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# Log Media Playback Event

> Record a play/pause/seek/progress/end event for a media asset. Used by the embed player.



## OpenAPI

````yaml POST /logging/media-playback-events
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Haystack API
  description: Content management and semantic search API for Haystack
  version: 2.0.0
  contact:
    name: Haystack Support
    email: support@thehaystack.ai
    url: https://thehaystack.ai
servers:
  - url: https://api.thehaystack.ai/v2/haystack
    description: Production server
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Items
    description: Content item management
  - name: Collections
    description: Top-level content organization
  - name: Series
    description: Multi-part content grouping
  - name: Speakers
    description: Content presenter management
  - name: Media
    description: Video and audio asset management
  - name: Search
    description: Semantic content search
  - name: Analytics
    description: Usage statistics and metrics
  - name: Resources
    description: Attach supplementary files, links, and videos to items
  - name: Scriptures
    description: Attach Bible references to items
  - name: Chapters
    description: Time-based chapter markers on media assets
  - name: Stats
    description: Analytics and reporting
  - name: Frontend
    description: Public frontend configuration
paths:
  /logging/media-playback-events:
    post:
      tags:
        - Analytics
      summary: Log media playback event
      description: >-
        Record a play/pause/seek/progress/end event for a media asset. Used by
        the embed player.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - eventType
                - itemId
                - mediaAssetId
                - surface
              properties:
                eventType:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - play
                    - pause
                    - seek
                    - progress
                    - end
                    - error
                itemId:
                  type: integer
                mediaAssetId:
                  type: integer
                mediaAssetType:
                  type: string
                  description: Variant type name
                surface:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - embed
                    - connect
                    - console
                embedToken:
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                playbackSessionId:
                  type: string
                  description: Client-generated session id, unique per tab
                currentPlaybackPositionSeconds:
                  type: number
                totalPlaybackSeconds:
                  type: number
                  description: Cumulative play time since session start
                itemDurationSeconds:
                  type: number
                  nullable: true
                playbackRate:
                  type: number
                  nullable: true
                isEmbedded:
                  type: boolean
                searchId:
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                  description: Set when playback was initiated from a search result
                errorMessage:
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Event logged
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  mediaPlaybackEventId:
                    type: string
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: Enter your API token from the Haystack dashboard

````