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# Start Processing

To start processing, send the `process` action to Media Server.

Media Server adds your request to the `process` action queue. When the request reaches the top of the queue and a thread is available, Media Server starts to ingest the media and perform the configured tasks.

To start processing

- Send the `process` action to Media Server.

  From the following list of parameters, you must set either `Source` or `SourceData` to specify the source, and `Config`, `ConfigName`, or `ConfigPath` to specify the configuration to use.

  `Source` | The media source to process. To ingest a file, specify path to the file. To ingest a video stream, specify a URL. To ingest video from a DirectShow source, such as a video capture card, specify the name of the video device. To ingest video from Milestone XProtect, specify the camera GUID. To ingest video from Genetec Security Center, specify the camera logical ID.
  `SourceData` | The media file to process (as binary data). For information about sending data to Media Server, see Send Actions to Media Server.
  `Persist` | Specifies whether the action restarts in the event that processing stops for any reason. For example, if you are processing video from an RTSP camera which becomes unreachable and `persist=true`, Media Server will wait for the stream to become available again. Persistent actions only stop when you stop them using the `QueueInfo` action with `QueueAction=stop`, or when Media Server finishes processing the media.
  `Config` | A base-64 encoded configuration that defines the tasks to run.
  `ConfigName` | The name of a configuration file that defines the tasks to run. The file must be stored in the directory specified by the `ConfigDirectory` parameter in the `[Paths]` section of the configuration file.
  `ConfigPath` | The path of a configuration file that defines the tasks to run. Specify an absolute path or a path relative to the Media Server executable file.

  For example,

      http://localhost:14000/action=Process&Source=.\video\broadcast.mpeg
                                           &ConfigName=broadcast

  This action is asynchronous, so Media Server returns a token for the request. You can use the `QueueInfo` action, with `QueueName=Process` to retrieve more information about the request.

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