Create a new CDN key

Video assets are usually distributed using a content delivery network, also known as a CDN. To protect the content, video asset URLs can require a signature in order to be retrieved; this is known as URL signing. Create a CDN key to enable API access to the video asset.

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Code sample

C#

Before trying this sample, follow the C# setup instructions in the Video Stitcher API quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Video Stitcher API C# API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Video Stitcher 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.Stitcher.V1;
using Google.LongRunning;
using Google.Protobuf;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

public class CreateCdnKeySample
{
    public async Task<CdnKey> CreateCdnKeyAsync(
    string projectId, string location, string cdnKeyId, string hostname,
    string keyName, string privateKey, bool isMediaCdn)
    {
        // Create the client.
        VideoStitcherServiceClient client = VideoStitcherServiceClient.Create();

        CdnKey cdnKey = new CdnKey
        {
            Hostname = hostname
        };

        if (isMediaCdn)
        {
            cdnKey.MediaCdnKey = new MediaCdnKey
            {
                KeyName = keyName,
                PrivateKey = ByteString.CopyFromUtf8(privateKey)
            };
        }
        else
        {
            cdnKey.GoogleCdnKey = new GoogleCdnKey
            {
                KeyName = keyName,
                PrivateKey = ByteString.CopyFromUtf8(privateKey)
            };
        }

        CreateCdnKeyRequest request = new CreateCdnKeyRequest
        {
            ParentAsLocationName = LocationName.FromProjectLocation(projectId, location),
            CdnKeyId = cdnKeyId,
            CdnKey = cdnKey
        };

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

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

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

Go

Before trying this sample, follow the Go setup instructions in the Video Stitcher API quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Video Stitcher API Go API reference documentation.

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

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	stitcher "cloud.google.com/go/video/stitcher/apiv1"
	stitcherstreampb "cloud.google.com/go/video/stitcher/apiv1/stitcherpb"
)

// createCDNKey creates a CDN key. A CDN key is used to retrieve protected media.
// If isMediaCDN is true, create a Media CDN key. If false, create a Cloud
// CDN key. To create a privateKey value for Media CDN, see
// https://cloud.google.com/video-stitcher/docs/how-to/managing-cdn-keys#create-private-key-media-cdn.
func createCDNKey(w io.Writer, projectID, keyID, privateKey string, isMediaCDN bool) error {
	// projectID := "my-project-id"
	// keyID := "my-cdn-key"
	// privateKey := "my-private-key"
	// isMediaCDN := true
	location := "us-central1"
	hostname := "cdn.example.com"
	keyName := "cdn-key"
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := stitcher.NewVideoStitcherClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("stitcher.NewVideoStitcherClient: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	var req *stitcherstreampb.CreateCdnKeyRequest
	if isMediaCDN {
		req = &stitcherstreampb.CreateCdnKeyRequest{
			Parent:   fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s", projectID, location),
			CdnKeyId: keyID,
			CdnKey: &stitcherstreampb.CdnKey{
				CdnKeyConfig: &stitcherstreampb.CdnKey_MediaCdnKey{
					MediaCdnKey: &stitcherstreampb.MediaCdnKey{
						KeyName:    keyName,
						PrivateKey: []byte(privateKey),
					},
				},
				Hostname: hostname,
			},
		}
	} else {
		req = &stitcherstreampb.CreateCdnKeyRequest{
			Parent:   fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s", projectID, location),
			CdnKeyId: keyID,
			CdnKey: &stitcherstreampb.CdnKey{
				CdnKeyConfig: &stitcherstreampb.CdnKey_GoogleCdnKey{
					GoogleCdnKey: &stitcherstreampb.GoogleCdnKey{
						KeyName:    keyName,
						PrivateKey: []byte(privateKey),
					},
				},
				Hostname: hostname,
			},
		}
	}

	// Creates the CDN key.
	op, err := client.CreateCdnKey(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("client.CreateCdnKey: %w", err)
	}
	response, err := op.Wait(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	fmt.Fprintf(w, "CDN key: %v", response.GetName())
	return nil
}

Java

Before trying this sample, follow the Java setup instructions in the Video Stitcher API quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Video Stitcher API Java API reference documentation.

