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Lambda for Mux Signed Playback

Streaming video from Mux requires a playback ID. Mux Playback IDs have two types: public and signed. public playback URLs can be watched anywhere, any time. signed playback URLs require a Mux signing key which is used to generate a token via JSON Web Tokens.

This example includes an AWS Lambda function that can receive a Mux playback ID and return a signed url that's ready for use.

In Use

# Generate signed playback URL
curl -X POST \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"playbackId": "1234"}' \
    https://example.com/my-example-lambda

# Response
{
    "playbackId": "1234",
    "token": "some-token",
    "signedUrl": "https://stream.mux.com/1234.m3u8?token=some-token"
}

Generate a signed playback URL by making a POST request to your lambda. Pass playbackId and other configuration in the body of the request.

Deployment

  1. Run yarn build to bundle all js code and create a zip file that can be uploaded to AWS Lambda.
  2. Create a new empty function in AWS Lambda. Be sure to select Node.js for the runtime option.
  3. Add API Gateway as a trigger in the designer section.
  4. Change the code entry type option under the Function code section to "Upload a .zip file" and upload the zip created in the dist folder. The handler reference will be dist/lambda.handler.
  5. Generate a Mux access token and secret if you have not already. Set environment variables MUX_ACCESS_TOKEN and MUX_SECRET accordingly.
  6. Create a test event to confirm that your lambda works. For example:
{
  "httpMethod": "POST",
  "body": {
      "playbackId": "your-playback-id-here"
  }
}

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