common_​media_​client_​data

Behavior name: Common Media Client Data support

Use this behavior to send expanded playback information as CMCD metadata in requests from a media player. Edge servers may use this metadata for segment prefetching to optimize your content's delivery, or for logging. For more details and additional property requirements, see the Adaptive Media Delivery documentation.

Default behavior

These samples reflect the behavior's default settings. You can use these as is in your configurations or make adjustments based on the behavior's available options.

data "akamai_property_rules_builder" "common_media_client" {
  rules_v2025_02_18 {
    name     = "Common Media Client Data support"
    comments = "Prefetches segments to optimize your content's delivery or logging."
    behavior {
      common_media_client {
        enable_cmcd_segment_prefetch = true
      }
    }
  }
}

"behaviors": [
  {
    "name": "commonMediaClientData",
    "options": {
      "enableCMCDSegmentPrefetch": true
    }
  }
]

Options