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# Toggle source input switch for an ON-AIR or OFF-AIR source when input redundancy is used

POST https://device.example.com:443/cluster1/vos-api/playoutcontrol/v1/livesources/{channelId}/switch_input
Content-Type: application/json

Reference: https://mediakind.ferndocs.com/harmonic/api/vos/playout-backend/toggle-source-input

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `channelId` (string, required) — ID of the channel

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a com.harmonicinc.vos.app.playoutcontrolbackend.rest.model.ToggleSourceInput.

- `inputRankIndex` (integer, required) — Input rank to switch to. Value 1 or 2.
- `serviceId` (string, required) — Id of the service this command applies to.
- `sourceId` (string, required) — Id of the source this command applies to. This source shall contain 2 inputs.

## Response

### 200

Toggle source input command triggered

### 201

Created

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Invalid request

- `any`

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized

- `any`

### 403 Forbidden Error

Forbidden

- `any`

### 404 Not Found Error

ChannelId, ServiceId or SourceId doesn't exist

- `any`

### 500 Internal Server Error

Internal Error

- `any`

## Examples

### Example 1

**Request**

```json
{
  "inputRankIndex": 1,
  "serviceId": "string",
  "sourceId": "string"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/playoutcontrol/v1/livesources/channelId/switch_input"

payload = {
    "inputRankIndex": 1,
    "serviceId": "string",
    "sourceId": "string"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/playoutcontrol/v1/livesources/channelId/switch_input';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"inputRankIndex":1,"serviceId":"string","sourceId":"string"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/playoutcontrol/v1/livesources/channelId/switch_input"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"inputRankIndex\": 1,\n  \"serviceId\": \"string\",\n  \"sourceId\": \"string\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/playoutcontrol/v1/livesources/channelId/switch_input")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"inputRankIndex\": 1,\n  \"serviceId\": \"string\",\n  \"sourceId\": \"string\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/playoutcontrol/v1/livesources/channelId/switch_input")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"inputRankIndex\": 1,\n  \"serviceId\": \"string\",\n  \"sourceId\": \"string\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/playoutcontrol/v1/livesources/channelId/switch_input', [
  'body' => '{
  "inputRankIndex": 1,
  "serviceId": "string",
  "sourceId": "string"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/playoutcontrol/v1/livesources/channelId/switch_input");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"inputRankIndex\": 1,\n  \"serviceId\": \"string\",\n  \"sourceId\": \"string\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "inputRankIndex": 1,
  "serviceId": "string",
  "sourceId": "string"
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/playoutcontrol/v1/livesources/channelId/switch_input")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```

### Example 2

**Request**

```json
{
  "inputRankIndex": 1,
  "serviceId": "string",
  "sourceId": "string"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/playoutcontrol/v1/livesources/channelId/switch_input"

payload = {
    "inputRankIndex": 1,
    "serviceId": "string",
    "sourceId": "string"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/playoutcontrol/v1/livesources/channelId/switch_input';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"inputRankIndex":1,"serviceId":"string","sourceId":"string"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/playoutcontrol/v1/livesources/channelId/switch_input"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"inputRankIndex\": 1,\n  \"serviceId\": \"string\",\n  \"sourceId\": \"string\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/playoutcontrol/v1/livesources/channelId/switch_input")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"inputRankIndex\": 1,\n  \"serviceId\": \"string\",\n  \"sourceId\": \"string\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/playoutcontrol/v1/livesources/channelId/switch_input")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"inputRankIndex\": 1,\n  \"serviceId\": \"string\",\n  \"sourceId\": \"string\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/playoutcontrol/v1/livesources/channelId/switch_input', [
  'body' => '{
  "inputRankIndex": 1,
  "serviceId": "string",
  "sourceId": "string"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/playoutcontrol/v1/livesources/channelId/switch_input");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"inputRankIndex\": 1,\n  \"serviceId\": \"string\",\n  \"sourceId\": \"string\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "inputRankIndex": 1,
  "serviceId": "string",
  "sourceId": "string"
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/playoutcontrol/v1/livesources/channelId/switch_input")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```