Create a channel with a backup input stream

This page explains how to create a channel resource with two input streams, where one input stream can be the backup for the other input stream.

When automatic failover is enabled, if the primary input stream is disconnected due to network issues, the channel automatically switches to use the backup input stream as the input source. Once the primary input stream is back online, the channel automatically switches back to the primary input stream as the input source. The automatic failover feature is optional.

You must make sure that the primary input stream and the backup input stream are identical if you want the backup input stream to fully replace the primary input stream.

You can also manually switch the input stream using a channel event.

Create the primary input endpoint

To create the primary input endpoint, use the projects.locations.inputs.create method.

REST

Before using any of the request data, make the following replacements:

• PROJECT_NUMBER: your Google Cloud project number; this is located in the Project number field on the IAM Settings page
• LOCATION: the location in which to create the input endpoint; use one of the supported regions
  Show locations
  • us-central1
  • us-east1
  • us-east4
  • us-west1
  • us-west2
  • northamerica-northeast1
  • southamerica-east1
  • asia-east1
  • asia-east2
  • asia-northeast1
  • asia-southeast1
  • australia-southeast1
  • europe-west1
  • europe-west2
  • europe-west3
  • europe-west4
• INPUT_ID: a user-defined identifier for the new input endpoint to create (to which you send your input stream). This value must be 1-63 characters, begin and end with [a-z0-9], and can contain dashes (-) between characters. For example, my-input.

To send your request, expand one of these options:

curl (Linux, macOS, or Cloud Shell)

Note: The following command assumes that you have logged in to the gcloud CLI with your user account by running gcloud init or gcloud auth login , or by using Cloud Shell, which automatically logs you into the gcloud CLI . You can check the currently active account by running gcloud auth list.

Save the request body in a file named request.json. Run the following command in the terminal to create or overwrite this file in the current directory:

cat > request.json << 'EOF'
{
  "type": "RTMP_PUSH"
}
EOF

Then execute the following command to send your REST request:

curl -X POST \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" \
     -d @request.json \
     "https://livestream.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/inputs?inputId=INPUT_ID"

PowerShell (Windows)

Note: The following command assumes that you have logged in to the gcloud CLI with your user account by running gcloud init or gcloud auth login . You can check the currently active account by running gcloud auth list.

Save the request body in a file named request.json. Run the following command in the terminal to create or overwrite this file in the current directory:

@'
{
  "type": "RTMP_PUSH"
}
'@  | Out-File -FilePath request.json -Encoding utf8

Then execute the following command to send your REST request:

$cred = gcloud auth print-access-token
$headers = @{ "Authorization" = "Bearer $cred" }

Invoke-WebRequest `
    -Method POST `
    -Headers $headers `
    -ContentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8" `
    -InFile request.json `
    -Uri "https://livestream.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/inputs?inputId=INPUT_ID" | Select-Object -Expand Content

You should receive a JSON response similar to the following:

{
  "name": "projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/operations/OPERATION_ID",
  "metadata": {
    "@type": "type.googleapis.com/google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.OperationMetadata",
    "createTime": CREATE_TIME,
    "target": "projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/inputs/INPUT_ID",
    "verb": "create",
    "requestedCancellation": false,
    "apiVersion": "v1"
  },
  "done": false
}

This command creates a long-running operation (LRO) that you can use to track the progress of your request. See Manage long-running operations for more information.

C#

To learn how to install and use the client library for Live Stream API, see Live Stream API client libraries. For more information, see the Live Stream API C# API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Live Stream API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

using Google.Api.Gax.ResourceNames;
using Google.Cloud.Video.LiveStream.V1;
using Google.LongRunning;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

public class CreateInputSample
{
    public async Task<Input> CreateInputAsync(
         string projectId, string locationId, string inputId)
    {
        // Create the client.
        LivestreamServiceClient client = LivestreamServiceClient.Create();

        CreateInputRequest request = new CreateInputRequest
        {
            ParentAsLocationName = LocationName.FromProjectLocation(projectId, locationId),
            InputId = inputId,
            Input = new Input
            {
                Type = Input.Types.Type.RtmpPush
            }
        };

        // Make the request.
        Operation<Input, OperationMetadata> response = await client.CreateInputAsync(request);

        // Poll until the returned long-running operation is complete.
        Operation<Input, OperationMetadata> completedResponse = await response.PollUntilCompletedAsync();

        // Retrieve the operation result.
        return completedResponse.Result;
    }
}

Go

To learn how to install and use the client library for Live Stream API, see Live Stream API client libraries. For more information, see the Live Stream API Go API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Live Stream API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	livestream "cloud.google.com/go/video/livestream/apiv1"
	"cloud.google.com/go/video/livestream/apiv1/livestreampb"
)

// createInput creates an input endpoint. You send an input video stream to this
// endpoint.
func createInput(w io.Writer, projectID, location, inputID string) error {
	// projectID := "my-project-id"
	// location := "us-central1"
	// inputID := "my-input"
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := livestream.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("NewClient: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	req := &livestreampb.CreateInputRequest{
		Parent:  fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s", projectID, location),
		InputId: inputID,
		Input: &livestreampb.Input{
			Type: livestreampb.Input_RTMP_PUSH,
		},
	}
	// Creates the input.
	op, err := client.CreateInput(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("CreateInput: %w", err)
	}
	response, err := op.Wait(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("Wait: %w", err)
	}

	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Input: %v", response.Name)
	return nil
}

Java

To learn how to install and use the client library for Live Stream API, see Live Stream API client libraries. For more information, see the Live Stream API Java API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Live Stream API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.CreateInputRequest;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.Input;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.LivestreamServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.LocationName;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;

public class CreateInput {

  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "my-project-id";
    String location = "us-central1";
    String inputId = "my-input-id";

    createInput(projectId, location, inputId);
  }

  public static void createInput(String projectId, String location, String inputId)
      throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException, IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created
    // once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After completing all of your requests, call
    // the "close" method on the client to safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    LivestreamServiceClient livestreamServiceClient = LivestreamServiceClient.create();
    var createInputRequest =
        CreateInputRequest.newBuilder()
            .setParent(LocationName.of(projectId, location).toString())
            .setInputId(inputId)
            .setInput(Input.newBuilder().setType(Input.Type.RTMP_PUSH).build())
            .build();
    // First API call in a project can take up to 15 minutes.
    Input result =
        livestreamServiceClient.createInputAsync(createInputRequest).get(15, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
    System.out.println("Input: " + result.getName());
    livestreamServiceClient.close();
  }
}

