Step 2: Create a Kinesis Video Stream
This section describes how to create a Kinesis video stream.
This section contains the following procedures:
Create a Video Stream Using the Console
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Open the console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/kinesisvideo/home
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On the Video streams page, choose Create video stream.
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On the Create a new video stream page, type
ExampleStream
for the stream name. Leave the Default configuration radio button selected. -
Choose Create video stream.
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After Kinesis Video Streams creates the stream, review the details on the ExampleStream page.
Create a Video Stream Using the AWS CLI
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Ensure that you have the AWS CLI installed and configured. For more information, see the AWS Command Line Interface documentation.
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Run the following
Create-Stream
command in the AWS CLI:aws kinesisvideo create-stream --stream-name "ExampleStream" --data-retention-in-hours "24"
The response will look similar to the following:
{ "StreamARN": "arn:aws:kinesisvideo:us-west-2:123456789012:stream/ExampleStream/123456789012" }
Next Step
Step 3: Send Data to a Kinesis Video Stream