Insert a slate into a live stream

This page describes how to create a slate and insert it into a live stream. Slates are content that can replace the main live stream content whenever you want (for example, if you are experiencing technical issues on the input stream or to hide sensitive content on the input stream).

Set up your Google Cloud project and authentication

If you have not created a Google Cloud project and credentials, see Before you begin.

Upload a video to your Cloud Storage bucket

In the Google Cloud console, go to the Cloud Storage Browser page.
Go to the Cloud Storage Browser page
Click the name of your bucket to open it.
Click Upload files.
Select a video file to upload from your local machine. You can use a 60 second sample video.

Your video is now saved to the Cloud Storage bucket.

Create an asset

Assets are video or images that can be used with the Live Stream API. An asset is used to create an insert slate channel event. You should create an asset long before you plan to use it for a slate because it takes time for the API to process the asset. If the asset is not ready after two seconds from the slate event execution time, a black screen displays until the asset is ready.

To create an asset, use the projects.locations.assets.create method. The following sample creates a video asset.

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 asset; 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-south1
- asia-northeast1
- asia-southeast1
- australia-southeast1
- europe-north1
- europe-west1
- europe-west2
- europe-west3
- europe-west4
ASSET_ID: a user-defined identifier for the new asset to create. This value must be 1-63 characters, begin and end with [a-z0-9], and can contain dashes (-) between characters. For example, my-asset.
ASSET_URI: the URI of the video in your Cloud Storage bucket to use, such as gs://my-bucket/my-video.mp4 (see the supported media formats)

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'
{
  "video": {
    "uri": "ASSET_URI"
  }
}
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/assets?assetId=ASSET_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:

@'
{
  "video": {
    "uri": "ASSET_URI"
  }
}
'@  | 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/assets?assetId=ASSET_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/assets/ASSET_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 CreateAssetSample
{
    public async Task<Asset> CreateAssetAsync(
         string projectId, string locationId, string assetId, string assetUri)
    {
        // Create the client.
        LivestreamServiceClient client = LivestreamServiceClient.Create();

        CreateAssetRequest request = new CreateAssetRequest
        {
            ParentAsLocationName = LocationName.FromProjectLocation(projectId, locationId),
            AssetId = assetId,
            Asset = new Asset
            {
                Video = new Asset.Types.VideoAsset
                {
                    Uri = assetUri
                }
            }
        };

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

        // Poll until the returned long-running operation is complete.
        Operation<Asset, 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"
)

// createAsset creates an asset. This asset references a video file
// in Cloud Storage.
func createAsset(w io.Writer, projectID, location, assetID, assetURI string) error {
	// projectID := "my-project-id"
	// location := "us-central1"
	// assetID := "my-asset"
	// assetURI := "gs://my-bucket/my-video.mp4"
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := livestream.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("NewClient: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	req := &livestreampb.CreateAssetRequest{
		Parent:  fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s", projectID, location),
		AssetId: assetID,
		Asset: &livestreampb.Asset{
			Resource: &livestreampb.Asset_Video{
				Video: &livestreampb.Asset_VideoAsset{
					Uri: assetURI,
				},
			},
		},
	}
	// Creates the asset.
	op, err := client.CreateAsset(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("CreateAsset: %w", err)
	}
	response, err := op.Wait(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("Wait: %w", err)
	}

	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Asset: %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.Asset;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.Asset.VideoAsset;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.CreateAssetRequest;
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 CreateAsset {

  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 assetId = "my-asset-id";
    String assetUri = "gs://my-bucket/my-video.mp4";

    createAsset(projectId, location, assetId, assetUri);
  }

  public static void createAsset(String projectId, String location, String assetId, String assetUri)
      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 createAssetRequest =
        CreateAssetRequest.newBuilder()
            .setParent(LocationName.of(projectId, location).toString())
            .setAssetId(assetId)
            .setAsset(
                Asset.newBuilder()
                    .setVideo(
                        VideoAsset.newBuilder()
                            .setUri(assetUri)
                            .build())
                    .build())
            .build();
    // First API call in a project can take up to 15 minutes.
    Asset result =
        livestreamServiceClient.createAssetAsync(createAssetRequest).get(15, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
    System.out.println("Asset: " + 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';
// assetId = 'my-asset';
// assetUri = 'gs://my-bucket/my-video.mp4';

