Cloudflare Stream

Cloudflare Stream is the video streaming, hosting, and live-video product from Cloudflare - a single REST API for uploading, storing, encoding, and delivering on-demand and live video across Cloudflare's global network. It handles direct and TUS resumable uploads, copy-from-URL ingest, live inputs over RTMPS and SRT (with simulcast outputs and WebRTC/WHIP/WHEP beta), a built-in adaptive-bitrate player and HLS/DASH manifests, AI-generated and uploaded captions, signed-URL access control, per-account webhooks, and viewing analytics. This entry documents the Cloudflare Stream product specifically, not the broader Cloudflare platform. The API is served under https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/stream and authenticates with a Bearer API token. Billed at $5 per 1,000 minutes of video stored and $1 per 1,000 minutes delivered.

Cloudflare Stream publishes 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Analytics API, Captions API, Live Inputs API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include Video, Streaming, Live Streaming, Media, and Video Hosting.

Cloudflare Stream’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, pricing, engineering blog, and 9 more developer resources.

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39.9/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 20/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-24 · rubric v0.13.0

AccessPaidSelf serve

6 APIs

Video Streaming Live Streaming Media Video Hosting Cloudflare

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Composite quality — 39.9/100 · developing

Contract Quality 13.3 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 4.8 / 20

Access Clarity 10.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.4 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 20/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 6

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Cloudflare Stream Rate Limits

4 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Pricing

Pricing

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: cloudflare-stream
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cloudflare-stream/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Cloudflare Stream
kind: company
description: Cloudflare Stream is the video streaming, hosting, and live-video product from Cloudflare - a single REST API
  for uploading, storing, encoding, and delivering on-demand and live video across Cloudflare's global network. It handles
  direct and TUS resumable uploads, copy-from-URL ingest, live inputs over RTMPS and SRT (with simulcast outputs and WebRTC/WHIP/WHEP
  beta), a built-in adaptive-bitrate player and HLS/DASH manifests, AI-generated and uploaded captions, signed-URL access
  control, per-account webhooks, and viewing analytics. This entry documents the Cloudflare Stream product specifically, not
  the broader Cloudflare platform. The API is served under https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/stream
  and authenticates with a Bearer API token. Billed at $5 per 1,000 minutes of video stored and $1 per 1,000 minutes delivered.
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/cloudflare-stream.png
tags:
- Video
- Streaming
- Live Streaming
- Media
- Video Hosting
- Cloudflare
created: '2026-07-11'
modified: '2026-07-11'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: cloudflare-stream:cloudflare-stream-analytics-api
  name: Cloudflare Stream Analytics API
  description: Account storage usage and viewing analytics.
  humanURL: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/
  baseURL: https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4
  tags:
  - Analytics
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cloudflare-stream-analytics-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/get-started/
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/cloudflare-stream.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/cloudflare-stream.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/stream-live/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/live_inputs/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/edit-videos/adding-captions/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/captions/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/viewing-videos/securing-your-stream/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/keys/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/manage-video-library/using-webhooks/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/webhooks/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/getting-analytics/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/analytics/graphql-api/
- aid: cloudflare-stream:cloudflare-stream-captions-api
  name: Cloudflare Stream Captions API
  description: Per-language captions and subtitles for a video.
  humanURL: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/
  baseURL: https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4
  tags:
  - Captions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cloudflare-stream-captions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/get-started/
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/cloudflare-stream.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/cloudflare-stream.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/stream-live/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/live_inputs/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/edit-videos/adding-captions/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/captions/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/viewing-videos/securing-your-stream/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/keys/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/manage-video-library/using-webhooks/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/webhooks/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/getting-analytics/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/analytics/graphql-api/
- aid: cloudflare-stream:cloudflare-stream-live-inputs-api
  name: Cloudflare Stream Live Inputs API
  description: Live inputs receiving RTMPS or SRT broadcasts, plus simulcast outputs.
  humanURL: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/
  baseURL: https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4
  tags:
  - Live Inputs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cloudflare-stream-live-inputs-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/get-started/
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/cloudflare-stream.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/cloudflare-stream.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/stream-live/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/live_inputs/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/edit-videos/adding-captions/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/captions/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/viewing-videos/securing-your-stream/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/keys/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/manage-video-library/using-webhooks/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/webhooks/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/getting-analytics/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/analytics/graphql-api/
- aid: cloudflare-stream:cloudflare-stream-signed-urls-api
  name: Cloudflare Stream Signed URLs API
  description: Signing keys and per-video signed playback tokens.
  humanURL: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/
  baseURL: https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4
  tags:
  - Signed URLs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cloudflare-stream-signed-urls-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/get-started/
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/cloudflare-stream.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/cloudflare-stream.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/stream-live/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/live_inputs/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/edit-videos/adding-captions/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/captions/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/viewing-videos/securing-your-stream/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/keys/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/manage-video-library/using-webhooks/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/webhooks/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/getting-analytics/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/analytics/graphql-api/
- aid: cloudflare-stream:cloudflare-stream-videos-api
  name: Cloudflare Stream Videos API
  description: On-demand video upload, storage, encoding, and management.
  humanURL: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/
  baseURL: https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4
  tags:
  - Videos
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cloudflare-stream-videos-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/get-started/
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/cloudflare-stream.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/cloudflare-stream.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/stream-live/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/live_inputs/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/edit-videos/adding-captions/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/captions/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/viewing-videos/securing-your-stream/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/keys/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/manage-video-library/using-webhooks/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/webhooks/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/getting-analytics/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/analytics/graphql-api/
- aid: cloudflare-stream:cloudflare-stream-webhooks-api
  name: Cloudflare Stream Webhooks API
  description: The single per-account webhook for video processing notifications.
  humanURL: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/
  baseURL: https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4
  tags:
  - Webhook
  tags_raw:
  - Webhooks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cloudflare-stream-webhooks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/get-started/
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/cloudflare-stream.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/cloudflare-stream.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/stream-live/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/live_inputs/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/edit-videos/adding-captions/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/captions/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/viewing-videos/securing-your-stream/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/keys/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/manage-video-library/using-webhooks/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/stream/subresources/webhooks/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/getting-analytics/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/analytics/graphql-api/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/cloudflare-stream-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/cloudflare-stream-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/cloudflare-stream-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/cloudflare-stream-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cloudflare
- type: Website
  url: https://www.cloudflare.com/products/cloudflare-stream/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/cloudflare-stream-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/cloudflare-stream-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/cloudflare-stream-finops.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/cloudflare
- type: Pricing
  url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/pricing/
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.cloudflare.com/rss/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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