HTTP 415 Error When Archiving Video Session HTTP 415 Error When Archiving Video Session

HTTP 415 Error When Archiving Video Session

Yukari Dumburs

Symptom

When attempting to start an archive in the Video API session using Video REST API calls, you receive an HTTP 415 Unsupported Media Type response status code.

Applies To

  • Video API
  • Archiving
  • Video REST API
  • HTTP 415
  • Unsupported Media Type

Resolution

Make sure that the "Content-Type" header is included in your REST API request and has the "application/json" value associated with it.

Cause

This issue occurs when the user does not set the "Content-Type:application/json" in headers.

Additional Information

For more information about Archiving, see our Opentok Environment Developer Guides or Unified Environment Developer Guides.

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