# Archive a Mux HLS media playlist with segment metadata

**Use case:** 

Process a concrete media playlist directly and store its first authorized public transport-stream segment with QA metadata.

## Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://test-streams.mux.dev/x36xhzz/url_2/193039199_mp4_h264_aac_ld_7.m3u8"
    }
  ],
  "variantSelector": "highest-bandwidth",
  "maxSegments": 2,
  "maxAssetBytes": 8000000,
  "requestTimeoutSecs": 30
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "sourceUrl": {
    "label": "Source playlist",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "playlistType": {
    "label": "Playlist type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "segmentCount": {
    "label": "Segments",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "totalDurationSeconds": {
    "label": "Duration (seconds)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "downloadedBytes": {
    "label": "Downloaded bytes",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "truncated": {
    "label": "Truncated",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "assetUrl": {
    "label": "Stored asset URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "statusMessage": {
    "label": "Status message",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "processedAt": {
    "label": "Processed at",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [M3U8 Playlist Downloader](https://apify.com/automation-lab/m3u8-playlist-downloader) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/automation-lab/m3u8-playlist-downloader) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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