Cloudflare Stream

Cloudflare Stream Live Inputs API

Live inputs receiving RTMPS or SRT broadcasts, plus simulcast outputs.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 9

GET /accounts/{account_id}/stream/live_inputs List live inputs #
POST /accounts/{account_id}/stream/live_inputs Create a live input #
GET /accounts/{account_id}/stream/live_inputs/{live_input_identifier} Retrieve a live input #
PUT /accounts/{account_id}/stream/live_inputs/{live_input_identifier} Update a live input #
DELETE /accounts/{account_id}/stream/live_inputs/{live_input_identifier} Delete a live input #
GET /accounts/{account_id}/stream/live_inputs/{live_input_identifier}/outputs List simulcast outputs #
POST /accounts/{account_id}/stream/live_inputs/{live_input_identifier}/outputs Create a simulcast output #
PUT /accounts/{account_id}/stream/live_inputs/{live_input_identifier}/outputs/{output_identifier} Update a simulcast output #
DELETE /accounts/{account_id}/stream/live_inputs/{live_input_identifier}/outputs/{output_identifier} Delete a simulcast output #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/
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APIReference
https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/
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GettingStarted
https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/get-started/
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Documentation
https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/stream-live/
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APIReference
https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/live_inputs/
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Documentation
https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/edit-videos/adding-captions/
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APIReference
https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/captions/
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Documentation
https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/viewing-videos/securing-your-stream/
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APIReference
https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/keys/
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Documentation
https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/manage-video-library/using-webhooks/
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APIReference
https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/webhooks/
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Documentation
https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/getting-analytics/
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APIReference
https://developers.cloudflare.com/analytics/graphql-api/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cloudflare-stream/refs/heads/main/openapi/cloudflare-stream-live-inputs-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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PostmanCollection
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cloudflare-stream/refs/heads/main/collections/cloudflare-stream.postman_collection.json
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OpenCollection
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cloudflare-stream/refs/heads/main/collections/cloudflare-stream.opencollection.json

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OpenAPI Specification

cloudflare-stream-live-inputs-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Cloudflare Stream Analytics Live Inputs API
  description: Cloudflare Stream is the video streaming, hosting, and live-video product from Cloudflare. A single REST API uploads, stores, encodes, and delivers on-demand and live video across Cloudflare's global network, with a built-in adaptive-bitrate player, HLS/DASH manifests, live inputs over RTMPS and SRT, AI-generated and uploaded captions, signed-URL access control, per-account webhooks, and viewing analytics. All requests are scoped to an account under /accounts/{account_id}/stream and authenticate with a Bearer API token. This document grounds the core Stream endpoints; it is not exhaustive of every Cloudflare Stream operation.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Cloudflare Stream
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/
  license:
    name: Cloudflare Website and Online Services Terms of Use
    url: https://www.cloudflare.com/terms/
servers:
- url: https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4
  description: Cloudflare API v4
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Live Inputs
  description: Live inputs receiving RTMPS or SRT broadcasts, plus simulcast outputs.
paths:
  /accounts/{account_id}/stream/live_inputs:
    get:
      operationId: listLiveInputs
      tags:
      - Live Inputs
      summary: List live inputs
      description: Lists all live inputs on the account.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of live inputs.
    post:
      operationId: createLiveInput
      tags:
      - Live Inputs
      summary: Create a live input
      description: Creates a live input that can receive a broadcast over RTMPS or SRT and deliver it live and as a recording.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/LiveInputInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The created live input.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LiveInputResponse'
  /accounts/{account_id}/stream/live_inputs/{live_input_identifier}:
    get:
      operationId: getLiveInput
      tags:
      - Live Inputs
      summary: Retrieve a live input
      description: Fetches details, connection status, and RTMPS/SRT credentials for a live input.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/LiveInputIdentifier'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The live input details.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LiveInputResponse'
    put:
      operationId: updateLiveInput
      tags:
      - Live Inputs
      summary: Update a live input
      description: Updates the configuration of an existing live input.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/LiveInputIdentifier'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/LiveInputInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated live input.
    delete:
      operationId: deleteLiveInput
      tags:
      - Live Inputs
      summary: Delete a live input
      description: Deletes a live input.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/LiveInputIdentifier'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The live input was deleted.
  /accounts/{account_id}/stream/live_inputs/{live_input_identifier}/outputs:
    get:
      operationId: listOutputs
      tags:
      - Live Inputs
      summary: List simulcast outputs
      description: Lists the simulcast (restreaming) outputs configured on a live input.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/LiveInputIdentifier'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of outputs.
    post:
      operationId: createOutput
      tags:
      - Live Inputs
      summary: Create a simulcast output
      description: Creates a simulcast output that restreams the live input to another RTMP or SRT destination, such as YouTube or Twitch.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/LiveInputIdentifier'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                url:
                  type: string
                streamKey:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The created output.
  /accounts/{account_id}/stream/live_inputs/{live_input_identifier}/outputs/{output_identifier}:
    put:
      operationId: updateOutput
      tags:
      - Live Inputs
      summary: Update a simulcast output
      description: Enables or disables a simulcast output.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/LiveInputIdentifier'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OutputIdentifier'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                enabled:
                  type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated output.
    delete:
      operationId: deleteOutput
      tags:
      - Live Inputs
      summary: Delete a simulcast output
      description: Deletes a simulcast output from a live input.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/LiveInputIdentifier'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OutputIdentifier'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The output was deleted.
components:
  schemas:
    LiveInput:
      type: object
      properties:
        uid:
          type: string
        rtmps:
          type: object
          properties:
            url:
              type: string
            streamKey:
              type: string
        srt:
          type: object
          properties:
            url:
              type: string
            streamId:
              type: string
            passphrase:
              type: string
        status:
          type: string
    LiveInputResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        result:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/LiveInput'
        success:
          type: boolean
    LiveInputInput:
      type: object
      properties:
        meta:
          type: object
        recording:
          type: object
          properties:
            mode:
              type: string
  parameters:
    OutputIdentifier:
      name: output_identifier
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The simulcast output identifier.
      schema:
        type: string
    AccountId:
      name: account_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The Cloudflare account identifier.
      schema:
        type: string
    LiveInputIdentifier:
      name: live_input_identifier
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The live input identifier.
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Cloudflare API token passed in an Authorization Bearer header.