Calling /transcoders/{id}/recordings right after finishing recording gives empty array, returns results some times with delay

Wowza Video (Formerly Streaming Cloud)
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Is there a way i could check whether or not a recording is available against a transcoder right after i finish recording? Or if i have to add a delay how much of delay should i add to reliably fetch recordings against a transcoder?

To give you some background, I’m using Wowza Cloud REST API to record a live stream and right after it finishes pick up the recordings created.

In my experience right after i stop recording, when i try to fetch recordings against that transcoder (using /transcoders/{id}/recordings), i get empty array. However if i wait for a little while i start getting recordings.

Problem is there’s no certain delay that has worked for me so far. I have seen that depending on the size of the recording delay adds up.

Hoping for someone to help me.

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Hello Shaheer,

You can poll the recording conversion status via API after the transcoder is stopped.

https://sandbox.cloud.wowza.com/api/1.3/docs?locale=en#operation/showRecordingState

This will provide you with the following states:
“uploading” “converting” “removing” “completed” “failed”

The time it takes to get to a “completed” state depends on the length of the event. So, in your case, polling at a 1 minute interval may be sufficient.

I hope this helps.

Regards,

Mac