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


import com.google.cloud.video.stitcher.v1.CdnKey;
import com.google.cloud.video.stitcher.v1.CreateCdnKeyRequest;
import com.google.cloud.video.stitcher.v1.GoogleCdnKey;
import com.google.cloud.video.stitcher.v1.LocationName;
import com.google.cloud.video.stitcher.v1.MediaCdnKey;
import com.google.cloud.video.stitcher.v1.VideoStitcherServiceClient;
import com.google.protobuf.ByteString;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;

public class CreateCdnKey {

  private static final int TIMEOUT_IN_MINUTES = 2;

  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 cdnKeyId = "my-cdn-key-id";
    String hostname = "cdn.example.com";
    String keyName = "my-key";
    // To create a privateKey value for Media CDN, see
    // https://cloud.google.com/video-stitcher/docs/how-to/managing-cdn-keys#create-private-key-media-cdn.
    String privateKey = "my-private-key"; // will be converted to a byte string
    Boolean isMediaCdn = true;

    createCdnKey(projectId, location, cdnKeyId, hostname, keyName, privateKey, isMediaCdn);
  }

  // createCdnKey creates a Media CDN key or a Cloud CDN key. A CDN key is used to retrieve
  // protected media.
  public static void createCdnKey(
      String projectId,
      String location,
      String cdnKeyId,
      String hostname,
      String keyName,
      String privateKey,
      Boolean isMediaCdn)
      throws IOException, ExecutionException, InterruptedException, TimeoutException {
    // 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.
    VideoStitcherServiceClient videoStitcherServiceClient = VideoStitcherServiceClient.create();
    CdnKey cdnKey;
    if (isMediaCdn) {
      cdnKey =
          CdnKey.newBuilder()
              .setHostname(hostname)
              .setMediaCdnKey(
                  MediaCdnKey.newBuilder()
                      .setKeyName(keyName)
                      .setPrivateKey(ByteString.copyFromUtf8(privateKey))
                      .build())
              .build();
    } else {
      cdnKey =
          CdnKey.newBuilder()
              .setHostname(hostname)
              .setGoogleCdnKey(
                  GoogleCdnKey.newBuilder()
                      .setKeyName(keyName)
                      .setPrivateKey(ByteString.copyFromUtf8(privateKey))
                      .build())
              .build();
    }

    CreateCdnKeyRequest createCdnKeyRequest =
        CreateCdnKeyRequest.newBuilder()
            .setParent(LocationName.of(projectId, location).toString())
            .setCdnKeyId(cdnKeyId)
            .setCdnKey(cdnKey)
            .build();

    CdnKey result =
        videoStitcherServiceClient
            .createCdnKeyAsync(createCdnKeyRequest)
            .get(TIMEOUT_IN_MINUTES, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
    System.out.println("Created new CDN key: " + result.getName());
    videoStitcherServiceClient.close();
  }
}

Node.js

Before trying this sample, follow the Node.js setup instructions in the Video Stitcher API quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Video Stitcher API Node.js API reference documentation.

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

const location = 'us-central1';
const hostname = 'cdn.example.com';
const keyName = 'cdn-key';
/**
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
 */
// projectId = 'my-project-id';
// cdnKeyId = 'my-cdn-key';
// privateKey = 'my-private-key';

