Eyevinn Channel Engine

Channel Engine is an open source JavaScript/TypeScript library for producing 24/7 HLS FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television) linear channels from already-transcoded HLS VOD assets using VOD2Live technology. It supports personalized per-viewer channels, live stream mixing, Redis/Valkey high availability, WebVTT subtitles, and beta DRM encryption. The engine can run standalone via Docker or as a managed service on Eyevinn Open Source Cloud.

Work with this as data

Every API here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.

MCP server

One button, every client — Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest.

https://apis.io/mcp

Tools for apis

7 MCP tools reach this
  • find_apisBrowse and filter every API in the catalog.
  • get_api_artifactsOne API's artifacts, grouped by type.
  • get_openapiThe primary OpenAPI for this API.
  • find_similar_apisAPIs that look like this one.
  • apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
  • resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
  • find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.
All 92 tools

Call it yourself

curl for this page
This API
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/apis/channel-engine"
All apis
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/apis?limit=25"

Discovery needs no key. Ratings and market analysis are Pro.

Get an API key

Free tier, no email required.

A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have.

API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: eyevinn-technology:channel-engine
name: Eyevinn Channel Engine
description: Channel Engine is an open source JavaScript/TypeScript library for producing 24/7 HLS FAST
  (Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television) linear channels from already-transcoded HLS VOD assets using
  VOD2Live technology. It supports personalized per-viewer channels, live stream mixing, Redis/Valkey
  high availability, WebVTT subtitles, and beta DRM encryption. The engine can run standalone via Docker
  or as a managed service on Eyevinn Open Source Cloud.
humanURL: https://github.com/Eyevinn/channel-engine
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Channel Engine
- FAST Channels
- HLS
- Linear TV
- VOD2Live
properties:
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/Eyevinn/channel-engine
- type: License
  url: https://github.com/Eyevinn/channel-engine/blob/master/LICENSE
  x-license: Apache-2.0
x-features:
- VOD2Live Linear Channels
- Personalized Channels
- Live Stream Mixing
- WebVTT Subtitle Support
- DRM Encryption (Beta)
- Redis/Valkey High Availability
x-use-cases:
- Run 24/7 HLS FAST channels from a VOD library
- Produce per-viewer personalized linear streams
- Mix scheduled VOD with live events