Create Video Monitoring Task

Registers a video for scheduled monitoring. Once created, the task collects engagement snapshots at regular intervals until it is stopped; results are read through the task detail endpoint. Task creation is a premium operation with a higher quota cost.

POST/api/v1/monitor/video/tasks/create

Quota usage: Each successful request to this endpoint deducts 1500 quota units from your plan.

Request Parameters

Required Parameters

Name	In	Type	Description
`platform`	body	string	Platform: tiktok, youtube, instagram example: string
`video_id`	body	string	Video identifier (TikTok video_id / YouTube video_id / Instagram media_code) example: string

Response Fields

Name	Type	Description
`success`	boolean	Success
`code`	integer	Code
`message`	string	Message
`data`	object	-
`data.monitor_id`	string	Monitor ID
`data.platform`	string	Platform
`data.video_id`	string	Video identifier
`data.video_title`	string	Video title
`data.author_id`	string	Author identifier
`data.author_name`	string	Author name
`data.monitor_status`	integer	Monitoring status: 0 = monitoring, 10 = completed, 20 = stopped, -1 = error
`data.monitor_start_date`	string	Monitoring start date
`data.monitor_end_date`	string	Monitoring end date
`data.last_snapshot_time`	string	Last collected at
`data.snapshot_count`	integer	Snapshots collected
`data.created_time`	string	Created at

Try It

Request URL

https://openapi.scdata.cc/api/v1/monitor/video/tasks/create

Authorization

Select an API key from Dashboard

Add an API key before sending a request.Go to Dashboard

JSON Body

cURL Example

bash

curl -X POST "https://openapi.scdata.cc/api/v1/monitor/video/tasks/create" \
  -H "Authorization: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"platform":"string","video_id":"string"}'

Response Example (200 application/json)

json

{
  "success": true,
  "code": 200,
  "message": "Request successful",
  "data": {
    "monitor_id": "string",
    "platform": "string",
    "video_id": "string",
    "video_title": "string",
    "video_description": "string",
    "video_publish_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22.123Z",
    "video_url": "string",
    "video_cover": "string",
    "video_type": "string",
    "author_id": "string",
    "author_name": "string",
    "monitor_status": 0,
    "monitor_start_date": "2019-08-24",
    "monitor_end_date": "2019-08-24",
    "last_snapshot_time": "2019-08-24T14:15:22.123Z",
    "snapshot_count": 0,
    "created_time": "2019-08-24T14:15:22.123Z"
  }
}

Use Cases

Sponsored video tracking — Monitor a paid placement from publish day to see how its engagement builds over the first weeks.
Competitor launch watch — Track a competitor's campaign video to benchmark its momentum against yours.