---
title: "VOD Station overview"
slug: "vodstation"
tags: ["VOD Station", "overview"]
updated: 2026-09-17T10:12:36Z
published: 2026-09-17T10:12:36Z
canonical: "api.ncloud-docs.com/vodstation"
---

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# VOD Station overview

Available in Classic and VPC

VOD Station is a NAVER Cloud Platform service dedicated to VOD that provides encoding features that convert stored videos to be viewed on various devices, and streaming features that packetize video files to efficiently use the network. The VOD Station service provides video encoding and streaming features in the form of RESTful APIs.

## Common VOD Station settings

The following describes commonly used request and response formats in VOD Station APIs.

### Request

The following describes the common request format.

#### API URL

The request API URL is as follows:

```
https://vodstation.apigw.ntruss.com
```

#### Request headers

The following describes the request headers.

| Field | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `x-ncp-apigw-timestamp` | Required | This is the number of milliseconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC. - Request is considered invalid if the timestamp differs from the current time by more than 5 minutes. - Unix timestamp format. |
| `x-ncp-iam-access-key` | Required | Access key issued on NAVER Cloud Platform - Issue and check access key: See [Create authentication key](/docs/en/common-ncpapi). - Issue and check access key for sub account: See [Create sub account](https://guide.ncloud-docs.com/docs/en/subaccount-use#%EC%84%9C%EB%B8%8C-%EA%B3%84%EC%A0%95-%EC%83%9D%EC%84%B1). |
| `x-ncp-apigw-signature-v2` | Required | Base64-encoded signature that encrypts the request information with a secret key that maps to the access key issued on NAVER Cloud Platform, using the HMAC encryption algorithm (HmacSHA256) - Issue and check secret key: See [Create authentication key](/docs/en/common-ncpapi). - Create signature: See [Create signature](/docs/en/common-ncpapi). |
| `Content-Type` | Optional | Request data format - `application/json` |
| `x-ncp-region_code` | Optional | Region code - `KR`: Korea (valid value) |

### Response

The following describes the common response format.

#### Response body

The response body includes the following data:

**error**

error defines the API call failure information. The following describes error.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `error` | Object | - | Error code and message |
| `error.errorCode` | String | Required | Error code |
| `error.message` | String | Required | Error message |
| `error.details` | String | Required | Error message details |

#### Response status codes

See the following for HTTP status codes common to all VOD Station APIs.

- [Common Ncloud API response status codes](/docs/en/common-ncpapi#3%EC%9D%91%EB%8B%B5%EC%83%81%ED%83%9C%EC%BD%94%EB%93%9C): Information on common response status codes of NAVER Cloud Platform
- [VOD Station error codes](/docs/en/vodstation-error): Error codes used in VOD Station APIs

#### Response example

For response examples when a call is successful, see each API specification. The following is a sample response upon a failed call.

```
{
    "error": {
        "errorCode": "300",
        "message": "Not Found Exception"
    }
}
```

## VOD Station API

The following describes the APIs provided by the VOD Station service.

### Channel

The following describes the channel-related APIs.

| API | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [Create channel](/docs/en/vodstation-channel-create) | Create VOD streaming channel. |
| [Get channel list](/docs/en/vodstation-channel-list) | Get VOD streaming channel list. |
| [Get channel event](/docs/en/vodstation-channel-event) | Get event occurred in VOD streaming channel. |
| [Get channel](/docs/en/vodstation-channel-info) | Get VOD streaming channel details. |
| [Edit channel](/docs/en/vodstation-channel-update) | Edit VOD streaming channel details. |
| [Get protocol list](/docs/en/vodstation-channel-protocol-list) | Get supported streaming protocols. |
| [Start channel](/docs/en/vodstation-channel-start) | Start VOD streaming channel. |
| [Stop channel](/docs/en/vodstation-channel-stop) | Stop VOD streaming channel. |
| [Delete channel](/docs/en/vodstation-channel-delete) | Delete VOD streaming channel. |
| [Use channel callback](/docs/en/vodstation-channel-callback) | Set up a callback to check the channel status. |

### Category

The following describes the category-related APIs.

| API | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [Create category](/docs/en/vodstation-category-create) | Create category for encoding video file. |
| [Get category list](/docs/en/vodstation-category-list) | Get 2 or more category lists. |
| [Get category](/docs/en/vodstation-category-info) | Get category details. |
| [Edit Category](/docs/en/vodstation-category-update) | Edit category details. |
| [Add category file](/docs/en/vodstation-category-addfiles) | Add encoding file in category. |
| [Delete category](/docs/en/vodstation-category-delete) | Delete created category. |
| [Use category callback](/docs/en/vodstation-category-callback) | Set up a callback to check the status of encoding request. |

### Encoding Option

The following describes the APIs related to encoding options.

| API | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [Create encoding option](/docs/en/vodstation-encodingoption-create) | Create encoding options for converting video files. |
| [Get encoding option list](/docs/en/vodstation-encodingoption-list) | Get 2 or more encoding option lists. |
| [Get encoding options](/docs/en/vodstation-encodingoption-info) | Get encoding option details. |
| [Get encoding option template list](/docs/en/vodstation-encodingoption-template-list) | Get 2 or more encoding template lists. |
| [Delete encoding option](/docs/en/vodstation-encodingoption-delete) | Delete created encoding option. |

### Status

The following describes the status-related APIs.

| API | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [Get category status list](/docs/en/vodstation-status-list) | Get encoding status list by category. |
| [Get category status](/docs/en/vodstation-status-info-list) | Get category encoding status details. |
| [Get category statistics](/docs/en/vodstation-status-statistic) | Get category encoding file statistics. |

## VOD Station related resources

NAVER Cloud Platform provides a variety of related resources to help users better understand VOD Station APIs.

- VOD Station API guides
  - [Create signature](/docs/en/common-ncpapi#1%EC%9D%B8%EC%A6%9D%ED%82%A4%EC%83%9D%EC%84%B1): How to create a signature to add to the request header
  - [Common Ncloud response status codes](/docs/en/common-ncpapi#3%EC%9D%91%EB%8B%B5%EC%83%81%ED%83%9C%EC%BD%94%EB%93%9C): Information on common response status codes of NAVER Cloud Platform used by the VOD Station service
  - [API Gateway user guide](https://guide.ncloud-docs.com/docs/en/apigw-apigw-1): How to issue the API key to be added to the request header
  - [Sub Account User Guides](https://guide.ncloud-docs.com/docs/en/subaccount-overview): How to issue the access key to be added to the request header
- How to use the VOD Station service
  - [VOD Station user guide](https://guide.ncloud-docs.com/docs/en/vodstation-vodstationoverview): How to use the VOD Station service in the NAVER Cloud Platform console
  - [Ncloud user environment guide](https://guide.ncloud-docs.com/docs/en/environment-environment-1-1): Explore VPC and Classic environments and supported services.
  - [Pricing and features](https://www.ncloud.com/product/media/newVodStation): View pricing details and key capabilities.
  - [Latest announcements](https://www.ncloud.com/intro/news?categoryCode=MEDIA&serviceCode=SV_0195): Stay informed about VOD Station updates and news.
  - [FAQs](https://www.ncloud.com/support/faq/prod?categoryCode2=MEDIA&categoryCode3=SV_0195&page=1): Get answers to common VOD Station questions.
  - [Contact Support](https://www.ncloud.com/support/question/general): Get help if you can't find what you need in the user guide.