Node.js

To learn how to install and use the client library for Live Stream API, see Live Stream API client libraries. For more information, see the Live Stream API Node.js API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Live Stream API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

/**
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
 */
// projectId = 'my-project-id';
// location = 'us-central1';
// inputId = 'my-input';

// Imports the Livestream library
const {LivestreamServiceClient} = require('@google-cloud/livestream').v1;

// Instantiates a client
const livestreamServiceClient = new LivestreamServiceClient();

async function createInput() {
  // Construct request
  const request = {
    parent: livestreamServiceClient.locationPath(projectId, location),
    inputId: inputId,
    input: {
      type: 'RTMP_PUSH',
    },
  };

  // Run request
  const [operation] = await livestreamServiceClient.createInput(request);
  const response = await operation.promise();
  const [input] = response;
  console.log(`Input: ${input.name}`);
}

createInput();

PHP

To learn how to install and use the client library for Live Stream API, see Live Stream API client libraries. For more information, see the Live Stream API PHP API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Live Stream API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

use Google\Cloud\Video\LiveStream\V1\Input;
use Google\Cloud\Video\LiveStream\V1\Client\LivestreamServiceClient;
use Google\Cloud\Video\LiveStream\V1\CreateInputRequest;

/**
 * Creates an input. You send an input video stream to this endpoint.
 *
 * @param string  $callingProjectId   The project ID to run the API call under
 * @param string  $location           The location of the input
 * @param string  $inputId            The ID of the input to be created
 */
function create_input(
    string $callingProjectId,
    string $location,
    string $inputId
): void {
    // Instantiate a client.
    $livestreamClient = new LivestreamServiceClient();

    $parent = $livestreamClient->locationName($callingProjectId, $location);
    $input = (new Input())
        ->setType(Input\Type::RTMP_PUSH);

    // Run the input creation request. The response is a long-running operation ID.
    $request = (new CreateInputRequest())
        ->setParent($parent)
        ->setInput($input)
        ->setInputId($inputId);
    $operationResponse = $livestreamClient->createInput($request);
    $operationResponse->pollUntilComplete();
    if ($operationResponse->operationSucceeded()) {
        $result = $operationResponse->getResult();
        // Print results
        printf('Input: %s' . PHP_EOL, $result->getName());
    } else {
        $error = $operationResponse->getError();
        // handleError($error)
    }
}

Python

To learn how to install and use the client library for Live Stream API, see Live Stream API client libraries. For more information, see the Live Stream API Python API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Live Stream API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import argparse

from google.cloud.video import live_stream_v1
from google.cloud.video.live_stream_v1.services.livestream_service import (
    LivestreamServiceClient,
)


def create_input(
    project_id: str, location: str, input_id: str
) -> live_stream_v1.types.Input:
    """Creates an input.
    Args:
        project_id: The GCP project ID.
        location: The location in which to create the input.
        input_id: The user-defined input ID."""

    client = LivestreamServiceClient()

    parent = f"projects/{project_id}/locations/{location}"

    input = live_stream_v1.types.Input(
        type_="RTMP_PUSH",
    )
    operation = client.create_input(parent=parent, input=input, input_id=input_id)
    response = operation.result(900)
    print(f"Input: {response.name}")

    return response

Ruby

To learn how to install and use the client library for Live Stream API, see Live Stream API client libraries. For more information, see the Live Stream API Ruby API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Live Stream API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

require "google/cloud/video/live_stream"

##
# Create an input endpoint
#
# @param project_id [String] Your Google Cloud project (e.g. "my-project")
# @param location [String] The location (e.g. "us-central1")
# @param input_id [String] Your input name (e.g. "my-input")
#
def create_input project_id:, location:, input_id:
  # Create a Live Stream client.
  client = Google::Cloud::Video::LiveStream.livestream_service

  # Build the resource name of the parent.
  parent = client.location_path project: project_id, location: location

  # Set the input fields.
  new_input = {
    type: Google::Cloud::Video::LiveStream::V1::Input::Type::RTMP_PUSH
  }

  operation = client.create_input parent: parent, input: new_input, input_id: input_id

  # The returned object is of type Gapic::Operation. You can use this
  # object to check the status of an operation, cancel it, or wait
  # for results. Here is how to block until completion:
  operation.wait_until_done!

  # Print the input name.
  puts "Input: #{operation.response.name}"
end

Create the backup input endpoint

To create the backup input endpoint, again use the projects.locations.inputs.create method. Make sure to use a different input ID from the primary input endpoint.

REST

Before using any of the request data, make the following replacements:

• PROJECT_NUMBER: your Google Cloud project number; this is located in the Project number field on the IAM Settings page
• LOCATION: the location in which to create the input endpoint; use one of the supported regions
  Show locations
  • us-central1
  • us-east1
  • us-east4
  • us-west1
  • us-west2
  • northamerica-northeast1
  • southamerica-east1
  • asia-east1
  • asia-east2
  • asia-northeast1
  • asia-southeast1
  • australia-southeast1
  • europe-west1
  • europe-west2
  • europe-west3
  • europe-west4
• BACKUP_INPUT_ID: a user-defined identifier for the backup input endpoint to create (and use if the primary input stream is disconnected due to network issues); this value must be 1-63 characters, begin and end with [a-z0-9], and can contain dashes (-) between characters

To send your request, expand one of these options:

curl (Linux, macOS, or Cloud Shell)

Note: The following command assumes that you have logged in to the gcloud CLI with your user account by running gcloud init or gcloud auth login , or by using Cloud Shell, which automatically logs you into the gcloud CLI . You can check the currently active account by running gcloud auth list.

Save the request body in a file named request.json. Run the following command in the terminal to create or overwrite this file in the current directory:

cat > request.json << 'EOF'
{
  "type": "RTMP_PUSH"
}
EOF

Then execute the following command to send your REST request:

curl -X POST \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" \
     -d @request.json \
     "https://livestream.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/inputs?inputId=BACKUP_INPUT_ID"

PowerShell (Windows)

Note: The following command assumes that you have logged in to the gcloud CLI with your user account by running gcloud init or gcloud auth login . You can check the currently active account by running gcloud auth list.