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

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

async function createAsset() {
  // Construct request
  const request = {
    parent: livestreamServiceClient.locationPath(projectId, location),
    assetId: assetId,
    asset: {
      video: {
        uri: assetUri,
      },
    },
  };

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

createAsset();

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\Asset;
use Google\Cloud\Video\LiveStream\V1\Client\LivestreamServiceClient;
use Google\Cloud\Video\LiveStream\V1\CreateAssetRequest;

/**
 * Creates an asset. You can use an asset to create a slate.
 *
 * @param string  $callingProjectId   The project ID to run the API call under
 * @param string  $location           The location of the asset
 * @param string  $assetId            The ID of the asset to be created
 * @param string  $assetUri           The Cloud Storage URI of the asset
 */
function create_asset(
    string $callingProjectId,
    string $location,
    string $assetId,
    string $assetUri
): void {
    // Instantiate a client.
    $livestreamClient = new LivestreamServiceClient();

    $parent = $livestreamClient->locationName($callingProjectId, $location);
    $asset = (new Asset())
        ->setVideo(
            (new Asset\VideoAsset())
                ->setUri($assetUri));

    // Run the asset creation request. The response is a long-running operation ID.
    $request = (new CreateAssetRequest())
        ->setParent($parent)
        ->setAsset($asset)
        ->setAssetId($assetId);
    $operationResponse = $livestreamClient->createAsset($request);
    $operationResponse->pollUntilComplete();
    if ($operationResponse->operationSucceeded()) {
        $result = $operationResponse->getResult();
        // Print results
        printf('Asset: %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_asset(
    project_id: str, location: str, asset_id: str, asset_uri: str
) -> live_stream_v1.types.Asset:
    """Creates an asset.
    Args:
        project_id: The GCP project ID.
        location: The location in which to create the asset.
        asset_id: The user-defined asset ID.
        asset_uri: The asset URI (e.g., 'gs://my-bucket/my-video.mp4')."""

    client = LivestreamServiceClient()

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

    asset = live_stream_v1.types.Asset(
        video=live_stream_v1.types.Asset.VideoAsset(
            uri=asset_uri,
        )
    )
    operation = client.create_asset(parent=parent, asset=asset, asset_id=asset_id)
    response = operation.result(600)
    print(f"Asset: {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 asset
#
# @param project_id [String] Your Google Cloud project (e.g. "my-project")
# @param location [String] The location (e.g. "us-central1")
# @param asset_id [String] Your asset name (e.g. "my-asset")
# @param asset_uri [String] Your asset URI (e.g. "gs://my-bucket/my-video.mp4")
#
def create_asset project_id:, location:, asset_id:, asset_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

  # Set the asset fields.
  new_asset = {
    video: {
      uri: asset_uri
    }
  }

  operation = client.create_asset parent: parent, asset: new_asset, asset_id: asset_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 asset name.
  puts "Asset: #{operation.response.name}"
end

Create an input endpoint

To create an 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-south1
- asia-northeast1
- asia-southeast1
- australia-southeast1
- europe-north1
- 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)

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)

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

Get input endpoint details

To get the details of the input endpoint, use the projects.locations.inputs.get 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 where your input endpoint is located; 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-south1
- asia-northeast1
- asia-southeast1
- australia-southeast1
- europe-north1
- europe-west1
- europe-west2
- europe-west3
- europe-west4
INPUT_ID: the user-defined identifier for the input endpoint

To send your request, expand one of these options:

curl (Linux, macOS, or Cloud Shell)

Execute the following command:

curl -X GET \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
     "https://livestream.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/inputs/INPUT_ID"

