Media Server 26.1
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# HTTP POST Output Engine

The HTTP POST output engine segments the data produced by Media Server and sends this data to a server using HTTP POST. You can use an XSL template to transform the data before it is posted.

Configuration Parameter | Description
--- | ---
ContentType | The value to use to populate the `content-type` attribute in the HTTP POST header.
DestinationURL | The URL where you want to post the data.
EventTrack | The track to use as the event track (for event output mode).
Input | A comma-separated list of the tracks that you want to output.
Labels | A comma-separated list of labels (key/value pairs) to add to the output produced by Media Server.
Mode | The output mode, which specifies how to combine records into HTTP requests.
OutputInterval | The amount of video content represented by each HTTP request (when you use time output mode).
SavePostXML | Specifies whether to save the data produced by the output engine to disk.
SavePreXML | Specifies whether to save records to disk, before they are transformed.
Type | The type of output engine to use. Set this parameter to `httppost`.
XMLOutputPath | The path and file name for the pre- and post-XML files.
XSLTemplate | The XSL template to use to transform records before they are indexed.

You can also use the HTTP Client Parameters.

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Version 26.1 | Last updated January 2026

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Product: Knowledge Discovery Media Server 26.1

Topic Title: HTTP POST Output Engine