Save the request body in a file named request.json. Run the following command in the terminal to create or overwrite this file in the current directory:

@'
{
  "type": "RTMP_PUSH"
}
'@  | Out-File -FilePath request.json -Encoding utf8

Then execute the following command to send your REST request:

$cred = gcloud auth print-access-token
$headers = @{ "Authorization" = "Bearer $cred" }

Invoke-WebRequest `
    -Method POST `
    -Headers $headers `
    -ContentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8" `
    -InFile request.json `
    -Uri "https://livestream.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/inputs?inputId=BACKUP_INPUT_ID" | Select-Object -Expand Content

You should receive a JSON response similar to the following:

{
  "name": "projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/operations/OPERATION_ID",
  "metadata": {
    "@type": "type.googleapis.com/google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.OperationMetadata",
    "createTime": CREATE_TIME,
    "target": "projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/inputs/BACKUP_INPUT_ID",
    "verb": "create",
    "requestedCancellation": false,
    "apiVersion": "v1"
  },
  "done": false
}

This command creates a long-running operation (LRO) that you can use to track the progress of your request. See Manage long-running operations for more information.

C#

To learn how to install and use the client library for Live Stream API, see Live Stream API client libraries. For more information, see the Live Stream API C# API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Live Stream API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

using Google.Api.Gax.ResourceNames;
using Google.Cloud.Video.LiveStream.V1;
using Google.LongRunning;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

public class CreateInputSample
{
    public async Task<Input> CreateInputAsync(
         string projectId, string locationId, string inputId)
    {
        // Create the client.
        LivestreamServiceClient client = LivestreamServiceClient.Create();

        CreateInputRequest request = new CreateInputRequest
        {
            ParentAsLocationName = LocationName.FromProjectLocation(projectId, locationId),
            InputId = inputId,
            Input = new Input
            {
                Type = Input.Types.Type.RtmpPush
            }
        };

        // Make the request.
        Operation<Input, OperationMetadata> response = await client.CreateInputAsync(request);

        // Poll until the returned long-running operation is complete.
        Operation<Input, OperationMetadata> completedResponse = await response.PollUntilCompletedAsync();

        // Retrieve the operation result.
        return completedResponse.Result;
    }
}

Go

To learn how to install and use the client library for Live Stream API, see Live Stream API client libraries. For more information, see the Live Stream API Go API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Live Stream API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	livestream "cloud.google.com/go/video/livestream/apiv1"
	"cloud.google.com/go/video/livestream/apiv1/livestreampb"
)

// createInput creates an input endpoint. You send an input video stream to this
// endpoint.
func createInput(w io.Writer, projectID, location, inputID string) error {
	// projectID := "my-project-id"
	// location := "us-central1"
	// inputID := "my-input"
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := livestream.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("NewClient: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	req := &livestreampb.CreateInputRequest{
		Parent:  fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s", projectID, location),
		InputId: inputID,
		Input: &livestreampb.Input{
			Type: livestreampb.Input_RTMP_PUSH,
		},
	}
	// Creates the input.
	op, err := client.CreateInput(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("CreateInput: %w", err)
	}
	response, err := op.Wait(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("Wait: %w", err)
	}

	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Input: %v", response.Name)
	return nil
}

Java

To learn how to install and use the client library for Live Stream API, see Live Stream API client libraries. For more information, see the Live Stream API Java API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Live Stream API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.CreateInputRequest;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.Input;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.LivestreamServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.LocationName;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;

public class CreateInput {

  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "my-project-id";
    String location = "us-central1";
    String inputId = "my-input-id";

    createInput(projectId, location, inputId);
  }

  public static void createInput(String projectId, String location, String inputId)
      throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException, IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created
    // once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After completing all of your requests, call
    // the "close" method on the client to safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    LivestreamServiceClient livestreamServiceClient = LivestreamServiceClient.create();
    var createInputRequest =
        CreateInputRequest.newBuilder()
            .setParent(LocationName.of(projectId, location).toString())
            .setInputId(inputId)
            .setInput(Input.newBuilder().setType(Input.Type.RTMP_PUSH).build())
            .build();
    // First API call in a project can take up to 15 minutes.
    Input result =
        livestreamServiceClient.createInputAsync(createInputRequest).get(15, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
    System.out.println("Input: " + result.getName());
    livestreamServiceClient.close();
  }
}

Node.js

To learn how to install and use the client library for Live Stream API, see Live Stream API client libraries. For more information, see the Live Stream API Node.js API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Live Stream API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

/**
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
 */
// projectId = 'my-project-id';
// location = 'us-central1';
// inputId = 'my-input';

// Imports the Livestream library
const {LivestreamServiceClient} = require('@google-cloud/livestream').v1;

// Instantiates a client
const livestreamServiceClient = new LivestreamServiceClient();

async function createInput() {
  // Construct request
  const request = {
    parent: livestreamServiceClient.locationPath(projectId, location),
    inputId: inputId,
    input: {
      type: 'RTMP_PUSH',
    },
  };

  // Run request
  const [operation] = await livestreamServiceClient.createInput(request);
  const response = await operation.promise();
  const [input] = response;
  console.log(`Input: ${input.name}`);
}

createInput();

PHP

To learn how to install and use the client library for Live Stream API, see Live Stream API client libraries. For more information, see the Live Stream API PHP API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Live Stream API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

use Google\Cloud\Video\LiveStream\V1\Input;
use Google\Cloud\Video\LiveStream\V1\Client\LivestreamServiceClient;
use Google\Cloud\Video\LiveStream\V1\CreateInputRequest;

/**
 * Creates an input. You send an input video stream to this endpoint.
 *
 * @param string  $callingProjectId   The project ID to run the API call under
 * @param string  $location           The location of the input
 * @param string  $inputId            The ID of the input to be created
 */
function create_input(
    string $callingProjectId,
    string $location,
    string $inputId
): void {
    // Instantiate a client.
    $livestreamClient = new LivestreamServiceClient();

    $parent = $livestreamClient->locationName($callingProjectId, $location);
    $input = (new Input())
        ->setType(Input\Type::RTMP_PUSH);

    // Run the input creation request. The response is a long-running operation ID.
    $request = (new CreateInputRequest())
        ->setParent($parent)
        ->setInput($input)
        ->setInputId($inputId);
    $operationResponse = $livestreamClient->createInput($request);
    $operationResponse->pollUntilComplete();
    if ($operationResponse->operationSucceeded()) {
        $result = $operationResponse->getResult();
        // Print results
        printf('Input: %s' . PHP_EOL, $result->getName());
    } else {
        $error = $operationResponse->getError();
        // handleError($error)
    }
}

