Roku
Roku is the leading TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, offering a comprehensive operating system that powers smart TVs, streaming players, and audio devices. Roku provides a robust developer program for building channel apps, monetizing through Roku Pay, integrating analytics, and controlling devices via the External Control Protocol. The platform supports both BrightScript and SceneGraph frameworks for app development, and the Nabu Cloud developer cloud for managing remote test devices and channel builds.
Roku publishes 21 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Apps API, asyncapi API, Billing API, and 18 more. Tagged areas include Streaming, Television, Media, Entertainment, and Connected TV.
The Roku catalog on APIs.io includes 4 JSON-LD contexts and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.
Roku’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, tooling, code examples, and 26 more developer resources.
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APIs 27
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
Roku BrightScript SDK
BrightScript is Roku's scripting language used to build apps for the Roku platform. The SDK provides a comprehensive component library with over 100 built-in objects covering UI...
Roku SceneGraph
SceneGraph is Roku's XML-based declarative UI framework for building rich, performant channel applications. It provides node components, animations, and a scene-based architectu...
Roku Search Feed
Roku Search Feed is a JSON feed format that publishers ingest to expose their catalog to Roku Search. The feed provides movies, series, episodes, short-form videos, TV specials,...
Roku Direct Publisher Feed
Roku Direct Publisher (RDP) feed is a JSON feed specification that allows non-technical publishers to populate channels by hosting a structured catalog of short-form videos, mov...
Roku Analytics
Roku Analytics provides performance reporting, audience metrics, and engagement data for Roku channel publishers. Reports are accessed through the Roku Developer Dashboard rathe...
Roku Authentication Framework
APIs and patterns for implementing user sign-in and authentication within Roku channels, including device-linking ("on-device authentication") and OAuth-style flows. The framewo...
Roku Apps API
Application listing, launching, and termination
Roku asyncapi API
The asyncapi API from Roku — 3 operation(s) for asyncapi.
Roku Billing API
Billing cycle and credit management
Roku builds API
The builds API from Roku — 2 operation(s) for builds.
Roku devices API
The devices API from Roku — 6 operation(s) for devices.
Roku Diagnostics API
Developer-mode diagnostics and performance counters
Roku Discovery API
Device discovery and metadata
Roku groups API
The groups API from Roku — 4 operation(s) for groups.
Roku healthz API
The healthz API from Roku — 2 operation(s) for healthz.
Roku Input API
Custom input event injection
Roku KeyPress API
Simulated remote-control key injection
Roku organisation-roles API
The organisation-roles API from Roku — 2 operation(s) for organisation-roles.
Roku organisations API
The organisations API from Roku — 10 operation(s) for organisations.
Roku personal-access-tokens API
The personal-access-tokens API from Roku — 4 operation(s) for personal-access-tokens.
Roku projects API
The projects API from Roku — 6 operation(s) for projects.
Roku Query API
Device, media, and TV state queries
Roku serviceaccounts API
The serviceaccounts API from Roku — 1 operation(s) for serviceaccounts.
Roku snapshots API
The snapshots API from Roku — 2 operation(s) for snapshots.
Roku Subscription API
Subscription lifecycle management
Roku users API
The users API from Roku — 4 operation(s) for users.
Roku Validation API
Transaction and refund validation
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GraphQL 1
GraphQL schemas published by this provider.
Roku GraphQL Schema
This document describes a conceptual GraphQL schema for the Roku streaming platform, covering the Roku Pay Web Services (billing, subscriptions, transaction validation), Externa...
GRAPHQLPricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Roku Plans Pricing
PLANSRate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Roku Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Roku Finops
FINOPSFeatures 8
Notable capabilities this provider offers.
Channel Development
BrightScript and SceneGraph frameworks for building Roku TV streaming channel applications.
Device Control
Local-network HTTP API (ECP) for discovery, key injection, app launching, and diagnostics.
Roku Pay
Server-to-server billing APIs for transaction validation, refunds, and subscription management.
Direct Publisher
JSON feed ingestion path for non-technical publishers to populate Roku channels.
Search Feed
Catalog feed ingestion that surfaces publisher content in Roku Search.
Nabu Cloud
Roku's developer cloud for managing remote test devices, snapshots, and builds.
Channel Store Monetization
Transactional and subscription monetization through ChannelStore and roChannelStore components.
Advertising Framework
Roku Advertising Framework (RAF) for monetizing video content with ads.
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Semantic Vocabularies 4
JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.
Roku Nabu Cloud Context
JSON-LDRoku Search Feed Context
JSON-LDSpectral Rules 2
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
Roku API Rules
SPECTRALRoku API Rules
SPECTRALJSON Schema 58
Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.
