How can I create a Vanity URL for my Vid.lys?

Vid.lys URLs can be customized to whatever you would like. Its easy to accomplish this with Vid.ly PRO API & the UpdateMedia action.

Step 1: Create a Vid.ly via the PRO API

http://api.vid.ly/#AddMedia

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<Query>
    <Action>AddMedia</Action> <---!or_AddMediaLite_>
    <UserID>[User ID]</UserID>
    <UserKey>[User key]</UserKey>
    <Notify>[Notify URL]</Notify>
    <Source>
        <SourceFile>[SourceFile1]</SourceFile>
        <CDN>[CDNType]</CDN>
        <HD>[HD]</HD>
        <Protect>
            <StartDate>2012-04-01 00:00:00</StartDate>
            <ExpirationDate>2012-05-01 00:00:00</ExpirationDate>
            <IpAddress>89.100.11.*,89.100.12.1-20,89.100.13.50</IpAddress>
            <Token/>
        </Protect>
    </Source>
    <!-- ... -->
    <Source>
        <SourceFile>[SourceFile2]</SourceFile>
        <CDN>[CDNType]</CDN>
    </Source>
</Query>

Step 2: Use the UpdateMedia action to specify the Vanity URL. This will be added http://vid.ly/[here]. You can use special characters, and even slashes to denote a set of Vid.lys for a project.

Examples:

checkz!sout

checkz!sout/myvideo

checkz!sout/project/myvideo

http://api.vid.ly/#UpdateMedia

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<Query>
    <Action>UpdateMedia</Action>
    <UserID>[User ID]</UserID>
    <UserKey>[User key]</UserKey>
    <Notify>[Notify URL]</Notify>
    <Source>
        <MediaShortLink>[MediaShortLink]</MediaShortLink>
        <SourceFile>[SourceFile1]</SourceFile>
        <CDN>[CDNType]</CDN>
        <HD>[HD]</HD>
        <VanityLink>checkzisout</VanityLink> <----------***------>
        <Protect>
            <StartDate>2012-04-01 00:00:00</StartDate>
            <ExpirationDate>2012-05-01 00:00:00</ExpirationDate>
            <IpAddress>89.100.11.*,89.100.12.1-20,89.100.13.50</IpAddress>
            <Token/>
        </Protect>
    </Source>
</Query>

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