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Create a video message from URLs

OpenIM React Native SDK guide for create a video message from urls.

Use createVideoMessageByURL() to create a message from uploaded video and cover-image resources.

const message = await OpenIMSDK.createVideoMessageByURL({
  videoPath: '',
  duration: 36,
  videoType: 'video/mp4',
  videoUUID: 'video-001',
  videoUrl: 'https://www.example.com/video.mp4',
  videoSize: 820000,
  snapshotPath: '',
  snapshotUUID: 'cover-001',
  snapshotSize: 42000,
  snapshotUrl: 'https://www.example.com/snapshot.png',
  snapshotWidth: 1280,
  snapshotHeight: 720,
  snapShotType: 'image/jpeg',
});

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`videoPath`	`string`	Yes	Local video path. Pass an empty string when only a remote resource is available.
`duration`	`number`	Yes	Video duration in seconds.
`videoType`	`string`	Yes	Video type.
`videoUUID`, `videoUrl`, `videoSize`	`string`, `string`, `number`	Yes	Video resource ID, remote URL, and byte size.
`snapshotPath`	`string`	Yes	Local cover-image path. Pass an empty string when only a remote resource is available.
`snapshotUUID`, `snapshotUrl`, `snapshotSize`	`string`, `string`, `number`	Yes	Cover-image resource ID, remote URL, and byte size.
`snapshotWidth`, `snapshotHeight`	`number`	Yes	Cover-image width and height in pixels.
`snapShotType`	`string`	No	Cover-image type.

The call returns a MessageItem ready to send. Use Send an uploaded media message to send it.

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