Google Cloud Live Stream API

cloud.google.com · checked 11 Oct 2026

#23 · RTMP Streaming Services #55 · Live Streaming Encoders #20 · Video Platform as a Service (VPaaS) Software

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How it plugs in

—Public API

NoOpen source

NoFree tier

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The API transcodes live, linear video streams into formats for use across a variety of user devices.

Pricing

On-demand usagePay on demand; input and output rates are charged hourly by configured resolution, codec, and region. Distribution endpoints are $0.75 per hour; auto-captioning and auto-translation are $0.75 per minute. · 10-minute minimum charge per active channel · channel duration rounded up to nearest minute · no free usage tierOn request

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Facts

Website: cloud.google.com
Price: Not published
Free trial: Not stated
Additional features: The API supports live-to-VOD, content encryption, and image or video slates.
Automatic provisioning: The API supports automatic infrastructure provisioning.
Encryption dependency: The API does not create or manage encryption keys or licenses directly; customers use a third-party DRM provider and pass keys through Secret Manager.
Inputs and outputs: It accepts SRT or RTMP input and can produce Apple HLS or MPEG-DASH output streams saved to Cloud Storage buckets.
Integrations: The API integrates with Cloud Storage, Cloud Audit Logs, and Google Cloud infrastructure.
Intended users: Google describes the API as benefiting broadcasters, production companies, businesses, and individuals who adapt live video for different user devices.
Live operations: Channel events can create ad break markers, mute or unmute a stream, insert a slate, return to the live program, or switch channel input.
Recent capabilities: The release notes list SRT and RTMP distribution, AI-generated captions and translated captions, H.265 and UHD support, and ultra-low-latency input previews.
Redundancy: A channel can include a primary and backup input stream.
Security: Access control uses Identity and Access Management, and the API supports content encryption configurations including AES-128, SAMPLE-AES, and MPEG-CENC.
Support: Google Cloud customers, including free-trial customers, get Basic Support with documentation, community forums, billing assistance, and Active Assist.

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