Livestream Channel

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A Livestream Channel in Google Cloud is a managed resource that enables real-time video streaming. It handles live video ingestion, transcoding, packaging, and delivery to viewers through adaptive bitrate streaming. The service integrates with Cloud Storage and CDN for scalable and reliable distribution, supporting various input protocols and output formats for different devices.

gcp.livestream_channel

Fields

ID	Type	Data Type	Description
_key	core	string
active_input	core	string	Output only. The InputAttachment.key that serves as the current input source. The first input in the input_attachments is the initial input source.
ancestors	core	array<string>
create_time	core	timestamp	Output only. The creation time.
datadog_display_name	core	string
elementary_streams	core	json	List of elementary streams.
encryptions	core	json	Optional. Encryption configurations for this channel. Each configuration has an ID which is referred to by each MuxStream to indicate which configuration is used for that output.
input_attachments	core	json	A list of input attachments that this channel uses. One channel can have multiple inputs as the input sources. Only one input can be selected as the input source at one time.
input_config	core	json	The configuration for input sources defined in input_attachments.
labels	core	array<string>	User-defined key/value metadata.
log_config	core	json	Configuration of platform logs for this channel.
manifests	core	json	List of output manifests.
mux_streams	core	json	List of multiplexing settings for output streams.
name	core	string	The resource name of the channel, in the form of: `projects/{project}/locations/{location}/channels/{channelId}`.
organization_id	core	string
output	core	json	Required. Information about the output (that is, the Cloud Storage bucket to store the generated live stream).
parent	core	string
project_id	core	string
project_number	core	string
region_id	core	string
resource_name	core	string
retention_config	core	json	Optional. Configuration for retention of output files for this channel.
sprite_sheets	core	json	List of output sprite sheets.
static_overlays	core	json	Optional. List of static overlay images. Those images display over the output content for the whole duration of the live stream.
streaming_error	core	json	Output only. A description of the reason for the streaming error. This property is always present when streaming_state is STREAMING_ERROR.
streaming_state	core	string	Output only. State of the streaming operation.
tags	core	hstore_csv
timecode_config	core	json	Configuration of timecode for this channel.
update_time	core	timestamp	Output only. The update time.
zone_id	core	string