AWS Amazon Kinesis Video Streams Archived Media
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For Agents
Retrieve archived video as HLS, DASH, MP4 clips, or still images from any time window of a Kinesis Video Stream.
Use for: I need to play back yesterday's footage from a security camera stream, Get an MP4 clip between two timestamps, Retrieve a still image from a specific moment in a video stream, List all fragments captured between 2pm and 3pm
Not supported: Does not handle live ingestion, signaling channels, or stream creation — use for retrieving archived video, clips, and images from existing streams only.
Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI specification for Amazon Kinesis Video Streams Archived Media, keeping it validated and agent-ready. This focused six-endpoint API lets applications retrieve recorded video from a Kinesis Video Stream after the live ingestion has completed. It generates HLS and DASH streaming session URLs for archived footage, exports clips as MP4 files, fetches still images from arbitrary timestamps, and lists fragments by time window so downstream tools can select the exact segment of footage they need. It is the playback companion to the Kinesis Video Streams ingestion API.
Install Jentic One Beta
Connect the Amazon Kinesis Video Streams Archived Media to your agent
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the Amazon Kinesis Video Streams Archived Media, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
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Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh2
Step 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
Capabilities
What an agent can do with Amazon Kinesis Video Streams Archived Media API.
Generate HLS streaming session URLs for archived video via /getHLSStreamingSessionURL
Generate DASH streaming session URLs via /getDASHStreamingSessionURL
Export MP4 clips for arbitrary time windows via /getClip
Fetch still images from a stream timestamp via /getImages
List recorded fragments inside a time window with /listFragments
Download media data for a list of fragments via /getMediaForFragmentList
Use Cases
Patterns agents use Amazon Kinesis Video Streams Archived Media API for, with concrete tasks.
★ Security Camera Playback
Provide operators with on-demand playback of footage from connected cameras feeding Kinesis Video Streams. The /getHLSStreamingSessionURL endpoint returns a short-lived session URL that the player loads as a standard HLS manifest, optionally pinned to a specific time window. This is the standard playback flow for IP camera fleets, building security panels, and incident review tooling.
Generate an HLS streaming session URL for stream cam-front-door covering 2026-06-08T14:00Z to 2026-06-08T15:00Z
Incident Clip Export
Export recorded video for incident reports, evidence retention, or downstream review. The /getClip endpoint returns an MP4 byte stream covering the requested time range, bounded by 100MB or 200 fragments per call. Investigators can pull the exact window of footage they need without spinning up custom transcoding.
Export an MP4 clip from stream cam-warehouse-2 between 2026-06-08T08:30Z and 2026-06-08T08:35Z
Frame-Level Image Sampling
Pull still images at a specified cadence to feed downstream computer vision pipelines. The /getImages endpoint accepts a sampling interval and time window and returns base64-encoded JPEG or PNG frames. Teams use this to run periodic detection on hours of footage without decoding the full video stream client-side.
Sample one JPEG image every 60 seconds from stream cam-loading-bay between 2026-06-08T09:00Z and 2026-06-08T10:00Z
AI Agent Video Review
AI agents call the Kinesis Video Streams Archived Media API through Jentic to review recorded footage in response to alerts, generate clips for human review, and feed sampled frames into vision models. Through Jentic, the agent searches by intent, loads the schema, and executes with credentials stored in the vault. This avoids embedding SigV4 signing into the agent runtime.
Search Jentic for 'export mp4 clip from video stream', load the GetClip schema, and execute against stream cam-warehouse-2 with the given time window
Key Endpoints
6 endpoints — jentic publishes the only available openapi specification for amazon kinesis video streams archived media, keeping it validated and agent-ready.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
POST
/getHLSStreamingSessionURL
Get an HLS playback session URL for archived footage
POST
/getDASHStreamingSessionURL
Get a DASH playback session URL
POST
/getClip
Export an MP4 clip for a time window
POST
/getImages
Sample still images from a time window
POST
/listFragments
List fragments captured in a time window
POST
/getMediaForFragmentList
Download media for a list of fragment numbers
POST
/getHLSStreamingSessionURL
Get an HLS playback session URL for archived footage
POST
/getDASHStreamingSessionURL
Get a DASH playback session URL
POST
/getClip
Export an MP4 clip for a time window
POST
/getImages
Sample still images from a time window
POST
/listFragments
List fragments captured in a time window
POST
/getMediaForFragmentList
Download media for a list of fragment numbers
Why Jentic?
Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.
Credential isolation
AWS access keys for Kinesis Video Streams are stored encrypted in the Jentic vault. Jentic performs SigV4 signing at execution time, so raw AWS secrets never enter the agent's context.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'export mp4 clip from video stream' or 'get hls playback url' and Jentic returns the matching Archived Media operation with its input schema, so the agent calls the right endpoint without parsing AWS docs.
Time to first call
Direct integration: 1-2 days to set up SigV4, IAM, and fragment-selector logic. Through Jentic: under 1 hour — search, load the schema, execute.
Related APIs
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
FAQs
Specific to using Amazon Kinesis Video Streams Archived Media API through Jentic.
Why is there no official OpenAPI spec for Kinesis Video Streams Archived Media?
AWS does not publish an OpenAPI specification. Jentic generates and maintains this spec so that AI agents and developers can call Amazon Kinesis Video Streams Archived Media via structured tooling. It is validated against the live API and kept up to date. Get started at https://app.jentic.com/sign-up.
What authentication does the Kinesis Video Archived Media API use?
It uses AWS Signature Version 4 (SigV4) HMAC request signing scoped to the kinesisvideo IAM service. Through Jentic, credentials are stored encrypted in the vault and signing happens at execution time so the agent never sees the raw secret.
Can I export an MP4 clip with the Archived Media API?
Yes. POST /getClip accepts a stream name or ARN, a fragment selector, and a clip time range, and returns an MP4 byte stream. Each clip is bounded by 100MB or 200 fragments — request shorter windows or use the fragment list to chunk longer exports.
How do I get a playback URL for archived footage through Jentic?
Search Jentic for 'get hls playback url for archived video', load the GetHLSStreamingSessionURL schema, submit the stream name and a HLSFragmentSelector with the time window, and return the HLSStreamingSessionURL string for the player. Jentic handles SigV4 signing.
What are the rate limits for the Archived Media API?
Each operation has its own per-region quotas, including limits on session URL generation, clip exports, and image sampling rates. Check the Kinesis Video Streams service quotas in the AWS console for the current values.
Can I sample still images from a recorded stream?
Yes. POST /getImages accepts a stream identifier, a time range, and a sampling interval, and returns JPEG or PNG frames at that cadence. This is the recommended path for feeding archived video into computer vision models without decoding fragments client-side.
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