Youtube · Schema

LiveStream

A liveStream resource contains information about the video stream that you are transmitting to YouTube. The stream provides the content that will be broadcast to YouTube users.

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Properties

Name Type Description
kind string Identifies the API resource's type. Value is youtube#liveStream.
etag string The Etag of this resource.
id string The ID that YouTube assigns to uniquely identify the stream.
snippet object
cdn object The cdn object defines the live stream's content delivery network (CDN) settings.
status object
contentDetails object
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JSON Schema

youtube-livestream-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/LiveStream",
  "title": "LiveStream",
  "type": "object",
  "description": "A liveStream resource contains information about the video stream that you are transmitting to YouTube. The stream provides the content that will be broadcast to YouTube users.",
  "required": [
    "kind",
    "etag"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "kind": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Identifies the API resource's type. Value is youtube#liveStream.",
      "default": "youtube#liveStream",
      "example": "youtube#video"
    },
    "etag": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The Etag of this resource.",
      "example": "XI7nbFXulYBIpL0ayR_gDh3eu1k"
    },
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The ID that YouTube assigns to uniquely identify the stream.",
      "example": "abc123def456"
    },
    "snippet": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/LiveStreamSnippet"
    },
    "cdn": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "The cdn object defines the live stream's content delivery network (CDN) settings.",
      "properties": {
        "ingestionType": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The method or protocol used to transmit the video stream.",
          "enum": [
            "dash",
            "rtmp",
            "webrtc"
          ]
        },
        "ingestionInfo": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "The ingestionInfo object contains information that YouTube provides that you need to transmit your RTMP or HTTP stream to YouTube.",
          "properties": {
            "streamName": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "The stream name that YouTube assigns to the video stream."
            },
            "ingestionAddress": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "The primary ingestion URL that you should use to stream video to YouTube."
            },
            "backupIngestionAddress": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "The backup ingestion URL that you should use to stream video to YouTube."
            },
            "rtmpsIngestionAddress": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "The primary secured ingestion URL that you should use to stream video to YouTube."
            },
            "backupRtmpsIngestionAddress": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "The backup secured ingestion URL that you should use to stream video to YouTube."
            }
          }
        },
        "resolution": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The resolution of the inbound video data."
        },
        "frameRate": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The frame rate of the inbound video data."
        }
      },
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "status": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/LiveStreamStatus"
    },
    "contentDetails": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/LiveStreamContentDetails"
    }
  }
}

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