JWPlayer Connector

The Switchboard JWPlayer connector provides automated access with the JWPlayer Analytics API

Prerequisites

To configure access to the JWPlayer connector you will need the following properties:

Property ID
This value is sometimes referred to as the Site ID. You can retrieve it from your dashboard. Go to the Properties page. In the Property Name column, locate the name of a property. Copy the Property ID value associated with the property.
Secret
A shared site API credential. From your API Credentials page, scroll down to the v1 API Credentials section. Click Show Credentials in the row of the relevant PROPERTY NAME and copy the Secret.

Scheduling

The JWPlayer connector can be scheduled to ingest data once per day at a user-defined hour and timezone.

By default, the connector will run once at 6am PT.

See Daily Scheduling for more information.

Parameters

dimensions list of strings
required
A dimension is an attribute of your metrics. For example, each Play Event has several attributes that help describe it. JW Player determines what Country it took place in, what Video it was for, what device was used, etc. See the JWPLayer documentation for a complete list of dimensions and their meanings.
metrics list of strings
required
A metric is a quantitative measurement. See the JWPLayer documentation for a complete list of metrics and their meanings.
Determines the data set against which to run the request query. default or ott for Over-the-top media services.
source string
optional

Sample Switchboard Script

download t from {
        type: "jw_player";
        key: "jw_player";
        metrics: ["completes","embeds","plays","complete_rate"];
        source: "ott";
        dimensions: ["media_id","player_id"];
} using { * };