HTTP input requirements - MediaConvert
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HTTP input requirements

When your input file source is HTTP(S), you specify the URL rather than an Amazon S3 path. Requirements for using HTTP(S) for input are as follows:

  • All input files must be publicly readable.

  • The HTTP(S) server must not require authentication.

  • The HTTP(S) server must accept both HEAD and range GET requests.

  • The URL that you specify can't include parameters.

If your HTTP(S) input uses redirection, it must follow these restrictions:

  • You can redirect only once from the URL that you provide as your input. You can't redirect to a URL that, in turn, contains a redirect.

  • The HTTP(S) status response code from the initial server must be either 301 or 302.

  • The HTTP(S) response from the initial server must use its Location headers to provide the URL that it's redirecting MediaConvert to.