Brightcove

aid: brightcove
name: Brightcove
description: Brightcove is an online video platform providing REST APIs for uploading and managing videos, encoding, CDN delivery, player configuration, analytics, and live streaming management. Its Video Cloud platform serves media companies, broadcasters, marketers, and OTT providers globally.
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url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/brightcove/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
  - Video
  - Media
  - Streaming
  - Live Streaming
  - Analytics
  - CDN
  - OTT
  - Player
  - Ad Insertion
apis:
  - name: Brightcove CMS API
    description: Delivers uncached access to all media data within your Video Cloud library, enabling full CRUD operations on videos, playlists, and assets.
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    humanURL: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/
    baseURL: https://cms.api.brightcove.com/v1
    tags:
      - CMS
      - Video Management
      - Media
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cms/references/cms-api-swagger.yaml

  - name: Brightcove Dynamic Ingest API
    description: Handles ingestion of videos and media assets into Video Cloud, supporting remote URL ingestion and upload from local files.
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    humanURL: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/dynamic-ingest/
    baseURL: https://ingest.api.brightcove.com/v1
    tags:
      - Ingest
      - Video Upload
      - Encoding
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/dynamic-ingest/

  - name: Brightcove Analytics API
    description: Retrieves analytics data programmatically for Video Cloud accounts, including dimensions like device type, geography, player, and video performance metrics.
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    humanURL: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/analytics/
    baseURL: https://analytics.api.brightcove.com/v1
    tags:
      - Analytics
      - Reporting
      - Metrics
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/analytics/

  - name: Brightcove Playback API
    description: Fetches video and playlist data for players and mobile apps, providing optimized delivery of media metadata and playback URLs.
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    humanURL: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback/
    baseURL: https://edge.api.brightcove.com/playback/v1
    tags:
      - Playback
      - Video Delivery
      - Player
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback/

  - name: Brightcove Player Management API
    description: Creates, edits, and manages Brightcove players as publishable resources with full configuration control.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/player-management/
    baseURL: https://players.api.brightcove.com/v2
    tags:
      - Player
      - Configuration
      - Management
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/player-management/

  - name: Brightcove Live API
    description: Creates and manages live streams with comprehensive streaming controls including RTMP, RTP, RTP-FEC, and SRT input protocols and HLS output delivery.
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    humanURL: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/live-api/
    baseURL: https://api.bcovlive.io/v1
    tags:
      - Live Streaming
      - Broadcasting
      - HLS
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/live-api/

  - name: Brightcove OAuth API
    description: Implements OAuth 2.0 client credentials flow for managing credentials and obtaining access tokens for all Brightcove REST APIs.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/oauth/
    baseURL: https://oauth.brightcove.com/v4
    tags:
      - OAuth
      - Authentication
      - Security
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/oauth/

  - name: Brightcove SSAI API
    description: Enables server-side ad stitching directly into video streams, supporting VOD and live stream monetization with seamless ad insertion.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/ssai/
    baseURL: https://ssai.api.brightcove.com/v1
    tags:
      - Ad Insertion
      - Monetization
      - SSAI
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/ssai/

  - name: Brightcove Ingest Profiles API
    description: Manages profiles that define video processing during ingestion, controlling encoding settings and rendition creation.
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    humanURL: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/ingest-profiles/
    baseURL: https://ingestion.api.brightcove.com/v1
    tags:
      - Encoding
      - Ingest Profiles
      - Transcoding
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/ingest-profiles/

  - name: Brightcove Delivery Rules API
    description: Customizes media delivery to meet specific business objectives, enabling conditional logic for rendition selection and CDN routing.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/delivery-rules/
    baseURL: https://delivery-rules.api.brightcove.com
    tags:
      - Delivery
      - CDN
      - Rules Engine
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/delivery-rules/

  - name: Brightcove Cloud Playout APIs
    description: Manages cloud-based linear channel playout with EPG (Electronic Programming Guide) and Channels APIs for scheduled programming.
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    humanURL: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cloud-playout-apis/
    baseURL: https://cm.cloudplayout.brightcove.com
    tags:
      - Cloud Playout
      - Linear TV
      - EPG
      - Channels
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/cloud-playout-apis/

  - name: Brightcove Audience API
    description: Retrieves viewing event and lead data for marketing automation workflows, enabling integration with MAP and CRM platforms.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/audience/
    baseURL: https://audience.api.brightcove.com/v1
    tags:
      - Audience
      - Marketing Automation
      - Lead Data
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/audience/

  - name: Brightcove Social API
    description: Retrieves social sharing status and history for videos distributed to social media platforms.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/social/
    baseURL: https://edge.social.api.brightcove.com/v1
    tags:
      - Social Media
      - Distribution
      - Sharing
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/social/

  - name: Brightcove Playback Restrictions API
    description: Provides scalable playback management including DRM, concurrency controls, and geographic and domain restrictions.
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    humanURL: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback-restrictions/
    baseURL: https://playback-auth.api.brightcove.com
    tags:
      - DRM
      - Playback Restrictions
      - Security
      - Concurrency
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/playback-restrictions/

common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.brightcove.com
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://apis.support.brightcove.com/
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/brightcove
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brightcove
  - type: Blog
    url: https://www.brightcove.com/en/blog/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.brightcove.com/en/contact/
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.brightcove.com/
  - type: X
    url: https://x.com/brightcove
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/brightcove-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/brightcove-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/brightcove-finops.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]