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updatedAt: 2026-07-30T09:27:08.000Z
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  siteIndex: https://developer.bitmovin.com/llms.txt
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---

# Create Video AdaptationSet

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.0.1",
  "info": {
    "title": "VOD Encoding API",
    "description": "Bitmovins API Reference Description",
    "version": "3.0",
    "termsOfService": "https://bitmovin.com",
    "contact": {
      "name": "Bitmovin Inc",
      "url": "https://bitmovin.com",
      "email": "support@bitmovin.com"
    }
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.bitmovin.com/v1",
      "description": "Bitmovin Server",
      "variables": {}
    }
  ],
  "security": [
    {
      "ApiKeyAuth": []
    },
    {
      "ApiKeyAuth": [],
      "TenantOrgId": []
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/encoding/manifests/dash/{manifest_id}/periods/{period_id}/adaptationsets/video": {
      "post": {
        "tags": [
          "DASH Adaptation Set"
        ],
        "summary": "Create Video AdaptationSet",
        "operationId": "PostEncodingManifestsDashPeriodsAdaptationsetsVideoByManifestIdAndPeriodId",
        "x-bitmovin": {
          "product": "shared"
        },
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "manifest_id",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "Id of the manifest",
            "style": "simple",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string",
              "example": "45ef21d2-1f62-4004-9166-6d5e248270f6"
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "period_id",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "Id of the period",
            "style": "simple",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string",
              "example": "cb90b80c-8867-4e3b-8479-174aa2843f62"
            }
          }
        ],
        "requestBody": {
          "description": "The video adaptation set to be added to the period",
          "content": {
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/VideoAdaptationSet"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "responses": {
          "201": {
            "description": "Successful response.",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "allOf": [
                    {
                      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ResponseEnvelope"
                    },
                    {
                      "properties": {
                        "data": {
                          "properties": {
                            "result": {
                              "allOf": [
                                {
                                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/VideoAdaptationSet"
                                },
                                {
                                  "description": "VideoAdaptationSet"
                                }
                              ]
                            }
                          }
                        }
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "default": {
            "description": "Error response.",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ResponseError"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "securitySchemes": {
      "ApiKeyAuth": {
        "type": "apiKey",
        "description": "Your Bitmovin API key",
        "name": "X-Api-Key",
        "in": "header"
      },
      "TenantOrgId": {
        "type": "apiKey",
        "description": "Your Bitmovin account organization",
        "name": "X-Tenant-Org-Id",
        "in": "header"
      }
    },
    "schemas": {
      "BitmovinResponse": {
        "title": "BitmovinResponse",
        "required": [
          "id"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "readOnly": true,
            "description": "Id of the resource",
            "example": "cb90b80c-8867-4e3b-8479-174aa2843f62"
          }
        }
      },
      "Accessibility": {
        "title": "Accessibility",
        "required": [
          "value",
          "schemeIdUri"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "value": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Can be either list of languages or a complete map of services (or CC channels, in CEA-608 terminology)",
            "example": "CC1=eng"
          },
          "schemeIdUri": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The scheme id to use. Please refer to the DASH standard.",
            "example": "urn:scte:dash:cc:cea-608:2015"
          }
        }
      },
      "AdaptationSet": {
        "title": "AdaptationSet",
        "allOf": [
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/BitmovinResponse"
          },
          {
            "properties": {
              "customAttributes": {
                "type": "array",
                "items": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CustomAttribute"
                },
                "description": "Custom adaptation set attributes"
              },
              "roles": {
                "type": "array",
                "items": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/AdaptationSetRole"
                },
                "description": "Roles of the adaptation set"
              },
              "accessibilities": {
                "type": "array",
                "items": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Accessibility"
                },
                "description": "Provide signaling of CEA 607 and CEA 708"
              },
              "labels": {
                "type": "array",
                "items": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Label"
                },
                "description": "List of labels"
              }
            }
          }
        ]
      },
      "AdaptationSetRole": {
        "title": "AdaptationSetRole",
        "type": "string",
        "enum": [
          "ALTERNATE",
          "CAPTION",
          "COMMENTARY",
          "DUB",
          "MAIN",
          "SUBTITLE",
          "SUPPLEMENTARY"
        ],
        "example": "MAIN",
        "x-enum-elements": [
          {
            "name": "ALTERNATE",
            "description": "Media content component that is an alternative to a main media content component of the same media component type"
          },
          {
            "name": "CAPTION",
            "description": "Caption"
          },
          {
            "name": "COMMENTARY",
            "description": "Media content component with commentary (typically audio, e.g. director's commentary)"
          },
          {
            "name": "DUB",
            "description": "Media content component which is presented in a different language from the original (e.g. dubbed audio, translated captions)"
          },
          {
            "name": "MAIN",
            "description": "Main media component which is intended for presentation if no other information is provided"
          },
          {
            "name": "SUBTITLE",
            "description": "Subtitle"
          },
          {
            "name": "SUPPLEMENTARY",
            "description": "Media content component that is supplementary to a media content component of a different media component type"
          }
        ]
      },
      "CustomAttribute": {
        "title": "CustomAttribute",
        "required": [
          "key"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "key": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "unique string identifier for the custom attribute",
            "example": "key name"
          },
          "value": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "value of the custom attribute",
            "example": "value"
          }
        }
      },
      "Label": {
        "title": "Label",
        "required": [
          "value"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int64",
            "minimum": 0,
            "description": "Identifier of the label."
