Stream

aid: stream-io
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/stream-io/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Stream
x-type: company
description: >-
  Stream provides realtime APIs for chat messaging, video and audio (calls and rooms),
  activity feeds and moderation. Hosted on a global edge network with native SDKs for web,
  mobile (iOS, Android, Flutter, React Native) and game engines (Unity, Unreal). Stream
  publishes full OpenAPI specifications for its Chat, Video and Moderation server-side APIs.
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Realtime
  - Chat
  - Messaging
  - Video
  - Audio
  - Activity Feeds
  - Moderation
  - SDK
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-05-08'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: stream-io:chat
    name: Stream Chat API
    description: >-
      Server-side REST API for Stream Chat — channels, messages, users, threads,
      reactions, attachments, push notifications, search and import/export. JWT-based
      auth using a Stream API key/secret pair.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://getstream.io/chat/docs/
    baseURL: https://chat.stream-io-api.com
    tags:
      - REST
      - Chat
      - Messaging
      - WebSocket
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://getstream.io/chat/docs/
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://getstream.github.io/protocol/?urls.primaryName=Chat
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/stream-io-chat-openapi.yml
      - type: OpenAPISource
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GetStream/protocol/main/openapi/chat-openapi.yaml
      - type: SDK
        url: https://getstream.io/chat/sdk/
  - aid: stream-io:video
    name: Stream Video & Audio API
    description: >-
      Server-side REST API for Stream Video — calls, audio rooms, livestreams,
      recordings, transcriptions, edge selection, push and SFU coordination. WebRTC
      backed by Stream's global edge network.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://getstream.io/video/docs/
    baseURL: https://video.stream-io-api.com
    tags:
      - REST
      - Video
      - Audio
      - WebRTC
      - Livestream
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://getstream.io/video/docs/
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://getstream.github.io/protocol/?urls.primaryName=Video
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/stream-io-video-openapi.yml
      - type: OpenAPISource
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GetStream/protocol/main/openapi/video-openapi.yaml
      - type: SDK
        url: https://getstream.io/video/sdk/
  - aid: stream-io:moderation
    name: Stream Moderation API
    description: >-
      Server-side REST API for AI-powered content moderation across text, images and
      video — flagging, queues, automoderation policies, harms taxonomy and reviewer
      decisions.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://getstream.io/moderation/
    baseURL: https://chat.stream-io-api.com
    tags:
      - REST
      - Moderation
      - Trust & Safety
      - AI
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://getstream.io/moderation/docs/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/stream-io-moderation-openapi.yml
      - type: OpenAPISource
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GetStream/protocol/main/openapi/moderation-openapi.yaml
  - aid: stream-io:feeds
    name: Stream Activity Feeds API
    description: >-
      Server-side REST API for activity feeds — flat, aggregated, notification and
      ranked feeds, follow graph, reactions and personalisation. Powered by Stream's
      original feed engine.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://getstream.io/activity-feeds/docs/
    baseURL: https://api.stream-io-api.com
    tags:
      - REST
      - Activity Feeds
      - Social
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://getstream.io/activity-feeds/docs/
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://getstream.io/activity-feeds/docs/rest/
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://getstream.io/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://getstream.io/docs/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://getstream.io/pricing/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/GetStream
  - type: ProtocolPortal
    url: https://getstream.github.io/protocol/
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.getstream.io/
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/stream-io-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/stream-io-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/stream-io-finops.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]