Livepeer

aid: livepeer-com
name: Livepeer
description: >-
  Livepeer is the open, permissionless protocol for video transcoding, streaming,
  and AI video inference, coordinated on Ethereum mainnet and Arbitrum One via the
  Livepeer Token (LPT). The company commercializes the network through Livepeer
  Studio (a managed REST API for live streaming, VOD, multistream, recording,
  rooms, access control, and AI generate) and the Livepeer AI Network, where any
  GPU operator can serve text-to-image, image-to-video, live video-to-video, LLM,
  audio-to-text, text-to-speech, upscale, and segmentation pipelines for fees
  settled in ETH via probabilistic micropayments. The reference Go implementation
  (go-livepeer), official SDKs in TypeScript, Python, and Go, the React UI Kit,
  the AI worker, and the Gateway are all open source under the Livepeer GitHub
  organization.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Video
  - Live Streaming
  - Video On Demand
  - AI Video
  - Decentralized Compute
  - GPU Network
  - Ethereum
  - Arbitrum
  - Web3
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/livepeer-com/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: livepeer-com:studio
    name: Livepeer Studio API
    description: >-
      Managed REST API for the Livepeer network. Create and run live streams via
      RTMP/SRT/WHIP, ingest VOD assets, run transcode tasks, configure multistream
      destinations, drive WebRTC rooms, manage signing keys for token-gated
      playback, query usage and viewership metrics, and submit AI generate jobs
      to the network — all behind a single Bearer-authenticated API on
      https://livepeer.studio/api.
    humanURL: https://livepeer.studio
    baseURL: https://livepeer.studio/api
    tags:
      - Live Streaming
      - Video On Demand
      - Transcoding
      - Multistream
      - Recording
      - Rooms
      - Webhooks
      - Access Control
      - Playback
      - Metrics
      - AI Generate
      - Assets
      - Tasks
    properties:
      - url: https://docs.livepeer.org
        type: Documentation
      - url: https://docs.livepeer.org/api-reference
        type: APIReference
      - url: https://docs.livepeer.org/quickstart
        type: GettingStarted
      - url: https://docs.livepeer.org/developers/authentication
        type: Authentication
      - url: openapi/livepeer-studio-openapi.yml
        type: OpenAPI
      - url: rules/livepeer-studio-rules.yml
        type: SpectralRuleset
      - url: json-schema/livepeer-stream-schema.json
        type: JSONSchema
      - url: json-schema/livepeer-asset-schema.json
        type: JSONSchema
      - url: json-schema/livepeer-task-schema.json
        type: JSONSchema
      - url: json-schema/livepeer-webhook-schema.json
        type: JSONSchema
      - url: json-structure/livepeer-stream-structure.json
        type: JSONStructure
      - url: examples/livepeer-create-stream-example.json
        type: Example
      - url: examples/livepeer-create-webhook-example.json
        type: Example
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/livepeer-studio-stream.yaml
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/livepeer-studio-multistream.yaml
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/livepeer-studio-asset.yaml
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/livepeer-studio-task.yaml
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/livepeer-studio-webhook.yaml
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/livepeer-studio-session.yaml
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/livepeer-studio-room.yaml
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/livepeer-studio-accesscontrol.yaml
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/livepeer-studio-playback.yaml
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/livepeer-studio-transcode.yaml
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/livepeer-studio-metrics.yaml
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/livepeer-studio-generate.yaml