PowerShell (Windows)

Execute the following command:

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

Invoke-WebRequest `
    -Method GET `
    -Headers $headers `
    -Uri "https://livestream.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/inputs/INPUT_ID" | Select-Object -Expand Content

You should receive a JSON response similar to the following:

{
  "name": "projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/inputs/INPUT_ID",
  "createTime": CREATE_TIME,
  "updateTime": UPDATE_TIME,
  "type": "RTMP_PUSH",
  "uri":  "INPUT_STREAM_URI", # For example, "rtmp://1.2.3.4/live/b8ebdd94-c8d9-4d88-a16e-b963c43a953b",
  "tier": "HD"
}

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.Cloud.Video.LiveStream.V1;

public class GetInputSample
{
    public Input GetInput(
         string projectId, string locationId, string inputId)
    {
        // Create the client.
        LivestreamServiceClient client = LivestreamServiceClient.Create();

        GetInputRequest request = new GetInputRequest
        {
            InputName = InputName.FromProjectLocationInput(projectId, locationId, inputId)
        };

        // Make the request.
        Input response = client.GetInput(request);
        return response;
    }
}

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"
)

// getInput gets a previously-created input endpoint.
func getInput(w io.Writer, projectID, location, inputID string) error {
	// projectID := "my-project-id"
	// location := "us-central1"
	// inputID := "my-input-id"
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := livestream.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("NewClient: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	req := &livestreampb.GetInputRequest{
		Name: fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s/inputs/%s", projectID, location, inputID),
	}

	response, err := client.GetInput(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("GetInput: %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.Input;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.InputName;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.LivestreamServiceClient;
import java.io.IOException;

public class GetInput {

  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";

    getInput(projectId, location, inputId);
  }

  public static void getInput(String projectId, String location, String inputId)
      throws 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. In this example, try-with-resources is used
    // which automatically calls close() on the client to clean up resources.
    try (LivestreamServiceClient livestreamServiceClient = LivestreamServiceClient.create()) {
      InputName name = InputName.of(projectId, location, inputId);
      Input response = livestreamServiceClient.getInput(name);
      System.out.println("Input: " + response.getName());
    }
  }
}

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 getInput() {
  // Construct request
  const request = {
    name: livestreamServiceClient.inputPath(projectId, location, inputId),
  };
  const [input] = await livestreamServiceClient.getInput(request);
  console.log(`Input: ${input.name}`);
}

getInput();

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\Client\LivestreamServiceClient;
use Google\Cloud\Video\LiveStream\V1\GetInputRequest;

/**
 * Gets an input.
 *
 * @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
 */
function get_input(
    string $callingProjectId,
    string $location,
    string $inputId
): void {
    // Instantiate a client.
    $livestreamClient = new LivestreamServiceClient();
    $formattedName = $livestreamClient->inputName($callingProjectId, $location, $inputId);

    // Get the input.
    $request = (new GetInputRequest())
        ->setName($formattedName);
    $response = $livestreamClient->getInput($request);
    // Print results
    printf('Input: %s' . PHP_EOL, $response->getName());
}

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 get_input(
    project_id: str, location: str, input_id: str
) -> live_stream_v1.types.Input:
    """Gets an input.
    Args:
        project_id: The GCP project ID.
        location: The location of the input.
        input_id: The user-defined input ID."""

    client = LivestreamServiceClient()

    name = f"projects/{project_id}/locations/{location}/inputs/{input_id}"
    response = client.get_input(name=name)
    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"

##
# Get 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 get_input project_id:, location:, input_id:
  # Create a Live Stream client.
  client = Google::Cloud::Video::LiveStream.livestream_service

  # Build the resource name of the input.
  name = client.input_path project: project_id, location: location, input: input_id

  # Get the input.
  input = client.get_input name: name

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

Find the uri field and copy the returned INPUT_STREAM_URI to use later in the Send the input stream section.

