TrollflixScheduling uploads
Upload now, publish later. Plan a week of memes in one script run.
Send scheduled_publish_at with a Unix timestamp (in seconds) and the meme is
uploaded and processed now, then goes live at that moment.
# Publish tomorrow at 18:00 UTC
PUBLISH_AT=$(date -u -d "tomorrow 18:00" +%s) # macOS: date -u -v+1d -v18H -v0M -v0S +%s
curl -X POST "https://uploads.backend.trollflix.com/api/php/developer/upload_video" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TROLLFLIX_API_KEY" \
-F "[email protected]" \
-F "caption=Friday deploy energy #programming" \
-F "scheduled_publish_at=$PUBLISH_AT"The response echoes the time in scheduled_publish_at_unix.
Rules
| Rule | Value | Error when broken |
|---|---|---|
| Must be in the future | scheduled_publish_time_invalid | |
| How far ahead | up to 32 days | scheduled_publish_time_too_far (+ max_schedule_days_ahead) |
| Per publish day (UTC) | up to 22 memes | scheduled_content_day_slot_full (+ max_scheduled_per_day) |
Scheduled uploads have their own daily allowance, separate from the 4 immediate uploads per day. That is what makes scheduling the right tool for posting regularly.
Plan a week
import os, uuid, requests
from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
API = "https://uploads.backend.trollflix.com/api/php/developer/upload_video"
HEADERS = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['TROLLFLIX_API_KEY']}"}
first = datetime.now(timezone.utc).replace(hour=18, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0) + timedelta(days=1)
for day, path in enumerate(["mon.mp4", "tue.mp4", "wed.mp4"]):
publish_at = int((first + timedelta(days=day)).timestamp())
with open(path, "rb") as video:
result = requests.post(
API,
headers=HEADERS,
files={"file": (path, video, "video/mp4")},
data={"scheduled_publish_at": str(publish_at), "upload_token": str(uuid.uuid4())},
timeout=600,
).json()
print(path, result.get("success"), result.get("error_message_code"))Your scheduled memes are listed in the Trollflix app and on the website, where you can also delete one before it goes live.