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Developers can stream pre-recorded video into a Lens by connecting a Video File Reader data connector to the input data stream of a Lens. Prior to streaming video to a lens, a developer should first upload their video to the Archetype platform using the Files API. Upon uploading their video, the developer will receive a file_id that identifies that file throughout the Newton Platform. For example, the bash command below demonstrates how to upload a local MP4 video from your terminal to the Newton Platform using the Files API. 
curl https://api.u1.archetypeai.app/v0.5/files \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ATAI_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data" \
  -F file="@my_video.mp4"
Upon successful upload, you will receive a JSON response similar to: 
{
  "is_valid":true
  "file_id":"my_video.mp4"
  "file_uid":"2508191b9ce198595febe4"
}
Like all data stream connectors, the video file reader can be identified and configured via the following stream type and stream config: 
stream_type: video_file_reader
stream_config:
  file_id: "your_video_file_id.mp4"
This can be passed to Newton as an event: 
event:
  type: input_stream.set
  event_data:
    stream_type: video_file_reader
    stream_config:
      file_id: "your_video_file_id.mp4"