Create a channel

To create a channel, use the projects.locations.channels.create method. The following samples create a channel that generates an HLS live stream. The live stream consists of a single, high-definition (1280x720) rendition.

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-south1
- asia-northeast1
- asia-southeast1
- australia-southeast1
- europe-north1
- 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 input endpoint
BUCKET_NAME: the name of the Cloud Storage bucket you created to hold the live stream manifest and segment files

To send your request, expand one of these options:

curl (Linux, macOS, or Cloud Shell)

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": "my-input",
      "input": "projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/inputs/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_ts",
      "container": "ts",
      "elementaryStreams": ["es_video", "es_audio"],
      "segmentSettings": { "segmentDuration": "2s" }
    }
  ],
  "manifests": [
    {
      "key": "manifest_hls",
      "fileName": "main.m3u8",
      "type": "HLS",
      "muxStreams": [
        "mux_video_ts"
      ],
      "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)

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": "my-input",
      "input": "projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/inputs/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_ts",
      "container": "ts",
      "elementaryStreams": ["es_video", "es_audio"],
      "segmentSettings": { "segmentDuration": "2s" }
    }
  ],
  "manifests": [
    {
      "key": "manifest_hls",
      "fileName": "main.m3u8",
      "type": "HLS",
      "muxStreams": [
        "mux_video_ts"
      ],
      "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 CreateChannelSample
{
    public async Task<Channel> CreateChannelAsync(
         string projectId, string locationId, string channelId, string inputId, string outputUri)
    {
        // Create the client.
        LivestreamServiceClient client = LivestreamServiceClient.Create();

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

        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 = { inputAttachment },
                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"
)

// createChannel creates a channel.
func createChannel(w io.Writer, projectID, location, channelID, inputID, outputURI string) error {
	// projectID := "my-project-id"
	// location := "us-central1"
	// channelID := "my-channel"
	// inputID := "my-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()

	req := &livestreampb.CreateChannelRequest{
		Parent:    fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s", projectID, location),
		ChannelId: channelID,
		Channel: &livestreampb.Channel{
			InputAttachments: []*livestreampb.InputAttachment{
				{
					Key:   "my-input",
					Input: fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s/inputs/%s", projectID, location, inputID),
				},
			},
			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.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 CreateChannel {

  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 inputId = "my-input-id";
    String outputUri = "gs://my-bucket/my-output-folder/";

    createChannel(projectId, location, channelId, inputId, outputUri);
  }

  public static void createChannel(
      String projectId, String location, String channelId, String inputId, 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-input")
                            .setInput(InputName.of(projectId, location, inputId).toString())
                            .build())
                    .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';
// inputId = 'my-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 createChannel() {
  // Construct request
  const request = {
    parent: livestreamServiceClient.locationPath(projectId, location),
    channelId: channelId,
    channel: {
      inputAttachments: [
        {
          key: 'my-input',
          input: livestreamServiceClient.inputPath(
            projectId,
            location,
            inputId
          ),
        },
      ],
      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}`);
}

createChannel();

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.
 *
 * @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  $inputId            The ID of the 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(
    string $callingProjectId,
    string $location,
    string $channelId,
    string $inputId,
    string $outputUri
): void {
    // Instantiate a client.
    $livestreamClient = new LivestreamServiceClient();

    $parent = $livestreamClient->locationName($callingProjectId, $location);
    $channelName = $livestreamClient->channelName($callingProjectId, $location, $channelId);
    $inputName = $livestreamClient->inputName($callingProjectId, $location, $inputId);

    $channel = (new Channel())
        ->setName($channelName)
        ->setInputAttachments([
            new InputAttachment([
                'key' => 'my-input',
                'input' => $inputName
            ])
        ])
        ->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(
    project_id: str, location: str, channel_id: str, 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.
        input_id: The user-defined input ID.
        output_uri: Uri of the channel output folder in a Cloud Storage bucket."""