// Imports the Video Stitcher library
const {VideoStitcherServiceClient} =
  require('@google-cloud/video-stitcher').v1;
// Instantiates a client
const stitcherClient = new VideoStitcherServiceClient();

async function createCdnKey() {
  // Construct request
  const request = {
    parent: stitcherClient.locationPath(projectId, location),
    cdnKey: {
      hostname: hostname,
    },
    cdnKeyId: cdnKeyId,
  };

  if (isMediaCdn === 'true') {
    request.cdnKey.mediaCdnKey = {
      keyName: keyName,
      privateKey: privateKey,
    };
  } else {
    request.cdnKey.googleCdnKey = {
      keyName: keyName,
      privateKey: privateKey,
    };
  }

  const [operation] = await stitcherClient.createCdnKey(request);
  const [response] = await operation.promise();
  console.log(`CDN key: ${response.name}`);
}

createCdnKey();

PHP

Before trying this sample, follow the PHP setup instructions in the Video Stitcher API quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Video Stitcher API PHP API reference documentation.

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

use Google\Cloud\Video\Stitcher\V1\CdnKey;
use Google\Cloud\Video\Stitcher\V1\Client\VideoStitcherServiceClient;
use Google\Cloud\Video\Stitcher\V1\CreateCdnKeyRequest;
use Google\Cloud\Video\Stitcher\V1\GoogleCdnKey;
use Google\Cloud\Video\Stitcher\V1\MediaCdnKey;

/**
 * Creates a CDN key. Cloud CDN keys and Media CDN keys are supported.
 *
 * @param string  $callingProjectId   The project ID to run the API call under
 * @param string  $location           The location of the CDN key
 * @param string  $cdnKeyId           The ID of the CDN key to be created
 * @param string  $hostname           The hostname of the CDN key
 * @param string  $keyName            For a Media CDN key, this is the keyset name.
 *                                    For a Cloud CDN key, this is the public name of the
 *                                    CDN key.
 * @param string  $privateKey         For a Media CDN key, this is a 64-byte Ed25519 private
 *                                    key encoded as a base64-encoded string. See
 *                                    https://cloud.google.com/video-stitcher/docs/how-to/managing-cdn-keys#create-private-key-media-cdn
 *                                    for more information. For a Cloud CDN key,
 *                                    this is a base64-encoded string secret.
 * @param bool    $isMediaCdn         If true, create a Media CDN key. If false,
 *                                    create a Cloud CDN key.
 */
function create_cdn_key(
    string $callingProjectId,
    string $location,
    string $cdnKeyId,
    string $hostname,
    string $keyName,
    string $privateKey,
    bool $isMediaCdn
): void {
    // Instantiate a client.
    $stitcherClient = new VideoStitcherServiceClient();

    $parent = $stitcherClient->locationName($callingProjectId, $location);
    $cdnKey = new CdnKey();
    $cdnKey->setHostname($hostname);

    if ($isMediaCdn == true) {
        $cloudCdn = new MediaCdnKey();
        $cdnKey->setMediaCdnKey($cloudCdn);
    } else {
        $cloudCdn = new GoogleCdnKey();
        $cdnKey->setGoogleCdnKey($cloudCdn);
    }
    $cloudCdn->setKeyName($keyName);
    $cloudCdn->setPrivateKey($privateKey);

    // Run CDN key creation request
    $request = (new CreateCdnKeyRequest())
        ->setParent($parent)
        ->setCdnKey($cdnKey)
        ->setCdnKeyId($cdnKeyId);
    $operationResponse = $stitcherClient->createCdnKey($request);
    $operationResponse->pollUntilComplete();
    if ($operationResponse->operationSucceeded()) {
        $result = $operationResponse->getResult();
        // Print results
        printf('CDN key: %s' . PHP_EOL, $result->getName());
    } else {
        $error = $operationResponse->getError();
        // handleError($error)
    }
}