Python

To learn how to install and use the client library for Live Stream API, see Live Stream API client libraries. For more information, see the Live Stream API Python API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Live Stream API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import argparse

from google.cloud.video import live_stream_v1
from google.cloud.video.live_stream_v1.services.livestream_service import (
    LivestreamServiceClient,
)


def create_input(
    project_id: str, location: str, input_id: str
) -> live_stream_v1.types.Input:
    """Creates an input.
    Args:
        project_id: The GCP project ID.
        location: The location in which to create the input.
        input_id: The user-defined input ID."""

    client = LivestreamServiceClient()

    parent = f"projects/{project_id}/locations/{location}"

    input = live_stream_v1.types.Input(
        type_="RTMP_PUSH",
    )
    operation = client.create_input(parent=parent, input=input, input_id=input_id)
    response = operation.result(900)
    print(f"Input: {response.name}")

    return response

Ruby

To learn how to install and use the client library for Live Stream API, see Live Stream API client libraries. For more information, see the Live Stream API Ruby API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Live Stream API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

require "google/cloud/video/live_stream"

##
# Create an input endpoint
#
# @param project_id [String] Your Google Cloud project (e.g. "my-project")
# @param location [String] The location (e.g. "us-central1")
# @param input_id [String] Your input name (e.g. "my-input")
#
def create_input project_id:, location:, input_id:
  # Create a Live Stream client.
  client = Google::Cloud::Video::LiveStream.livestream_service

  # Build the resource name of the parent.
  parent = client.location_path project: project_id, location: location

  # Set the input fields.
  new_input = {
    type: Google::Cloud::Video::LiveStream::V1::Input::Type::RTMP_PUSH
  }

  operation = client.create_input parent: parent, input: new_input, input_id: input_id

  # The returned object is of type Gapic::Operation. You can use this
  # object to check the status of an operation, cancel it, or wait
  # for results. Here is how to block until completion:
  operation.wait_until_done!

  # Print the input name.
  puts "Input: #{operation.response.name}"
end

Create the channel

To create the channel, use the projects.locations.channels.create method. For this example, automaticFailover is configured for the first input attachment.

REST

Before using any of the request data, make the following replacements:

• PROJECT_NUMBER: your Google Cloud project number; this is located in the Project number field on the IAM Settings page
• LOCATION: the location in which to create the channel; use one of the supported regions
  Show locations
  • us-central1
  • us-east1
  • us-east4
  • us-west1
  • us-west2
  • northamerica-northeast1
  • southamerica-east1
  • asia-east1
  • asia-east2
  • asia-northeast1
  • asia-southeast1
  • australia-southeast1
  • europe-west1
  • europe-west2
  • europe-west3
  • europe-west4
• CHANNEL_ID: a user-defined identifier for the channel to create; this value must be 1-63 characters, begin and end with [a-z0-9], and can contain dashes (-) between characters
• INPUT_ID: the user-defined identifier for the primary input endpoint
• BACKUP_INPUT_ID: the user-defined identifier for the backup input endpoint
• BUCKET_NAME: the name of the Cloud Storage bucket you created

To send your request, expand one of these options:

curl (Linux, macOS, or Cloud Shell)

Note: The following command assumes that you have logged in to the gcloud CLI with your user account by running gcloud init or gcloud auth login , or by using Cloud Shell, which automatically logs you into the gcloud CLI . You can check the currently active account by running gcloud auth list.

Save the request body in a file named request.json. Run the following command in the terminal to create or overwrite this file in the current directory:

cat > request.json << 'EOF'
{
  "inputAttachments": [
    {
      "key": "input-primary",
      "input": "projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/inputs/INPUT_ID",
      "automaticFailover": {
        "inputKeys": ["input-backup"]
      }
    },
    {
      "key": "input-backup",
      "input": "projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/inputs/BACKUP_INPUT_ID"
    }
  ],
  "output": {
    "uri": "gs://BUCKET_NAME"
  },
  "elementaryStreams": [
    {
      "key": "es_video",
      "videoStream": {
        "h264": {
          "profile": "high",
          "widthPixels": 1280,
          "heightPixels": 720,
          "bitrateBps": 3000000,
          "frameRate": 30
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "key": "es_audio",
      "audioStream": {
        "codec": "aac",
        "channelCount": 2,
        "bitrateBps": 160000
      }
    }
  ],
  "muxStreams": [
    {
      "key": "mux_video",
      "elementaryStreams": [
        "es_video"
      ],
      "segmentSettings": {
        "segmentDuration": "2s"
      }
    },
    {
      "key": "mux_audio",
      "elementaryStreams": [
        "es_audio"
      ],
      "segmentSettings": {
        "segmentDuration": "2s"
      }
    }
  ],
  "manifests": [
    {
      "fileName": "main.mpd",
      "type": "DASH",
      "muxStreams": [
        "mux_video",
        "mux_audio"
      ],
      "maxSegmentCount": 5
    }
  ]
}
EOF

Then execute the following command to send your REST request:

curl -X POST \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" \
     -d @request.json \
     "https://livestream.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/channels?channelId=CHANNEL_ID"

PowerShell (Windows)

Note: The following command assumes that you have logged in to the gcloud CLI with your user account by running gcloud init or gcloud auth login . You can check the currently active account by running gcloud auth list.

Save the request body in a file named request.json. Run the following command in the terminal to create or overwrite this file in the current directory:

@'
{
  "inputAttachments": [
    {
      "key": "input-primary",
      "input": "projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/inputs/INPUT_ID",
      "automaticFailover": {
        "inputKeys": ["input-backup"]
      }
    },
    {
      "key": "input-backup",
      "input": "projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/inputs/BACKUP_INPUT_ID"
    }
  ],
  "output": {
    "uri": "gs://BUCKET_NAME"
  },
  "elementaryStreams": [
    {
      "key": "es_video",
      "videoStream": {
        "h264": {
          "profile": "high",
          "widthPixels": 1280,
          "heightPixels": 720,
          "bitrateBps": 3000000,
          "frameRate": 30
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "key": "es_audio",
      "audioStream": {
        "codec": "aac",
        "channelCount": 2,
        "bitrateBps": 160000
      }
    }
  ],
  "muxStreams": [
    {
      "key": "mux_video",
      "elementaryStreams": [
        "es_video"
      ],
      "segmentSettings": {
        "segmentDuration": "2s"
      }
    },
    {
      "key": "mux_audio",
      "elementaryStreams": [
        "es_audio"
      ],
      "segmentSettings": {
        "segmentDuration": "2s"
      }
    }
  ],
  "manifests": [
    {
      "fileName": "main.mpd",
      "type": "DASH",
      "muxStreams": [
        "mux_video",
        "mux_audio"
      ],
      "maxSegmentCount": 5
    }
  ]
}
'@  | Out-File -FilePath request.json -Encoding utf8