    client = LivestreamServiceClient()
    parent = f"projects/{project_id}/locations/{location}"
    input = f"projects/{project_id}/locations/{location}/inputs/{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-input",
                input=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
#
# @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 input_id [String] Your input name (e.g. "my-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 project_id:, location:, channel_id:, 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 input.
  input_path = client.input_path project: project_id, location: location, input: input_id

  # Set the channel fields.
  new_channel = {
    input_attachments: [
      {
        key: "my-input",
        input: 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

Start the channel

To start a channel, use the projects.locations.channels.start 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 where your channel is located; 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-south1
- asia-northeast1
- asia-southeast1
- australia-southeast1
- europe-north1
- europe-west1
- europe-west2
- europe-west3
- europe-west4
CHANNEL_ID: a user-defined identifier for the channel

To send your request, expand one of these options:

curl (Linux, macOS, or Cloud Shell)

Execute the following command:

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

PowerShell (Windows)

Execute the following command:

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

Invoke-WebRequest `
    -Method POST `
    -Headers $headers `
    -Uri "https://livestream.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/channels/CHANNEL_ID:start" | 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": "start",
    "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.Cloud.Video.LiveStream.V1;
using Google.LongRunning;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

public class StartChannelSample
{
    public async Task StartChannelAsync(
         string projectId, string locationId, string channelId)
    {
        // Create the client.
        LivestreamServiceClient client = LivestreamServiceClient.Create();

        StartChannelRequest request = new StartChannelRequest
        {
            ChannelName = ChannelName.FromProjectLocationChannel(projectId, locationId, channelId)
        };

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

        // Poll until the returned long-running operation is complete.
        await response.PollUntilCompletedAsync();
    }
}

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"
)

// startChannel starts a channel.
func startChannel(w io.Writer, projectID, location, channelID string) error {
	// projectID := "my-project-id"
	// location := "us-central1"
	// channelID := "my-channel-id"
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := livestream.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("NewClient: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	req := &livestreampb.StartChannelRequest{
		Name: fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s/channels/%s", projectID, location, channelID),
	}

	op, err := client.StartChannel(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("StartChannel: %w", err)
	}
	_, err = op.Wait(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("Wait: %w", err)
	}

	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Started channel")
	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.ChannelName;
import com.google.cloud.video.livestream.v1.LivestreamServiceClient;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;

public class StartChannel {

  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";

    startChannel(projectId, location, channelId);
  }

  public static void startChannel(String projectId, String location, String channelId)
      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();
    ChannelName name = ChannelName.of(projectId, location, channelId);
    // First API call in a project can take up to 15 minutes.
    livestreamServiceClient.startChannelAsync(name).get(15, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
    System.out.println("Started channel");
    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';

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

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

async function startChannel() {
  // Construct request
  const request = {
    name: livestreamServiceClient.channelPath(projectId, location, channelId),
  };
  const [operation] = await livestreamServiceClient.startChannel(request);
  await operation.promise();
  console.log('Started channel');
}

startChannel();

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\Client\LivestreamServiceClient;
use Google\Cloud\Video\LiveStream\V1\StartChannelRequest;

/**
 * Starts a channel.
 *
 * @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
 */
function start_channel(
    string $callingProjectId,
    string $location,
    string $channelId
): void {
    // Instantiate a client.
    $livestreamClient = new LivestreamServiceClient();
    $formattedName = $livestreamClient->channelName($callingProjectId, $location, $channelId);

    // Run the channel start request. The response is a long-running operation ID.
    $request = (new StartChannelRequest())
        ->setName($formattedName);
    $operationResponse = $livestreamClient->startChannel($request);
    $operationResponse->pollUntilComplete();
    if ($operationResponse->operationSucceeded()) {
        // Print results
        printf('Started channel' . PHP_EOL);
    } 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 start_channel(
    project_id: str, location: str, channel_id: str
) -> live_stream_v1.types.ChannelOperationResponse:
    """Starts a channel.
    Args:
        project_id: The GCP project ID.
        location: The location of the channel.
        channel_id: The user-defined channel ID."""

