curl --request POST \
  --url https://api-vod-express.syncwords.com/v1/source-feeds/check \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "url": "https://feeds.example.com/videos.xml",
  "sourceType": "MrssSource"
}
'

import requests

url = "https://api-vod-express.syncwords.com/v1/source-feeds/check"

payload = {
    "url": "https://feeds.example.com/videos.xml",
    "sourceType": "MrssSource"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({url: 'https://feeds.example.com/videos.xml', sourceType: 'MrssSource'})
};

fetch('https://api-vod-express.syncwords.com/v1/source-feeds/check', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

{
  "data": {
    "url": "https://feeds.example.com/videos.xml",
    "sourceType": "MrssSource",
    "checkedAt": "2026-10-06T19:10:32.000Z",
    "state": "no_usable_items",
    "problem": "None of the feed’s 25 items has a media file to download (the first: no <media:content>). Each item needs a <media:content url=\"…\"> linking the file itself, such as an .mp4.",
    "httpStatus": 200,
    "items": 25,
    "usableItems": 0,
    "skippedItems": [
      {
        "guid": "https://www.example.com/video/6406369231112",
        "title": "Fisherman rescued after calling for help",
        "link": "https://www.example.com/video/6406369231112",
        "reason": "no <media:content>"
      }
    ]
  }
}

{
  "message": "Unauthenticated.",
  "code": "unauthenticated"
}

{
  "message": [
    "VOD Express is not enabled for your account."
  ],
  "code": "vod_express_not_enabled"
}

{
  "message": [
    "The request body is too large."
  ],
  "code": "payload_too_large"
}

{
  "message": [
    "Send the body as JSON (Content-Type: application/json) or YAML (Content-Type: application/yaml)."
  ],
  "code": "unsupported_media_type"
}

{
  "message": "<string>",
  "code": "bad_request",
  "errors": {}
}

{
  "message": [
    "Too Many Attempts."
  ],
  "code": "too_many_requests"
}