Python

Before trying this sample, follow the Python setup instructions in the Video Stitcher API quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Video Stitcher API Python API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Video Stitcher 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 stitcher_v1
from google.cloud.video.stitcher_v1.services.video_stitcher_service import (
    VideoStitcherServiceClient,
)


def create_cdn_key(
    project_id: str,
    location: str,
    cdn_key_id: str,
    hostname: str,
    key_name: str,
    private_key: str,
    is_cloud_cdn: bool,
) -> stitcher_v1.types.CdnKey:
    """Creates a Cloud CDN or Media CDN key.
    Args:
        project_id: The GCP project ID.
        location: The location in which to create the CDN key.
        cdn_key_id: The user-defined CDN key ID.
        hostname: The hostname to which this CDN key applies.
        key_name: For a Media CDN key, this is the keyset name.
                  For a Cloud CDN key, this is the public name of the CDN key.
        private_key: For a Media CDN key, this is a 64-byte Ed25519 private
                     key encoded as a base64-encoded string.
                     See https://cloud.google.com/video-stitcher/docs/how-to/managing-cdn-keys#create-private-key-media-cdn
                     for more information. For a Cloud CDN key, this is a base64-encoded string secret.
        is_cloud_cdn: If true, create a Cloud CDN key. If false, create a Media CDN key.

    Returns:
        The CDN key resource.
    """

    client = VideoStitcherServiceClient()

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

    cdn_key = stitcher_v1.types.CdnKey(
        name=cdn_key_id,
        hostname=hostname,
    )

    if is_cloud_cdn:
        cdn_key.google_cdn_key = stitcher_v1.types.GoogleCdnKey(
            key_name=key_name,
            private_key=private_key,
        )
    else:
        cdn_key.media_cdn_key = stitcher_v1.types.MediaCdnKey(
            key_name=key_name,
            private_key=private_key,
        )

    operation = client.create_cdn_key(
        parent=parent, cdn_key_id=cdn_key_id, cdn_key=cdn_key
    )
    response = operation.result()
    print(f"CDN key: {response.name}")
    return response

Ruby

Before trying this sample, follow the Ruby setup instructions in the Video Stitcher API quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Video Stitcher API Ruby API reference documentation.

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

require "google/cloud/video/stitcher"

##
# Create a Media CDN or Cloud CDN key
#
# @param project_id [String] Your Google Cloud project (e.g. "my-project")
# @param location [String] The location (e.g. "us-central1")
# @param cdn_key_id [String] The user-defined CDN key ID
# @param hostname [String] The hostname to which this CDN key applies
# @param key_name [String] For a Media CDN key, this is the keyset name.
#   For a Cloud CDN key, this is the public name of the CDN key.
# @param private_key [String] For a Media CDN key, this is a 64-byte Ed25519
#   private key encoded as a base64-encoded string. See
#   https://cloud.google.com/video-stitcher/docs/how-to/managing-cdn-keys#create-private-key-media-cdn
#   for more information. For a Cloud CDN key, this is a base64-encoded string
#   secret.
# @param is_media_cdn [Boolean] If true, create a Media CDN key. If false,
#  create a Cloud CDN key.
#
def create_cdn_key project_id:, location:, cdn_key_id:, hostname:, key_name:,
                   private_key:, is_media_cdn:
  # Create a Video Stitcher client.
  client = Google::Cloud::Video::Stitcher.video_stitcher_service

  # Build the resource name of the parent.
  parent = client.location_path project: project_id, location: location
  # Build the path for the CDN key resource.
  cdn_key_path = client.cdn_key_path project: project_id, location: location,
                                     cdn_key: cdn_key_id

  # Set the CDN key fields.
  new_cdn_key = if is_media_cdn
                  {
                    name: cdn_key_path,
                    hostname: hostname,
                    media_cdn_key: {
                      key_name: key_name,
                      private_key: private_key
                    }
                  }
                else
                  {
                    name: cdn_key_path,
                    hostname: hostname,
                    google_cdn_key: {
                      key_name: key_name,
                      private_key: private_key
                    }
                  }
                end

  operation = client.create_cdn_key parent: parent, cdn_key: new_cdn_key,
                                    cdn_key_id: cdn_key_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 CDN key name.
  puts "CDN key: #{operation.response.name}"
end

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