Then execute the following command to send your REST request:

$cred = gcloud auth print-access-token
$headers = @{ "Authorization" = "Bearer $cred" }

Invoke-WebRequest `
    -Method POST `
    -Headers $headers `
    -ContentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8" `
    -InFile request.json `
    -Uri "https://livestream.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/channels?channelId=CHANNEL_ID" | Select-Object -Expand Content

You should receive a JSON response similar to the following:

{
  "name": "projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/operations/OPERATION_ID",
  "metadata": {
    "@type": "type.googleapis.com/google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.OperationMetadata",
    "createTime": CREATE_TIME,
    "target": "projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/channels/CHANNEL_ID",
    "verb": "create",
    "requestedCancellation": false,
    "apiVersion": "v1"
  },
  "done": false
}

This command creates a long-running operation (LRO) that you can use to track the progress of your request. See Manage long-running operations for more information.

C#

To learn how to install and use the client library for Live Stream API, see Live Stream API client libraries. For more information, see the Live Stream API C# API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Live Stream API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

using Google.Api.Gax.ResourceNames;
using Google.Cloud.Video.LiveStream.V1;
using Google.LongRunning;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

public class CreateChannelWithBackupInputSample
{
    public async Task<Channel> CreateChannelWithBackupInputAsync(
         string projectId, string locationId, string channelId, string primaryInputId, string backupInputId, string outputUri)
    {
        // Create the client.
        LivestreamServiceClient client = LivestreamServiceClient.Create();

        InputAttachment primaryInputAttachment = new InputAttachment
        {
            Key = "my-primary-input",
            InputAsInputName = InputName.FromProjectLocationInput(projectId, locationId, primaryInputId),
            AutomaticFailover = new InputAttachment.Types.AutomaticFailover
            {
                InputKeys = { "my-backup-input" }
            }
        };

        InputAttachment backupInputAttachment = new InputAttachment
        {
            Key = "my-backup-input",
            InputAsInputName = InputName.FromProjectLocationInput(projectId, locationId, backupInputId)
        };

        VideoStream videoStream = new VideoStream
        {
            H264 = new VideoStream.Types.H264CodecSettings
            {
                Profile = "high",
                BitrateBps = 3000000,
                FrameRate = 30,
                HeightPixels = 720,
                WidthPixels = 1280
            }
        };

        ElementaryStream elementaryStreamVideo = new ElementaryStream
        {
            Key = "es_video",
            VideoStream = videoStream
        };

        AudioStream audioStream = new AudioStream
        {
            Codec = "aac",
            ChannelCount = 2,
            BitrateBps = 160000
        };

        ElementaryStream elementaryStreamAudio = new ElementaryStream
        {
            Key = "es_audio",
            AudioStream = audioStream
        };

        MuxStream muxVideo = new MuxStream
        {
            Key = "mux_video",
            ElementaryStreams = { "es_video" },
            SegmentSettings = new SegmentSettings
            {
                SegmentDuration = new Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Duration
                {
                    Seconds = 2
                }
            }
        };

        MuxStream muxAudio = new MuxStream
        {
            Key = "mux_audio",
            ElementaryStreams = { "es_audio" },
            SegmentSettings = new SegmentSettings
            {
                SegmentDuration = new Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Duration
                {
                    Seconds = 2
                }
            }
        };

        CreateChannelRequest request = new CreateChannelRequest
        {
            ParentAsLocationName = LocationName.FromProjectLocation(projectId, locationId),
            ChannelId = channelId,
            Channel = new Channel
            {
                InputAttachments = { primaryInputAttachment, backupInputAttachment },
                Output = new Channel.Types.Output
                {
                    Uri = outputUri
                },
                ElementaryStreams = { elementaryStreamVideo, elementaryStreamAudio },
                MuxStreams = { muxVideo, muxAudio },
                Manifests = {
                    new Manifest {
                        FileName = "manifest.m3u8",
                        Type = Manifest.Types.ManifestType.Hls,
                        MuxStreams = { "mux_video", "mux_audio" },
                        MaxSegmentCount = 5
                    }
                }
            }
        };

        // Make the request.
        Operation<Channel, OperationMetadata> response = await client.CreateChannelAsync(request);

        // Poll until the returned long-running operation is complete.
        Operation<Channel, OperationMetadata> completedResponse = await response.PollUntilCompletedAsync();

        // Retrieve the operation result.
        return completedResponse.Result;
    }
}

Go

To learn how to install and use the client library for Live Stream API, see Live Stream API client libraries. For more information, see the Live Stream API Go API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Live Stream API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/duration"

	livestream "cloud.google.com/go/video/livestream/apiv1"
	"cloud.google.com/go/video/livestream/apiv1/livestreampb"
)

// createChannelWithBackupInput creates a channel with a failover backup input.
func createChannelWithBackupInput(w io.Writer, projectID, location, channelID, primaryInputID, backupInputID, outputURI string) error {
	// projectID := "my-project-id"
	// location := "us-central1"
	// channelID := "my-channel"
	// primaryInputID := "my-primary-input"
	// backupInputID := "my-backup-input"
	// outputURI := "gs://my-bucket/my-output-folder/"
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := livestream.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("NewClient: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	primaryInput := fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s/inputs/%s", projectID, location, primaryInputID)
	backupInput := fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s/inputs/%s", projectID, location, backupInputID)
	automaticFailover := &livestreampb.InputAttachment_AutomaticFailover{
		InputKeys: []string{"my-backup-input"},
	}

