This article provides an overview on how to unlock your Yahoo! profile in Zype and generating MRSS feeds for distributing content to Yahoo!. Before proceeding, please make sure you've contacted Yahoo! about distributing content through their applications.
Note: Only Zype hosted content is supported
Unlocking your Yahoo! profile
To begin distributing content to Yahoo! from Zype, you must first unlock your Yahoo! profile.
Step 1 - Visit our Feeds page, go to the Feeds Marketplace tab, and locate the Yahoo! tile
Step 2 - Follow the steps on the Yahoo! unlock flow to create your Yahoo! profile in Zype
I've unlocked my profile, how do I generate feeds for Yahoo!?
Awesome! To generate feeds you can use the following process:
Step 1 - Click "Manage Feed" and select the type of content you'd like to generate your MRSS feed from. You can choose playlists, categories, or video sources.
Once you select your content source and format, click on the 'Generate Feed' button to create the MRSS feed and get access to the feed's URL.
Note: You need to determine if you will distribute with the original uploads (mezzanine files) or high res MP4. Refer to your storage settings to determine if you have the original uploads available to you.
Step 2 - Once you've generated your feed, simply copy the feed URL to clipboard and you're ready to go!
Make sure you double-check the feed contents to ensure this reflects the video content you'd like to deliver to Yahoo!. Then please send the feed URL to your account contact at Yahoo! to complete QA and delivery.
Can I customize the feed once generated?
Yes! You are able to customize the Yahoo! MRSS feeds by adding parameters to the feed URL that is generated in the Zype platform. Here are some example parameters that can be added to the MRSS feed URL along with an explanation of what they do:
| per_page= | Determines the number of <items> returned per page. If unspecified the default is 10 video <items> per page. | Any integer between 10 - 500 |
| page= | Determines which page of the MRSS feed is being viewed when results have been paginated. If unspecified the default page shown is page 1 | Any integer between 1 - unlimited. |