  - aid: livepeer-com:ai-network
    name: Livepeer AI Network
    description: >-
      Open AI inference gateway exposing text-to-image, image-to-image,
      image-to-video, live video-to-video, upscale, audio-to-text, text-to-speech,
      LLM (OpenAI-compatible), image-to-text, and Segment Anything 2 pipelines
      against a permissionless network of GPU Orchestrators. Two interchangeable
      endpoints: the community gateway at https://dream-gateway.livepeer.cloud
      and Livepeer Studio's managed gateway at https://livepeer.studio/api/beta/generate.
      Fees settle in ETH on Arbitrum One via probabilistic micropayment tickets.
    humanURL: https://docs.livepeer.org/ai
    baseURL: https://dream-gateway.livepeer.cloud
    tags:
      - AI Inference
      - Generative AI
      - Text To Image
      - Image To Image
      - Image To Video
      - Live Video To Video
      - Upscale
      - Audio To Text
      - Text To Speech
      - LLM
      - Image To Text
      - Segmentation
      - GPU Network
    properties:
      - url: https://docs.livepeer.org/ai
        type: Documentation
      - url: https://docs.livepeer.org/ai/api-reference
        type: APIReference
      - url: openapi/livepeer-ai-worker-openapi.yml
        type: OpenAPI
      - url: openapi/livepeer-gateway-openapi.yml
        type: OpenAPI
      - url: rules/livepeer-ai-rules.yml
        type: SpectralRuleset
      - url: json-schema/livepeer-ai-text-to-image-schema.json
        type: JSONSchema
      - url: json-schema/livepeer-ai-image-to-video-schema.json
        type: JSONSchema
      - url: examples/livepeer-ai-text-to-image-example.json
        type: Example
      - url: examples/livepeer-image-to-video-example.json
        type: Example
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/livepeer-ai-generate.yaml
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/livepeer-ai-system.yaml

  - aid: livepeer-com:cli-http
    name: Livepeer Node CLI HTTP API
    description: >-
      Local loopback HTTP API exposed by go-livepeer for Orchestrator and Gateway
      operators. Endpoints cover node status, protocol parameters, registered
      orchestrators, bond/unbond/rebond actions, orchestrator activation,
      broadcaster configuration, max price for capability, reward calls, ETH/LPT
      transfers, and message signing — used by the official Livepeer CLI and
      dashboards.
    humanURL: https://docs.livepeer.org/orchestrators
    baseURL: http://127.0.0.1:7935
    tags:
      - Node Operations
      - Orchestrator
      - Gateway
      - Staking
      - Ethereum
      - CLI
    properties:
      - url: https://docs.livepeer.org/orchestrators/guides/install-go-livepeer
        type: Documentation
      - url: https://docs.livepeer.org/references/livepeer-cli
        type: APIReference
      - url: openapi/livepeer-cli-http-openapi.yml
        type: OpenAPI
      - url: rules/livepeer-studio-rules.yml
        type: SpectralRuleset
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/livepeer-cli-status.yaml
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/livepeer-cli-staking.yaml
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/livepeer-cli-orchestrator.yaml
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/livepeer-cli-gateway.yaml
      - type: NaftikoCapability
        url: capabilities/livepeer-cli-ethereum.yaml