	req := &livestreampb.CreateChannelRequest{
		Parent:    fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s", projectID, location),
		ChannelId: channelID,
		Channel: &livestreampb.Channel{
			InputAttachments: []*livestreampb.InputAttachment{
				{
					Key:               "my-primary-input",
					Input:             primaryInput,
					AutomaticFailover: automaticFailover,
				},
				{
					Key:   "my-backup-input",
					Input: backupInput,
				},
			},
			Output: &livestreampb.Channel_Output{
				Uri: outputURI,
			},
			ElementaryStreams: []*livestreampb.ElementaryStream{
				{
					Key: "es_video",
					ElementaryStream: &livestreampb.ElementaryStream_VideoStream{
						VideoStream: &livestreampb.VideoStream{
							CodecSettings: &livestreampb.VideoStream_H264{
								H264: &livestreampb.VideoStream_H264CodecSettings{
									Profile:      "high",
									BitrateBps:   3000000,
									FrameRate:    30,
									HeightPixels: 720,
									WidthPixels:  1280,
								},
							},
						},
					},
				},
				{
					Key: "es_audio",
					ElementaryStream: &livestreampb.ElementaryStream_AudioStream{
						AudioStream: &livestreampb.AudioStream{
							Codec:        "aac",
							ChannelCount: 2,
							BitrateBps:   160000,
						},
					},
				},
			},
			MuxStreams: []*livestreampb.MuxStream{
				{
					Key:               "mux_video",
					ElementaryStreams: []string{"es_video"},
					SegmentSettings: &livestreampb.SegmentSettings{
						SegmentDuration: &duration.Duration{
							Seconds: 2,
						},
					},
				},
				{
					Key:               "mux_audio",
					ElementaryStreams: []string{"es_audio"},
					SegmentSettings: &livestreampb.SegmentSettings{
						SegmentDuration: &duration.Duration{
							Seconds: 2,
						},
					},
				},
			},
			Manifests: []*livestreampb.Manifest{
				{
					FileName:        "manifest.m3u8",
					Type:            livestreampb.Manifest_HLS,
					MuxStreams:      []string{"mux_video", "mux_audio"},
					MaxSegmentCount: 5,
				},
			},
		},
	}
	// Creates the channel.
	op, err := client.CreateChannel(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("CreateChannel: %w", err)
	}
	response, err := op.Wait(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("Wait: %w", err)
	}

	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Channel: %v", response.Name)
	return nil
}

Java

To learn how to install and use the client library for Live Stream API, see Live Stream API client libraries. For more information, see the Live Stream API Java API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Live Stream API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.AudioStream;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.Channel;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.Channel.Output;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.CreateChannelRequest;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.ElementaryStream;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.InputAttachment;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.InputAttachment.AutomaticFailover;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.InputName;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.LivestreamServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.LocationName;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.Manifest;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.Manifest.ManifestType;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.MuxStream;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.SegmentSettings;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.VideoStream;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.VideoStream.H264CodecSettings;
import com.google.protobuf.Duration;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;

public class CreateChannelWithBackupInput {

  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "my-project-id";
    String location = "us-central1";
    String channelId = "my-channel-id";
    String primaryInputId = "my-primary-input-id";
    String backupInputId = "my-backup-input-id";
    String outputUri = "gs://my-bucket/my-output-folder/";

    createChannelWithBackupInput(
        projectId, location, channelId, primaryInputId, backupInputId, outputUri);
  }

  public static void createChannelWithBackupInput(
      String projectId,
      String location,
      String channelId,
      String primaryInputId,
      String backupInputId,
      String outputUri)
      throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException, IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created
    // once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After completing all of your requests, call
    // the "close" method on the client to safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    LivestreamServiceClient livestreamServiceClient = LivestreamServiceClient.create();
    VideoStream videoStream =
        VideoStream.newBuilder()
            .setH264(
                H264CodecSettings.newBuilder()
                    .setProfile("high")
                    .setBitrateBps(3000000)
                    .setFrameRate(30)
                    .setHeightPixels(720)
                    .setWidthPixels(1280))
            .build();

    AudioStream audioStream =
        AudioStream.newBuilder().setCodec("aac").setChannelCount(2).setBitrateBps(160000).build();

    var createChannelRequest =
        CreateChannelRequest.newBuilder()
            .setParent(LocationName.of(projectId, location).toString())
            .setChannelId(channelId)
            .setChannel(
                Channel.newBuilder()
                    .addInputAttachments(
                        0,
                        InputAttachment.newBuilder()
                            .setKey("my-primary-input")
                            .setInput(
                                InputName.of(projectId, location, primaryInputId).toString())
                            .setAutomaticFailover(
                                AutomaticFailover.newBuilder()
                                    .addInputKeys("my-backup-input")
                                    .build())
                            .build())
                    .addInputAttachments(
                        1,
                        InputAttachment.newBuilder()
                            .setKey("my-backup-input")
                            .setInput(
                                InputName.of(projectId, location, backupInputId).toString()))
                    .setOutput(Output.newBuilder().setUri(outputUri).build())
                    .addElementaryStreams(
                        ElementaryStream.newBuilder()
                            .setKey("es_video")
                            .setVideoStream(videoStream))
                    .addElementaryStreams(
                        ElementaryStream.newBuilder()
                            .setKey("es_audio")
                            .setAudioStream(audioStream))
                    .addMuxStreams(
                        MuxStream.newBuilder()
                            .setKey("mux_video")
                            .addElementaryStreams("es_video")
                            .setSegmentSettings(
                                SegmentSettings.newBuilder()
                                    .setSegmentDuration(
                                        Duration.newBuilder().setSeconds(2).build())
                                    .build())
                            .build())
                    .addMuxStreams(
                        MuxStream.newBuilder()
                            .setKey("mux_audio")
                            .addElementaryStreams("es_audio")
                            .setSegmentSettings(
                                SegmentSettings.newBuilder()
                                    .setSegmentDuration(
                                        Duration.newBuilder().setSeconds(2).build())
                                    .build())
                            .build())
                    .addManifests(
                        Manifest.newBuilder()
                            .setFileName("manifest.m3u8")
                            .setType(ManifestType.HLS)
                            .addMuxStreams("mux_video")
                            .addMuxStreams("mux_audio")
                            .setMaxSegmentCount(5)
                            .build()))
            .build();
    // First API call in a project can take up to 10 minutes.
    Channel result =
        livestreamServiceClient
            .createChannelAsync(createChannelRequest)
            .get(10, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
    System.out.println("Channel: " + result.getName());
    livestreamServiceClient.close();
  }
}

Node.js

To learn how to install and use the client library for Live Stream API, see Live Stream API client libraries. For more information, see the Live Stream API Node.js API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Live Stream API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

/**
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
 */
// projectId = 'my-project-id';
// location = 'us-central1';
// channelId = 'my-channel';
// primaryInputId = 'my-primary-input';
// backupInputId = 'my-backup-input';
// outputUri = 'gs://my-bucket/my-output-folder/';

// Imports the Livestream library
const {LivestreamServiceClient} = require('@google-cloud/livestream').v1;