ActiveApp
JSON SCHEMAAppList
JSON SCHEMAApp
JSON SCHEMADeviceInfo
JSON SCHEMAMediaPlayer
JSON SCHEMAAgentStreamOption
JSON SCHEMAAWSRegion
JSON SCHEMABody_serviceaccounts-login_token
JSON SCHEMABuildOut
JSON SCHEMABuildSource
JSON SCHEMADeviceCreate
JSON SCHEMADeviceHistoryOut
JSON SCHEMADeviceInstanceInfo
JSON SCHEMADeviceOut
JSON SCHEMADeviceStart
JSON SCHEMADeviceStatus
JSON SCHEMADeviceType
JSON SCHEMADeviceUpdate
JSON SCHEMAGroupAddMember
JSON SCHEMAGroupCreate
JSON SCHEMAGroupMemberOut
JSON SCHEMAGroupOut
JSON SCHEMAGroupRoleOut
JSON SCHEMAGroupUpdate
JSON SCHEMAIceServer
JSON SCHEMAKubernetesStatus
JSON SCHEMAOIDCTokenResponseModel
JSON SCHEMAOrganisationMemberOut
JSON SCHEMAOrganisationOut
JSON SCHEMAOrganisationRegionOut
JSON SCHEMAOrganisationRoleOut
JSON SCHEMAPersonalAccessTokenCreate
JSON SCHEMAPersonalAccessTokenCreated
JSON SCHEMAPersonalAccessTokenOut
JSON SCHEMAPersonalAccessTokenRefresh
JSON SCHEMAPersonalAccessTokenStatus
JSON SCHEMAProjectCreate
JSON SCHEMAProjectGroupAdd
JSON SCHEMAProjectGroupOut
JSON SCHEMAProjectGroupUpdate
JSON SCHEMAProjectMemberAdd
JSON SCHEMAProjectMemberOut
JSON SCHEMAProjectOut
JSON SCHEMAProjectRoleOut
JSON SCHEMAProjectUpdate
JSON SCHEMAScopeOut
JSON SCHEMASnapshotCreate
JSON SCHEMASnapshotOut
JSON SCHEMASnapshotUpdate
JSON SCHEMAUserOut
JSON SCHEMACancelSubscriptionRequest
JSON SCHEMAIssueCreditRequest
JSON SCHEMARefundSubscriptionRequest
JSON SCHEMARefundValidation
JSON SCHEMASubscriptionResult
JSON SCHEMATransactionValidation
JSON SCHEMAUpdateBillCycleRequest
JSON SCHEMASearch Feed
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JSON Structure 58
JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.
External Control Protocol Active App Structure
JSON STRUCTUREExternal Control Protocol App List Structure
JSON STRUCTUREExternal Control Protocol App Structure
JSON STRUCTUREExternal Control Protocol Device Info Structure
JSON STRUCTUREExternal Control Protocol Media Player Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Agent Stream Option Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Awsregion Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Body Serviceaccounts Login Token Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Build Out Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Build Source Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Device Create Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Device History Out Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Device Instance Info Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Device Out Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Device Start Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Device Status Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Device Type Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Device Update Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Group Add Member Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Group Create Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Group Member Out Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Group Out Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Group Role Out Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Group Update Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Ice Server Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Kubernetes Status Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Oidctoken Response Model Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Organisation Member Out Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Organisation Out Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Organisation Region Out Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Organisation Role Out Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Personal Access Token Create Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Personal Access Token Created Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Personal Access Token Out Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Personal Access Token Refresh Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Personal Access Token Status Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Project Create Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Project Group Add Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Project Group Out Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Project Group Update Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Project Member Add Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Project Member Out Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Project Out Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Project Role Out Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Project Update Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Scope Out Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Snapshot Create Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Snapshot Out Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud Snapshot Update Structure
JSON STRUCTURENabu Cloud User Out Structure
JSON STRUCTUREPay Web Services Cancel Subscription Request Structure
JSON STRUCTUREPay Web Services Issue Credit Request Structure
JSON STRUCTUREPay Web Services Refund Subscription Request Structure
JSON STRUCTUREPay Web Services Refund Validation Structure
JSON STRUCTUREPay Web Services Subscription Result Structure
JSON STRUCTUREPay Web Services Transaction Validation Structure
JSON STRUCTUREPay Web Services Update Bill Cycle Request Structure
JSON STRUCTURERoku Search Feed Structure
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Examples 10
Example request and response payloads for these APIs.
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Security Posture 3
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Agentic Access 1
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Use Cases 6
What developers build with this provider.
Streaming Channel Development
Build full-screen TV streaming channels with BrightScript/SceneGraph and ship to the Roku Channel Store.
Subscription Video On Demand
Monetize video content with recurring subscriptions managed by Roku Pay.
Transactional Video On Demand
Monetize individual movie/episode purchases via the Channel Store and Roku Pay.
Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV
Free streaming with the Roku Advertising Framework.
TV Remote and Home Automation
Build mobile or hub-based remote-control apps that drive Roku devices via ECP.
Automated Channel Testing
Run channel certification tests on remote Roku test devices in Nabu Cloud.
Integrations 5
Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.
Visual Studio Code
BrightScript language extension for VSCode with debugging and side-loading.
Selenium WebDriver
WebDriver-based automated channel testing.
npm
roku-deploy and roku-debug published as npm packages.
Sublime Text
BrightScript syntax-highlighting package.
GitHub
Source-of-truth for Roku-published samples, tooling, and the dev-doc OpenAPI spec.
Resources
Get Started 2
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 1
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 1
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Design & Contract 2
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
Build 17
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
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Access & Security 3
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Learn 1
Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance
Operate 1
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 2
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 3
The organization behind the API