Media Instance Resource
Resource URI
https://mediahub.unl.edu/media/{id}
Note
All xml extra xml elements for media will be outputed to JSON with a '(namespace)_(key)':'(value)' pattern. These elements include, but are not limited to: geo infomration, itunes details, media details, and boxee information. These values will only display if they are set.
Resource Properties
| Property | Description | JSON | XML |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | int: A numerical id for the media. | 1 | |
| url | URL: A url to the actual media file. | 1 | |
| link | URL: The url to the media file on Media Hub. | 1 | 1 |
| title | Text: The title of the media. | 1 | 1 |
| description | Text: The descripton of the media. | 1 | 1 |
| length | Int: The size of the media file in bytes. | 1 | |
| image | URL: A url to the image of the midea. | 1 | |
| type | TEXT: The type of media. | 1 | |
| author | Text: The author of the media. | 1 | |
| pubDate | Date: The date the media was published. YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS. | 1 | 1 |
| dateupdated | Date: The date the media was last updated. YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS. | 1 | |
| lastBuildDate | Date: The date and time that the feed was last built. | 1 | |
| docs | URL: Link to RSS specification | 1 | |
| generator | Text: Name and version of the generator used to generate the channel. | 1 | |
| managingEditor | Text: Details about the managing Editor. | 1 | |
| webMaster | Text: Details about the webmaster. | 1 | |
| ttl | Int: The maximum number of minutes the chanel has to live before referesing from the source. | 1 |
Examples
Request
GET https://mediahub.unl.edu/media/1?format=json
Response
{
"id": 1,
"url": "https:\/\/mediahub.unl.edu\/uploads\/ucomm\/av\/video\/podcasts\/20100607_JazzInJune.mp4",
"title": "Jazz In June Time Lapse",
"description": "<p>Time lapse of the crowd at Jazz In June.<\/p>",
"length": 7145215,
"image": "https:\/\/mediahub.unl.edu\/media\/1\/image",
"type": "video\/mp4",
"author": "University Communications",
"link": "https:\/\/mediahub.unl.edu\/media\/1",
"pubDate": "2011-03-25 08:59:40",
"dateupdated": null,
"embed": "\n\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%; overflow: hidden; position:relative; -webkit-box-flex: 1; flex-grow: 1;\">\n <iframe\n style=\"bottom: 0; left: 0; position: absolute; right: 0; top: 0; border: 0; height: 100%; width: 100%;\"\n src=\"https:\/\/mediahub.unl.edu\/media\/1?format=iframe&autoplay=0\"\n title=\"Video Player: Jazz In June Time Lapse\"\n allowfullscreen\n ><\/iframe>\n<\/div>",
"media_content url=\"http:\/\/www.unl.edu\/ucomm\/ucomm\/av\/video\/podcasts\/20100607_JazzInJune.mp4\" fileSize=\"7145215\" type=\"video\/mp4\" lang=\"en\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"": "",
"media_copyright": "2010 University of Nebraska Lincoln",
"media_thumbnail url=\"http:\/\/itunes.unl.edu\/thumbnails.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unl.edu%2Fucomm%2Fucomm%2Fav%2Fvideo%2Fpodcasts%2F20100607_JazzInJune.mp4\"": ""
}
Request
GET https://mediahub.unl.edu/media/1?format=xml
Response
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:itunesu='http://www.itunesu.com/feed' xmlns:itunes='http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd' xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' xmlns:boxee='http://boxee.tv/spec/rss/' xmlns:geo='http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#' xmlns:mediahub='https://mediahub.unl.edu/schema/mediahub.xsd' >
<channel>
<title>UNL MediaHub</title>
<link>https://mediahub.unl.edu/</link>
<description>Media from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln</description>
<language>en-us</language>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 14:30:05 -0500</pubDate>
<lastBuildDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 14:30:05 -0500</lastBuildDate>
<docs>http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification</docs>
<generator>UNL_MediaHub 0.1.0</generator>
<managingEditor>wdn@unl.edu</managingEditor>
<webMaster>wdn@unl.edu</webMaster>
<ttl>5</ttl>
<item>
<title>Jazz In June Time Lapse</title>
<link>https://mediahub.unl.edu/media/1</link>
<description><![CDATA[
<p>Time lapse of the crowd at Jazz In June.</p> ]]></description>
<guid>https://mediahub.unl.edu/uploads/ucomm/av/video/podcasts/20100607_JazzInJune.mp4</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:59:40 -0500</pubDate>
<media:content url="http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/ucomm/av/video/podcasts/20100607_JazzInJune.mp4" fileSize="7145215" type="video/mp4" lang="en" width="640" height="480"></media:content>
<media:copyright>2010 University of Nebraska Lincoln</media:copyright>
<media:thumbnail url="http://itunes.unl.edu/thumbnails.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unl.edu%2Fucomm%2Fucomm%2Fav%2Fvideo%2Fpodcasts%2F20100607_JazzInJune.mp4"></media:thumbnail>
<enclosure url="https://mediahub.unl.edu/uploads/ucomm/av/video/podcasts/20100607_JazzInJune.mp4" length="7145215" type="video/mp4" />
</item> </channel>
</rss>
Request
GET https://mediahub.unl.edu/media/1?format=partial
Response
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<h1>Jazz In June Time Lapse</h1>
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<span class="mh-count">University Communications</span>
<span class="mh-context unl-font-sans">Author</span>
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<span class="mh-count">03/25/2011</span>
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<span class="mh-count">180</span>
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<h2 class="unl-font-sans">Description</h2>
<div class="mh-summary"><p>Time lapse of the crowd at Jazz In June.</p></div>
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Format Information
The following is a list of formats used in MediaHub.
- JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)
- XML (Extensible Markup Language)
- Partial - The un-themed main content area of the page.