    client = LivestreamServiceClient()

    name = f"projects/{project_id}/locations/{location}/channels/{channel_id}"
    operation = client.start_channel(name=name)
    response = operation.result(900)
    print("Started channel")

    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"

##
# Starts a channel
#
# @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")
#
def start_channel project_id:, location:, channel_id:
  # Create a Live Stream client.
  client = Google::Cloud::Video::LiveStream.livestream_service

  # Build the resource name of the channel.
  name = client.channel_path project: project_id, location: location, channel: channel_id

  # Start the channel.
  operation = client.start_channel name: name

  # 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 a success message.
  puts "Started channel"
end

Send the input stream

If you are using ffmpeg to send a test stream, open a new terminal window. Run the following command, using INPUT_STREAM_URI from the Get input endpoint details section:

ffmpeg -re -f lavfi -i "testsrc=size=1280x720 [out0]; sine=frequency=500 [out1]" \
  -acodec aac -vcodec h264 -f flv INPUT_STREAM_URI

Play the live stream

To play the generated media file in Shaka Player, complete the following steps:

Make the Cloud Storage bucket you created publicly readable.
To enable cross-origin resource sharing (CORS) on a Cloud Storage bucket, do the following:
1. Create a JSON file that contains the following:
```
[
  {
    "origin": ["https://shaka-player-demo.appspot.com/"],
    "responseHeader": ["Content-Type", "Range"],
    "method": ["GET", "HEAD"],
    "maxAgeSeconds": 3600
  }
]
```
2. Run the following command after replacing JSON_FILE_NAME with the name of the JSON file you created in the previous step:
```
gcloud storage buckets update gs://BUCKET_NAME --cors-file=JSON_FILE_NAME.json
```
In the Cloud Storage bucket, find the generated file. Click Copy URL in the file's Public access column.
Navigate to Shaka Player, an online live stream player.
Click Custom Content in the top navigation bar.
Click the + button.
Paste the public URL of the file into the Manifest URL box.
Type a name in the Name box.
Click Save.
Click Play.

You should see a test pattern play as the live stream.

Test pattern video

Create a channel event

To create a channel event, use the projects.locations.channels.events.create method. The following sample inserts the slate as a channel event in the live stream.

If the slate asset is not ready (by two seconds after event execution start), then a black screen displays until the slate asset is ready.

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 where your channel is located; 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-south1
- asia-northeast1
- asia-southeast1
- australia-southeast1
- europe-north1
- europe-west1
- europe-west2
- europe-west3
- europe-west4
CHANNEL_ID: a user-defined identifier for the channel
EVENT_ID: a user-defined identifier for the event
ASSET_ID: the user-defined identifier for the slate asset

To send your request, expand one of these options:

curl (Linux, macOS, or Cloud Shell)

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'
{
  "slate": {
    "asset": "projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/assets/ASSET_ID",
    "duration": "60s"
  },
  "executeNow": "true"
}
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/CHANNEL_ID/events?eventId=EVENT_ID"

PowerShell (Windows)

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:

@'
{
  "slate": {
    "asset": "projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/assets/ASSET_ID",
    "duration": "60s"
  },
  "executeNow": "true"
}
'@  | 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/CHANNEL_ID/events?eventId=EVENT_ID" | Select-Object -Expand Content

You should receive a JSON response similar to the following:

{
  "name": "projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/channels/CHANNEL_ID/events/EVENT_ID",
  "createTime": CREATE_TIME,
  "updateTime": UPDATE_TIME,
  "slate": {
    "duration": "60s",
    "asset": "projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/assets/ASSET_ID"
  },
  "executeNow": "true",
  "state": "PENDING"
}

Check the live stream to see that the slate is inserted. You can also check that the event has the state set to SUCCEEDED (see Get channel event details).

To create a long running slate, remove the duration field from the slate object. To remove a long running slate, create a return to program channel event.