Amazon MediaLive

aid: amazon-medialive
name: Amazon MediaLive
description: AWS Elemental MediaLive is a broadcast-grade live video processing service that creates high-quality video streams for delivery to broadcast televisions and internet-connected multiscreen
  devices.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- AWS
- Broadcasting
- Media Processing
- Media
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-medialive/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-04-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: amazon-medialive:medialive-api
  name: Amazon MediaLive API
  description: AWS Elemental MediaLive is a broadcast-grade live video processing service that creates high-quality video streams for delivery to broadcast televisions and internet-connected 
    multiscreen devices.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/medialive/
  baseURL: http://medialive.{region}.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Broadcasting
  - Media Processing
  - Media
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/medialive/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-medialive-openapi-original.yml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/medialive/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/medialive/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/medialive/faqs/
common:
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/medialive/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/medialive/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
- type: Support
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/
- type: Blog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/media/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/medialive/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-medialive-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-medialive-vocabulary.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
  url: capabilities/amazon-medialive-media-workflow.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Live Video Encoding
    description: Broadcast-grade live video encoding supporting H.264, H.265, and other professional codecs.
  - name: Multiple Input Types
    description: Accept live video from RTP, RTMP, HLS pull, MediaConnect, MP4, and other source types.
  - name: Redundant Encoding
    description: Pipeline redundancy for high-availability live events with automatic failover.
  - name: Dynamic Ad Insertion Markers
    description: Insert SCTE-35 markers for downstream ad replacement in live streams.
  - name: Multiple Output Groups
    description: Deliver to HLS, DASH, RTMP, archive, UDP, MediaPackage, and other output destinations simultaneously.
  - name: Input Switching
    description: Dynamically switch between input sources during a live event without interruption.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Live Television Broadcast
    description: Encode and deliver live TV channels with broadcast-grade quality.
  - name: Live Sports Streaming
    description: Handle large-scale live sports events with redundant pipelines.
  - name: Live News Production
    description: Create live news channel workflows with multi-source input switching.
  - name: Virtual Events
    description: Stream virtual conferences, concerts, and entertainment events.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: AWS Elemental MediaConnect
    description: Receive high-quality video transport feeds from MediaConnect.
  - name: AWS Elemental MediaPackage
    description: Send encoded outputs to MediaPackage for adaptive bitrate packaging.
  - name: Amazon S3
    description: Archive live stream recordings to S3 for storage and later processing.
  - name: Amazon CloudWatch
    description: Monitor channel health metrics and set alerts for live events.
  - name: Amazon EventBridge
    description: Trigger workflows based on channel state change events.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: [email protected]