Updates a specific rule.

Request

Request syntax:

PATCH /rules/Rule ID

Define the following variable when submitting the above request:

VariableA variable represents a value that must be replaced. A variable consists of either a URL segment (e.g., "0001" in /0001/) or a query string value (e.g., "3" in mediaTypes=3).	Description
Rule ID Required	Identifies a rule by its system-defined or external ID. Use the Get Multiple Rules endpoint to retrieve a list of rules and their IDs.

Request body parameters:

Pass the following request body parameters:

Name	Data Type	Description
all_viewers	Boolean	Determines whether this rule applies to all audiences. Default value: False
alternate_content_id	String	Identifies the alternate content that will be streamed to blacked out viewers by its ID. The alternate_content_type parameter determines how you should configure this parameter. _ alternate_content_type: asset Asset ID _ alternate_content_type: channel Live Channel ID _ alternate_content_type: slicer Live Slicer ID _ alternate_content_type: slate Conditional blackout slate will be streamed to blacked out viewers. This parameter should be an empty value.
alternate_content_loop	Boolean	Determines whether alternate content will be looped. Valid values are: True	False
alternate_content_type	String	Defines the type of alternate content that will be streamed to blacked out viewers. Valid case-sensitive values are: asset	channel	slate	slicer Identify alternate content through both the alternate_content_id and the alternate_content_type parameters. For example, specify a CMS asset by setting the alternate_content_type parameter to asset and the alternate_content_id parameter to the desired asset ID.
audience	String	all_viewers: false Identifies an audience or superaudience by its system-defined ID. This rule will only be applied to the specified audience when the all_viewers parameter is set to False.
desc	String	Defines the name of the rule.
external_id	String	Defines the external ID associated with this rule.

Response

A successful request returns a 200 OK response that contains the following properties:

Name	Data Type	Description
@id	String	Indicates the relative path to an endpoint that returns this rule.
@type	String	Returns Rule.
all_viewers	Boolean	Indicates whether this rule applies to all audiences. Default value: False
alternate_content_id	String	Indicates the alternate content that will be streamed to blacked out viewers by its ID. The alternate_content_type parameter determines the type of ID defined within this parameter. _ alternate_content_type: asset Asset ID _ alternate_content_type: channel Live Channel ID _ alternate_content_type: slicer Live Slicer ID _ alternate_content_type: slate Conditional blackout slate will be streamed to blacked out viewers. This parameter should be an empty value.
alternate_content_loop	Boolean	Indicates whether alternate content will be looped. Valid values are: True	False
alternate_content_type	String	Indicates the type of alternate content that will be streamed to blacked out viewers. Valid case-sensitive values are: asset	channel	slate	slicer Identify alternate content through both the alternate_content_id and the alternate_content_type parameters. For example, specify a CMS asset by setting the alternate_content_type parameter to asset and the alternate_content_id parameter to the desired asset ID.
audience	String	all_viewers: false Indicates an audience or superaudience by its system-defined ID. This rule will only be applied to the specified audience when the all_viewers parameter is set to False.
created	String	Indicates the timestamp (UTC) at which the rule was created. Syntax (ISO 8601): YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.sssZ
desc	String	Indicates the name of the rule.
external_id	String	Indicates the external ID associated with this rule.
id	String	Identifies this rule by its system-defined ID.
owner	String	Indicates the system-defined ID for the user that owns this rule.

Sample Request/Response

The code below (Python 3) shows how to update a rule.

This code imports names from the api_auth module for V4 APIs (see below).

import json, requests
from api_auth import APICredentials, APIParams
rule_id = 'c2eb5a555b9d45b7a43552f65a268075' # Replace with the ID for the desired rule.

class Rule:
    def __init__(self):
        self.host = "https://services.uplynk.com"

    def run(self):
        """
        Update a rule.
        """
        self._update_rule()

    def _update_rule(self):
        url = "{}{}{}".format(self.host, "/api/v4/rules/", rule_id)

        payload = {
            'alternate_content_type': 'asset', # Sets the type of alternate content.
            'alternate_content_id': '062048d702734ca6a38f3e7f8e4f4488' # Replace with the desired asset ID.
        }

        headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}

        response = requests.patch(
            url, params=APIParams(APICredentials()).get_params({}), data=json.dumps(payload), headers=headers
        )

        print(response.json())

Rule().run()

Response:

{
	"@id": "/api/v4/rules/c2eb5a555b9d45b7a43552f65a268075",
	"@type": "Rule",
	"id": "c2eb5a555b9d45b7a43552f65a268075",
	"created": "2021-07-01T23:34:38.215Z",
	"owner": "abc123def456ghi789jkl012mno345pq",
	"external_id": "",
	"audience": "",
	"alternate_content_type": "asset",
	"alternate_content_id": "062048d702734ca6a38f3e7f8e4f4488",
	"alternate_content_loop": true,
	"all_viewers": true,
	"desc": "My New Rule"
}