Create an input endpoint

Create an endpoint to which your encoder sends your input stream. You can use the input endpoint to specify configurations for your stream, such as input resolution, input type, and video cropping.

Explore further

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

• Create a channel with a backup input stream
• Create and manage input endpoints
• Insert a slate into a live stream
• Quickstart for an HLS live stream
• Quickstart for an MPEG-DASH 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 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

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