Create a video stream - Kinesis Video Streams
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Create a video stream

Follow these procedures to create a stream that the media will be ingested to. If you have already created the destination stream, skip this step.

Important

WebRTC Ingestion requires a Kinesis video stream with data retention greater than 0. The minimum is 1 hour.

To create a stream, call the CreateStream API using the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, or one of the AWS SDK’s.

Important

Make note of the stream ARN, you'll need it later.

AWS Management Console

Do the following:

  1. Open the Kinesis Video Streams console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/kinesisvideo/home/.

  2. On the Video streams page, choose Create video stream.

  3. On the Create a new video stream page, enter YourStreamName for the stream name. Leave the Default configuration button selected.

    This will create a stream with a greater than 0 data retention.

    Choose Create video stream.

  4. After Kinesis Video Streams creates the stream, review the details on the YourStreamName page.

AWS CLI

Verify that you have the AWS CLI installed and configured. For more information, see the AWS Command Line Interface User Guide.

For installation instructions, see the AWS Command Line Interface User Guide. After installation, configure the AWS CLI with credentials and region.

Alternatively, open the AWS CloudShell terminal, which has the AWS CLI installed and configured. See the AWS CloudShell User Guide for more information.

Run the following Create-Stream command using the AWS CLI:

aws kinesisvideo create-stream \
  --stream-name "YourStreamName" \
  --data-retention-in-hours 24 \
  --region "us-west-2"

The response will look like the following:

{
    "StreamARN": "arn:aws:kinesisvideo:us-west-2:123456789012:stream/YourStreamName/1234567890123"
}
AWS SDK

This code snippet shows you how to create a Kinesis video stream using the AWS SDK for JavaScript v2. The syntax will differ from other AWS SDKs, but the general flow will be the same. View a complete code example on GitHub.

Create the Kinesis Video Streams client. This is the client used to call the CreateStream API.

const clientConfig = {
    accessKeyId: 'YourAccessKey',
    secretAccessKey: 'YourSecretKey',
    region: 'us-west-2'
};
const kinesisVideoClient = new AWS.KinesisVideo(clientConfig);

Use the client to call the CreateStream API.

const createStreamResponse = await kinesisVideoClient
    .createStream({
        StreamName: 'YourStreamName',
        DataRetentionInHours: 48,
    })
    .promise();

Print the response.

console.log(createStreamResponse.StreamARN);

The live web page with this code sample is available for use on GitHub. Input your region, AWS credentials, and the name of your signaling channel.

Expand the WebRTC Ingestion and Storage node, type the name of your stream, then choose Create Stream. A pop-up asks for the number of hours you'd like to persist the stream's data. Enter a value greater than 0, then choose Create Stream.