set_schedule_rules
Set schedule rules
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Give the channel a durable schedule: fixed slots ("news at 18:00") and dayparts ("no kids content after 22:00"). The scheduler re-honours these on EVERY rebuild, so you set them once instead of babysitting the grid. **Pro tier or higher.**
This REPLACES the entire ruleset — send every rule you want, not just new ones. Sending an empty array removes all rules and returns the channel to plain weighted-random. Validate first with validate_schedule_rules.
Rule shapes:
time_slot {rule_type:'time_slot', start_time:'18:00', end_time?:'21:00',
days_mask:127, selector_type:'asset'|'tag'|'playlist',
selector_value:<id|tag|[ids]>, priority?:0}
daypart_weight {rule_type:'daypart_weight', start_time:'22:00', end_time:'06:00',
days_mask:127, selector_type:'asset'|'tag', selector_value:...,
weight_multiplier:0-10}
days_mask is a bitmask: bit0=Mon … bit6=Sun. 127=daily, 31=Mon-Fri, 96=weekend.
end_time on a time_slot makes it a BLOCK that keeps drawing from the selector until that time — that is how you get 'cartoons 06:00-09:00' rather than one cartoon.
selector_type 'playlist' with an array of asset ids plays them IN ORDER.
weight_multiplier 0 removes matching assets from that window entirely.
Set timezone (IANA) or the times mean UTC, which is almost never what the owner meant. Slots start ON-OR-AFTER their time: the programme running into a slot is never cut short, so an 18:00 slot may begin at 18:02. That is intended.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| channel_id | integer | yes | |
| timezone | string | no | IANA name, e.g. "Europe/Paris". Strongly recommended. |
| rules | array | yes | The COMPLETE ruleset. Empty array clears all rules. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"channel_id": {
"type": "integer"
},
"timezone": {
"type": "string",
"description": "IANA name, e.g. \"Europe/Paris\". Strongly recommended."
},
"rules": {
"type": "array",
"description": "The COMPLETE ruleset. Empty array clears all rules.",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"rule_type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"time_slot",
"daypart_weight"
]
},
"start_time": {
"type": "string",
"description": "HH:MM or HH:MM:SS, wall clock in the channel timezone"
},
"end_time": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Required for daypart_weight; on a time_slot makes it a block"
},
"days_mask": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 127
},
"selector_type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"asset",
"tag",
"playlist"
]
},
"selector_value": {
"description": "Asset id, tag name, or array of asset ids"
},
"weight_multiplier": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 10
},
"priority": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Higher wins when slots overlap"
}
},
"required": [
"rule_type",
"start_time",
"selector_type",
"selector_value"
]
}
}
},
"required": [
"channel_id",
"rules"
]
}