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Google Cloud Live Stream API
Plans and prices
On-demand usage
Priced on request
10-minute minimum charge per active channel · channel duration rounded up to nearest minute · no free usage tier
Read 11 Oct 2026 · cloud.google.com
On the record
- Additional features
- The API supports live-to-VOD, content encryption, and image or video slates.docs.cloud.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- API access
- Programmatic access is available through client libraries and REST.docs.cloud.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Automatic provisioning
- The API supports automatic infrastructure provisioning.docs.cloud.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Encryption dependency
- The API does not create or manage encryption keys or licenses directly; customers use a third-party DRM provider and pass keys through Secret Manager.docs.cloud.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Inputs and outputs
- It accepts SRT or RTMP input and can produce Apple HLS or MPEG-DASH output streams saved to Cloud Storage buckets.docs.cloud.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The API integrates with Cloud Storage, Cloud Audit Logs, and Google Cloud infrastructure.docs.cloud.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Google describes the API as benefiting broadcasters, production companies, businesses, and individuals who adapt live video for different user devices.docs.cloud.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Live operations
- Channel events can create ad break markers, mute or unmute a stream, insert a slate, return to the live program, or switch channel input.docs.cloud.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- The API transcodes live, linear video streams into formats for use across a variety of user devices.docs.cloud.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Recent capabilities
- The release notes list SRT and RTMP distribution, AI-generated captions and translated captions, H.265 and UHD support, and ultra-low-latency input previews.docs.cloud.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Redundancy
- A channel can include a primary and backup input stream.docs.cloud.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- Access control uses Identity and Access Management, and the API supports content encryption configurations including AES-128, SAMPLE-AES, and MPEG-CENC.docs.cloud.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Google Cloud customers, including free-trial customers, get Basic Support with documentation, community forums, billing assistance, and Active Assist.cloud.google.com · read 11 Oct 2026