          },
          "lang": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Specifies the language of the label."
          },
          "value": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Content of the label."
          }
        }
      },
      "Link": {
        "title": "Link",
        "required": [
          "href"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "href": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "webpage target URL",
            "example": "https://bitmovin.com/encoding-documentation/bitmovin-api/#/reference/encoding/manifests/add-period"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Short description of the linked page",
            "example": "how to add a period to a manifest"
          }
        }
      },
      "Message": {
        "title": "Message",
        "required": [
          "type",
          "text"
        ],
        "allOf": [
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/BitmovinResponse"
          },
          {
            "properties": {
              "type": {
                "description": "Message type giving a hint on the importance of the message (log level)",
                "allOf": [
                  {
                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/MessageType"
                  }
                ]
              },
              "text": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Message text",
                "example": "field must not be empty"
              },
              "field": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Name of the field to which the message is referring to",
                "example": "manifestId"
              },
              "links": {
                "type": "array",
                "items": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Link"
                },
                "description": "collection of links to webpages containing further information on the topic"
              },
              "more": {
                "type": "object",
                "description": "Service-specific information"
              },
              "date": {
                "type": "string",
                "format": "date-time",
                "description": "Timestamp when the message occurred",
                "example": "2016-06-25T20:09:23.69Z"
              }
            }
          }
        ]
      },
      "MessageType": {
        "title": "MessageType",
        "type": "string",
        "enum": [
          "ERROR",
          "WARNING",
          "INFO",
          "DEBUG",
          "TRACE"
        ]
      },
      "ResponseEnvelope": {
        "title": "ResponseEnvelope",
        "required": [
          "requestId",
          "status",
          "data"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "requestId": {
            "type": "string",
            "readOnly": true,
            "description": "Unique correlation id",
            "example": "6d84e126-d10c-4e52-bbfb-bd4c92bc8333"
          },
          "status": {
            "description": "Response status information",
            "readOnly": true,
            "example": "SUCCESS",
            "allOf": [
              {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ResponseStatus"
              }
            ]
          },
          "data": {
            "description": "Response information",
            "readOnly": true,
            "allOf": [
              {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ResultWrapper"
              }
            ]
          },
          "more": {
            "type": "object",
            "description": "Additional endpoint specific information"
          }
        }
      },
      "ResponseError": {
        "title": "ResponseError",
        "required": [
          "requestId",
          "status",
          "data"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "requestId": {
            "type": "string",
            "readOnly": true,
            "description": "Unique correlation id",
            "example": "6d84e126-d10c-4e52-bbfb-bd4c92bc8333"
          },
          "status": {
            "description": "Response status information",
            "readOnly": true,
            "example": "ERROR",
            "allOf": [
              {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ResponseStatus"
              }
            ]
          },
          "data": {
            "description": "Response information",
            "readOnly": true,
            "allOf": [
              {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ResponseErrorData"
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      },
      "ResponseErrorData": {
        "title": "ResponseErrorData",
        "required": [
          "code",
          "message",
          "developerMessage"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "code": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int32",
            "readOnly": true,
            "description": "Contains an error code as defined in https://bitmovin.com/encoding-documentation/bitmovin-api/#/introduction/api-error-codes\n",
            "example": 1005
          },
          "message": {
            "type": "string",
            "readOnly": true,
            "description": "General error message"
          },
          "developerMessage": {
            "type": "string",
            "readOnly": true,
            "description": "More detailed message meant for developers"
          },
          "links": {
            "type": "array",
            "readOnly": true,
            "items": {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Link"
            },
            "description": "collection of links to webpages containing further information on the topic"
          },
          "details": {
            "type": "array",
            "readOnly": true,
            "items": {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Message"
            },
            "description": "collection of messages containing more detailed information on the cause of the error"
          }
        }
      },
      "ResponseStatus": {
        "title": "ResponseStatus",
        "type": "string",
        "enum": [
          "SUCCESS",
          "ERROR"
        ]
      },
      "ResultWrapper": {
        "title": "ResultWrapper",
        "properties": {
          "result": {
            "type": "object",
            "readOnly": true
          }
        }
      },
      "VideoAdaptationSet": {
        "title": "VideoAdaptationSet",
        "allOf": [
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/AdaptationSet"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "DASH Adaptation Set"
    }
  ]
}
```