// Instantiates a client
const livestreamServiceClient = new LivestreamServiceClient();

async function createChannelWithBackupInput() {
  // Construct request
  const request = {
    parent: livestreamServiceClient.locationPath(projectId, location),
    channelId: channelId,
    channel: {
      inputAttachments: [
        {
          key: 'my-primary-input',
          input: livestreamServiceClient.inputPath(
            projectId,
            location,
            primaryInputId
          ),
          automaticFailover: {
            inputKeys: ['my-backup-input'],
          },
        },
        {
          key: 'my-backup-input',
          input: livestreamServiceClient.inputPath(
            projectId,
            location,
            backupInputId
          ),
        },
      ],
      output: {
        uri: outputUri,
      },
      elementaryStreams: [
        {
          key: 'es_video',
          videoStream: {
            h264: {
              profile: 'high',
              heightPixels: 720,
              widthPixels: 1280,
              bitrateBps: 3000000,
              frameRate: 30,
            },
          },
        },
        {
          key: 'es_audio',
          audioStream: {
            codec: 'aac',
            channelCount: 2,
            bitrateBps: 160000,
          },
        },
      ],
      muxStreams: [
        {
          key: 'mux_video',
          elementaryStreams: ['es_video'],
          segmentSettings: {
            seconds: 2,
          },
        },
        {
          key: 'mux_audio',
          elementaryStreams: ['es_audio'],
          segmentSettings: {
            seconds: 2,
          },
        },
      ],
      manifests: [
        {
          fileName: 'manifest.m3u8',
          type: 'HLS',
          muxStreams: ['mux_video', 'mux_audio'],
          maxSegmentCount: 5,
        },
      ],
    },
  };

  // Run request
  const [operation] = await livestreamServiceClient.createChannel(request);
  const response = await operation.promise();
  const [channel] = response;
  console.log(`Channel: ${channel.name}`);
}

createChannelWithBackupInput();

PHP

To learn how to install and use the client library for Live Stream API, see Live Stream API client libraries. For more information, see the Live Stream API PHP API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Live Stream API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

use Google\Cloud\Video\LiveStream\V1\AudioStream;
use Google\Cloud\Video\LiveStream\V1\Channel;
use Google\Cloud\Video\LiveStream\V1\ElementaryStream;
use Google\Cloud\Video\LiveStream\V1\InputAttachment;
use Google\Cloud\Video\LiveStream\V1\Client\LivestreamServiceClient;
use Google\Cloud\Video\LiveStream\V1\CreateChannelRequest;
use Google\Cloud\Video\LiveStream\V1\Manifest;
use Google\Cloud\Video\LiveStream\V1\MuxStream;
use Google\Cloud\Video\LiveStream\V1\SegmentSettings;
use Google\Cloud\Video\LiveStream\V1\VideoStream;
use Google\Protobuf\Duration;

/**
 * Creates a channel with a backup input.
 *
 * @param string  $callingProjectId   The project ID to run the API call under
 * @param string  $location           The location of the channel
 * @param string  $channelId          The ID of the channel to be created
 * @param string  $primaryInputId     The ID of the primary input for the channel
 * @param string  $backupInputId      The ID of the backup input for the channel
 * @param string  $outputUri          Uri of the channel output folder in a
 *                                    Cloud Storage bucket. (e.g.
 *                                    "gs://my-bucket/my-output-folder/")
 */
function create_channel_with_backup_input(
    string $callingProjectId,
    string $location,
    string $channelId,
    string $primaryInputId,
    string $backupInputId,
    string $outputUri
): void {
    // Instantiate a client.
    $livestreamClient = new LivestreamServiceClient();

    $parent = $livestreamClient->locationName($callingProjectId, $location);
    $channelName = $livestreamClient->channelName($callingProjectId, $location, $channelId);
    $primaryInputName = $livestreamClient->inputName($callingProjectId, $location, $primaryInputId);
    $backupInputName = $livestreamClient->inputName($callingProjectId, $location, $backupInputId);

    $channel = (new Channel())
        ->setName($channelName)
        ->setInputAttachments([
            new InputAttachment([
                'key' => 'my-primary-input',
                'input' => $primaryInputName,
                'automatic_failover' => new InputAttachment\AutomaticFailover([
                    'input_keys' => ['my-backup-input']
                ])
            ]),
            new InputAttachment([
                'key' => 'my-backup-input',
                'input' => $backupInputName
            ])
        ])
        ->setElementaryStreams([
            new ElementaryStream([
                'key' => 'es_video',
                'video_stream' => new VideoStream([
                    'h264' => new VideoStream\H264CodecSettings([
                        'profile' => 'high',
                        'width_pixels' => 1280,
                        'height_pixels' => 720,
                        'bitrate_bps' => 3000000,
                        'frame_rate' => 30
                    ])
                ]),
            ]),
            new ElementaryStream([
                'key' => 'es_audio',
                'audio_stream' => new AudioStream([
                    'codec' => 'aac',
                    'channel_count' => 2,
                    'bitrate_bps' => 160000
                ])
            ])
        ])
        ->setOutput(new Channel\Output(['uri' => $outputUri]))
        ->setMuxStreams([
            new MuxStream([
                'key' => 'mux_video',
                'elementary_streams' => ['es_video'],
                'segment_settings' => new SegmentSettings([
                    'segment_duration' => new Duration(['seconds' => 2])
                ])
            ]),
            new MuxStream([
                'key' => 'mux_audio',
                'elementary_streams' => ['es_audio'],
                'segment_settings' => new SegmentSettings([
                    'segment_duration' => new Duration(['seconds' => 2])
                ])
            ]),
        ])
        ->setManifests([
            new Manifest([
                'file_name' => 'manifest.m3u8',
                'type' => Manifest\ManifestType::HLS,
                'mux_streams' => ['mux_video', 'mux_audio'],
                'max_segment_count' => 5
            ])
        ]);

    // Run the channel creation request. The response is a long-running operation ID.
    $request = (new CreateChannelRequest())
        ->setParent($parent)
        ->setChannel($channel)
        ->setChannelId($channelId);
    $operationResponse = $livestreamClient->createChannel($request);
    $operationResponse->pollUntilComplete();
    if ($operationResponse->operationSucceeded()) {
        $result = $operationResponse->getResult();
        // Print results
        printf('Channel: %s' . PHP_EOL, $result->getName());
    } else {
        $error = $operationResponse->getError();
        // handleError($error)
    }
}

