Is there a way to obtain a time-specific shared link for recorded videos in Microsoft Teams?

Question

Is there a way to obtain a time-specific shared link for videos recorded in Microsoft Teams?

Currently, when playing a video in Stream,

you can obtain a link by clicking on the "Copy link at current time" option in the top-right corner.

However, is there a method, such as an API, to achieve the same functionality?

For instance,

I would like to generate a shared link that starts playing the video from the 30-minute mark for a 1-hour meeting video.

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Upon investigating the generated link mentioned above,
it appears that by adding the following Base64-encoded string to the "nav" query parameter,
you can specify the playback of the video file at the specified time:

{"playlistOptions":{"startTimes":8.5}}　// Specifies playback starting from 8.5 seconds

Is there any documentation or API available for this "playlistOptions"?
I have conducted a search but have been unable to find any relevant information or documentation regarding it.

thankyou

Answer 1

Hi @bhitromyo ,

Per my research, there is no official documentation or public API available specifically for the "playlistOptions" parameter you mentioned. The details you provided seem to be specific to the implementation of Microsoft Stream and may not be officially supported or documented by Microsoft.

However, Microsoft Stream has been transitioning to become a part of Microsoft 365 and is being replaced by Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint for video storage and sharing. This transition may bring changes to the available APIs and functionalities.

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