common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://livepeer.org
  - type: StudioPortal
    url: https://livepeer.studio
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.livepeer.org
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.livepeer.org/api-reference
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://livepeer.studio/pricing
  - type: Blog
    url: https://livepeer.org/blog
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://docs.livepeer.org/changelog
  - type: Explorer
    url: https://explorer.livepeer.org
  - type: Forum
    url: https://forum.livepeer.org
  - type: Roadmap
    url: https://roadmap.livepeer.org/roadmap
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.livepeer.studio
  - type: SignUp
    url: https://livepeer.studio/register
  - type: Login
    url: https://livepeer.studio/login
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.livepeer.org/legal/terms-of-service
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://www.livepeer.org/legal/privacy-policy
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/livepeer
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/livepeer/go-livepeer
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/livepeer/studio
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/livepeer/docs
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://docs.livepeer.org/sdks
  - type: TypeScriptSDK
    url: https://github.com/livepeer/livepeer-js
  - type: PythonSDK
    url: https://github.com/livepeer/livepeer-python
  - type: PythonSDK
    url: https://github.com/livepeer/livepeer-ai-python
  - type: PythonSDK
    url: https://github.com/livepeer/livepeer-python-gateway
  - type: GoSDK
    url: https://github.com/livepeer/livepeer-go
  - type: UIKit
    url: https://github.com/livepeer/ui-kit
    name: Livepeer React UI Kit
  - type: ReferenceImplementation
    url: https://github.com/livepeer/go-livepeer
  - type: AIWorker
    url: https://github.com/livepeer/ai-worker
  - type: Plugin
    url: https://github.com/livepeer/naap
    name: NAAP — Livepeer AI Compute Network plugin platform
  - type: SmartContracts
    url: https://github.com/livepeer/protocol
  - type: NetworkExplorer
    url: https://explorer.livepeer.org
  - type: TokenContractEthereum
    url: https://etherscan.io/token/0x58b6a8a3302369daec383334672404ee733ab239
  - type: TokenContractArbitrum
    url: https://arbiscan.io/token/0x289ba1701c2f088cf0faf8b3705246331cb8a839
  - type: Discord
    url: https://discord.gg/livepeer
  - type: Twitter
    url: https://twitter.com/Livepeer
  - type: YouTube
    url: https://www.youtube.com/@LivepeerNetwork
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/livepeer
  - type: LLMsTxt
    url: https://docs.livepeer.org/llms.txt
  - type: LLMsFullTxt
    url: https://docs.livepeer.org/llms-full.txt
  - type: SpectralRuleset
    url: rules/livepeer-studio-rules.yml
  - type: SpectralRuleset
    url: rules/livepeer-ai-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/livepeer-com-vocabulary.yml
  - type: JSON-LD
    url: json-ld/livepeer-com-context.jsonld
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/livepeer-platform-structure.json
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/livepeer-com-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/livepeer-com-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/livepeer-com-finops.yml
  - type: Features
    data:
      - Decentralized GPU network for transcoding + AI inference
      - LPT token live on Ethereum mainnet and Arbitrum One
      - Probabilistic micropayment (PM) tickets for sub-cent settlement
      - Livepeer Studio managed REST API with Bearer auth
      - Live streaming via RTMP, SRT, and WHIP ingest
      - Adaptive bitrate HLS + WebRTC playback
      - Recording, clipping, and on-demand asset hosting
      - Multistream simulcast to YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, etc.
      - WebRTC rooms with optional RTMP egress
      - Token-gated playback via signing keys, JWT, and webhook policies
      - Webhooks for stream/asset/recording/task lifecycle
      - AI pipelines (text-to-image, image-to-video, live video-to-video, LLM, etc.)
      - Two AI gateways (community + Studio beta) interchangeable per request
      - Official TypeScript, Python (Studio + AI + Gateway), and Go SDKs
      - React UI Kit (Player, Broadcast) for client embedding
      - go-livepeer reference node for operators
      - NAAP plugin platform for the AI Compute Network
      - Open governance via Livepeer Improvement Proposals (LIPs)
    sources:
      - https://livepeer.org
      - https://docs.livepeer.org
      - https://livepeer.studio/pricing
    updated: '2026-05-25'
  - type: UseCases
    data:
      - User-generated live streaming platforms (creator economy)
      - On-demand video platforms with low transcoding cost
      - Web3 / NFT video drops with on-chain provenance
      - Multistream restreaming to incumbent social platforms
      - Real-time video AI transformation (Daydream / live video-to-video)
      - AI avatars and embodied agents (Embody)
      - Open streaming infrastructure (Stream.place, Frameworks)
      - Generative video for marketing, advertising, and entertainment
      - Realtime sports / security / manufacturing video intelligence
      - LLM inference on decentralized GPU capacity
  - type: Integrations
    data:
      - YouTube, Twitch, Facebook Live (multistream targets)
      - IPFS / Filecoin (asset storage)
      - Ethereum Mainnet (LPT, governance)
      - Arbitrum One (PM tickets, AI fee settlement)
      - The Graph (subgraph for Livepeer protocol)
      - OBS, Streamlabs, Larix, Restream (ingest tooling)
      - OpenAI-compatible LLM clients (via /llm endpoint)
      - Daydream, Embody, Frameworks, Stream.place, Storyboard (ecosystem apps)

maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]