Python

To learn how to install and use the client library for Live Stream API, see Live Stream API client libraries. For more information, see the Live Stream API Python API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Live Stream API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import argparse

from google.cloud.video import live_stream_v1
from google.cloud.video.live_stream_v1.services.livestream_service import (
    LivestreamServiceClient,
)
from google.protobuf import duration_pb2 as duration


def create_channel_with_backup_input(
    project_id: str,
    location: str,
    channel_id: str,
    primary_input_id: str,
    backup_input_id: str,
    output_uri: str,
) -> live_stream_v1.types.Channel:
    """Creates a channel.
    Args:
        project_id: The GCP project ID.
        location: The location in which to create the channel.
        channel_id: The user-defined channel ID.
        primary_input_id: The user-defined primary input ID.
        backup_input_id: The user-defined backup input ID.
        output_uri: Uri of the channel output folder in a Cloud Storage bucket."""

    client = LivestreamServiceClient()
    parent = f"projects/{project_id}/locations/{location}"
    primary_input = (
        f"projects/{project_id}/locations/{location}/inputs/{primary_input_id}"
    )
    backup_input = (
        f"projects/{project_id}/locations/{location}/inputs/{backup_input_id}"
    )
    name = f"projects/{project_id}/locations/{location}/channels/{channel_id}"

    channel = live_stream_v1.types.Channel(
        name=name,
        input_attachments=[
            live_stream_v1.types.InputAttachment(
                key="my-primary-input",
                input=primary_input,
                automatic_failover=live_stream_v1.types.InputAttachment.AutomaticFailover(
                    input_keys=["my-backup-input"],
                ),
            ),
            live_stream_v1.types.InputAttachment(
                key="my-backup-input",
                input=backup_input,
            ),
        ],
        output=live_stream_v1.types.Channel.Output(
            uri=output_uri,
        ),
        elementary_streams=[
            live_stream_v1.types.ElementaryStream(
                key="es_video",
                video_stream=live_stream_v1.types.VideoStream(
                    h264=live_stream_v1.types.VideoStream.H264CodecSettings(
                        profile="high",
                        width_pixels=1280,
                        height_pixels=720,
                        bitrate_bps=3000000,
                        frame_rate=30,
                    ),
                ),
            ),
            live_stream_v1.types.ElementaryStream(
                key="es_audio",
                audio_stream=live_stream_v1.types.AudioStream(
                    codec="aac", channel_count=2, bitrate_bps=160000
                ),
            ),
        ],
        mux_streams=[
            live_stream_v1.types.MuxStream(
                key="mux_video",
                elementary_streams=["es_video"],
                segment_settings=live_stream_v1.types.SegmentSettings(
                    segment_duration=duration.Duration(
                        seconds=2,
                    ),
                ),
            ),
            live_stream_v1.types.MuxStream(
                key="mux_audio",
                elementary_streams=["es_audio"],
                segment_settings=live_stream_v1.types.SegmentSettings(
                    segment_duration=duration.Duration(
                        seconds=2,
                    ),
                ),
            ),
        ],
        manifests=[
            live_stream_v1.types.Manifest(
                file_name="manifest.m3u8",
                type_="HLS",
                mux_streams=["mux_video", "mux_audio"],
                max_segment_count=5,
            ),
        ],
    )
    operation = client.create_channel(
        parent=parent, channel=channel, channel_id=channel_id
    )
    response = operation.result(600)
    print(f"Channel: {response.name}")

    return response

Ruby

To learn how to install and use the client library for Live Stream API, see Live Stream API client libraries. For more information, see the Live Stream API Ruby API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Live Stream API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

require "google/cloud/video/live_stream"

##
# Create a channel with a failover backup input
#
# @param project_id [String] Your Google Cloud project (e.g. "my-project")
# @param location [String] The location (e.g. "us-central1")
# @param channel_id [String] Your channel name (e.g. "my-channel")
# @param primary_input_id [String] Your primary input name (e.g. "my-primary-input")
# @param backup_input_id [String] Your backup input name (e.g. "my-backup-input")
# @param output_uri [String] Uri of the channel output folder in a Cloud Storage
#     bucket. (e.g. "gs://my-bucket/my-output-folder/";)
#
def create_channel_with_backup_input project_id:, location:, channel_id:, primary_input_id:, backup_input_id:, output_uri:
  # Create a Live Stream client.
  client = Google::Cloud::Video::LiveStream.livestream_service

  # Build the resource name of the parent.
  parent = client.location_path project: project_id, location: location
  # Build the resource name of the inputs.
  primary_input_path = client.input_path project: project_id, location: location, input: primary_input_id
  backup_input_path = client.input_path project: project_id, location: location, input: backup_input_id

  # Set the channel fields.
  new_channel = {
    input_attachments: [
      {
        key: "my-primary-input",
        input: primary_input_path,
        automatic_failover: {
          input_keys: ["my-backup-input"]
        }
      },
      {
        key: "my-backup-input",
        input: backup_input_path
      }
    ],
    output: {
      uri: output_uri
    },
    elementary_streams: [
      {
        key: "es_video",
        video_stream: {
          h264: {
            profile: "high",
            bitrate_bps: 3_000_000,
            frame_rate: 30,
            height_pixels: 720,
            width_pixels: 1280
          }
        }
      },
      {
        key: "es_audio",
        audio_stream: {
          codec: "aac",
          channel_count: 2,
          bitrate_bps: 160_000
        }
      }
    ],
    mux_streams: [
      {
        key: "mux_video",
        elementary_streams: [
          "es_video"
        ],
        segment_settings: {
          segment_duration: {
            seconds: 2
          }
        }
      },
      {
        key: "mux_audio",
        elementary_streams: [
          "es_audio"
        ],
        segment_settings: {
          segment_duration: {
            seconds: 2
          }
        }
      }
    ],
    manifests: [
      {
        file_name: "main.m3u8",
        type: Google::Cloud::Video::LiveStream::V1::Manifest::ManifestType::HLS,
        mux_streams: [
          "mux_video", "mux_audio"
        ],
        max_segment_count: 5
      }
    ]
  }

  operation = client.create_channel parent: parent, channel: new_channel, channel_id: channel_id

  # The returned object is of type Gapic::Operation. You can use this
  # object to check the status of an operation, cancel it, or wait
  # for results. Here is how to block until completion:
  operation.wait_until_done!

  # Print the channel name.
  puts "Channel: #{operation.response.name}"
end

Manually switch the input

To manually switch the input from the primary input to the backup input (for example, my-primary-input to my-backup-input), create a channel event.

After a manual switch, you can disconnect and reconnect my-primary-input as desired. The channel doesn't switch to this input on reconnection, as it would under the default automatic failover settings.

To switch back to my-primary-input, do either of the following:

• Create a new inputSwitch event where inputKey is set to my-primary-input. This event switches back to the primary input without restoring automatic failover settings.
• Update the channel to enable automatic failover. See the Switch input event for more information.