Stream

All-in-one managed media pipeline for live and on-demand video

Stream makes storing, encoding, and distributing video effortless — eliminating the need for complex infrastructure, multiple vendors, or opaque pricing models.
Unified Media Pipeline

Upload, encode, package, and stream video from a single API — no stitching together services or vendors.

Simple, Predictable Pricing

Avoid convoluted billing models with clear, cost-effective rates that scale with you.

Built on Cloudflare's Network

Delivers video globally with lower bandwidth costs, faster access, and higher reliability.

Fast, global, unified

Stream provides a complete media pipeline from upload to delivery. Upload videos via API or direct upload, automatically encode to multiple formats and bitrates, then deliver through Cloudflare's global network. Built-in player or integrate with your own — all managed through a single, unified API. With RTMP/SRT ingest for live streaming and HLS/DASH output for compatibility, Stream handles both real-time and on-demand content seamlessly.

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Stream

Perfect for modern video workflows

You can use Stream to:

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E-learning and user-generated content

Perfect for educational platforms, journalism, worship services, and sports broadcasting with reliable delivery and flexible player options.

AI-generated media workflows

Integrate with Stream or Media Transformations + R2 for AI-generated video content with automatic optimization and global delivery.

Live streaming events

Broadcast live events with RTMP/SRT ingest and HLS/DASH output, reaching audiences worldwide with minimal latency.

Multi-platform video distribution

Transform videos for different platforms with resizing, cropping, and repackaging — adapt content for social media, mobile, and web.

Cloudflare Stream delivers video at global scale with unified media pipeline

Transform, encode, and deliver video worldwide with a single API. Stream handles upload, encoding, delivery, and playback — letting you focus on creating great content instead of managing complex video infrastructure.

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export default {
  async fetch(request, env, ctx): Promise<Response> {
    // Upload a video file
    const formData = new FormData();
    formData.append('file', videoFile);
    
    const uploadResponse = await fetch('https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/stream', {
      method: 'POST',
      headers: {
        'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + env.CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN,
      },
      body: formData,
    });
    
    const uploadResult = await uploadResponse.json();
    const videoId = uploadResult.result.uid;
    
    // Get video details
    const videoResponse = await fetch('https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/stream/' + videoId, {
      headers: {
        'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + env.CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN,
      },
    });
    
    const videoData = await videoResponse.json();
    
    return new Response(JSON.stringify({
      videoId: videoId,
      playbackUrl: videoData.result.playback.hls,
      thumbnailUrl: videoData.result.thumbnail
    }));
  },
};

Stream Pricing

Video hosting and live streaming. View Media pricing details

Minutes Stored

Free

Paid

$5.00 / thousand minutes

Minutes Delivered

Free

Paid

$1.00 / thousand minutes

Hypixel

"

Video is incredibly important to us and our community. Cloudflare Stream makes it easy for us to show off our game and distribute videos without having to build our own streaming solution from scratch. "

Director of IT

Powerful primitives, seamlessly integrated

Built on systems powering 20% of the Internet, Stream runs on the same infrastructure Cloudflare uses to build Cloudflare. Enterprise-grade reliability, security, and performance are standard.

Erstellen Sie ohne Grenzen

Tausende Entwickler, die die Infrastrukturkomplexität beseitigt und global mit Cloudflare bereitgestellt haben. Starten Sie kostenlos mit der Entwicklung — keine Kreditkarte erforderlich.