CDN collectors
Akamai CDN Collector
The Akamai CDN Collector by Datazoom makes the following data points automatically collectable in real time and correlatable to data collected from Datazoom application collectors configured with a media player extension.
SET UP
Follow the directions provided by Akamai to setup and configure DataStream 2 for your property.
Datazoom will map a subset of the available data points in DataStream 2 to our equivalent CDN Data Dictionary key names.
When configuring the data set parameters, select JSON as the log format
Image below from Akamai DataStream setup
Use the following settings when selecting a destination for your logs:
Destination: Custom HTTPS
Display Name: Descriptive Name
Endpoint URL: https://streaming.datazoom.io/cdn/v1/logs/API_KEY_HERE
Authentication: NONE
Image below from Akamai DataStream setup
Continue to follow the steps outlined in the Akamai documentation to add your DataStream 2 configuration to your property. Once complete, you will need to add this new Collector to a Data Pipe. If you’re new to this, please review How to configure a Data Pipe.
Supported Data Points
Events
Discrete occurrences driven by user interactions or system actions
Metadata
User Details
CMCD
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Buffer Length (CMCD)
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Buffer Starvation (CMCD)
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Content ID (CMCD)
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Deadline (CMCD)
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Encoded Bitrate (CMCD)
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Measured throughput (CMCD)
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Next Object Request (CMCD)
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Next Range Request (CMCD)
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Object Duration (CMCD)
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Object Type (CMCD)
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Playback Rate (CMCD)
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Request ID (CMCD)
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Requested Maximum Throughput (CMCD)
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Session ID (CMCD)
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Startup (CMCD)
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Stream Type (CMCD)
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Streaming Format (CMCD)
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Sub-Request ID (CMCD)
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Top Bitrate (CMCD)
- Version (CMCD)
Location
Message
Custom Data
Page
Events
Fluxdata
Metrics measuring changing parameters over time