performer" scheme="urn:ebu">Nas</media:credit>
<media:category scheme="urn:mtvn:governing_agreement" label="Governing Agreement">4</media:category>
<media:category scheme="urn:mtvn:mgid" label="mgid">mgid:uma:video:api.mtvnservices.com:217156</media:category>
</entry>

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