Create a channel

Create a channel that ingests the input stream through an input endpoint, transcodes the input stream into multiple renditions, and publishes output live streams in certain formats in the specified location.

Explore further

For detailed documentation that includes this code sample, see the following:

• Create and manage channels
• Insert a slate into a live stream
• Quickstart for an HLS live stream

Code sample

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

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