What exactly is an API?

API is the acronym for Application Programming Interface, which is a software intermediary that allows two applications to talk to each other.

How to does an API work?

API is an interface that allows your application to interact with an external service using a simple set of commands.

Benefits of using an API?

API is like an open language, the rules of which are shared by a certain service. You can teach your application the rules of this language, so it can communicate with the service and access all the functions and data that the service is ready to share.

Streaming APIs

Featuring the best list of Streaming APIs to listen to music, video, social media content, and more.

List of the Top Audio and Video Streaming APIs (Updated for 2019)
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Streaming Availability

Netflix, Prime, Disney, HBO, Hulu and many others. Lookup which shows are available on streaming services across 60 countries

TheAudioDB.com is a community driven database of audio metadata. It is our aim to be the most simple and accurate source of Music data from all over the world. We also provide a repository of data that can be used in various types of HTPC software to make your viewing experience more visually appealing.

Genius Song Lyrics API

An AI service from Microsoft Azure that turns any app into a video search resource.

399 ms

100%

TwineSocial

Find and show content from Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Vine, Tumblr, Flickr, Google+ by #hashtag, @account, geo-location. Powerful server-side rules. Blazing performance.

Create and customize a social newsfeed/activity newsfeed.

127,223 ms

FacebookLiveAPI

Stream, search and manage live video on Facebook.

3.9

170 ms

Collabinate

Collabinate provides an API for hosted activity streams, allowing you to seamlessly build social feeds, microblogging, and collaboration into your application.

Alpaca Trading

API for commission-free US stock trading

Most supportive community of creators and get high-quality tools for hosting, sharing, and streaming videos.

0.1

127,266 ms

Openload

Connect to the Openload File Sharing API to upload, share and edit any file. Test an API call in your browser and export the code snippet into your app.

0.3

127,257 ms

XSportBox Livestreams

Live Sports Streams, Sport Results

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14 ms

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Streaming API

About streaming APIs

A streaming video API allows a developer to integrate their app or software with an existing streaming media service.

The unofficial Amazon Prime API by Streamzui is one example, but there are many others as well.

What is a streaming API?

APIs connect external apps, websites, and software to existing services through a set of commands in one or more programming languages.

To use an API with streaming service information, developers will typically need to pick a specific service and then find an API that connects to it.

How does Amazon Prime Video API work?

The Prime Video API is a popular request by developers eager to connect their software to the platform’s massive audience.

Unfortunately, there is no official API provided by Amazon to access its videos or search results. Fortunately, several other API developers have created interfaces that work around this to provide similar data to external apps and software.

Who is a streaming API for?

There are several use cases for streaming APIs.

Developers of a “where to watch” style website can use this kind of API to provide data on available content to users.

Anyone wanting to develop a site that would allow watching actual content outside of the official service could also benefit from an API.

Why is the Amazon Prime Video API important?

Amazon’s popular Prime Video service boasts millions of users, making it an obvious choice of platform to support on an external website.

What can you expect from a streaming API?

Developers hoping to connect their software to an Amazon Prime API can take solace in alternatives like Streamzui API.

These third-party solutions provide access not only to Amazon, but also to other streaming services like YouTube, Hulu, Netflix, and more.

Unfortunately, because of the popularity of these services, these alternative APIs are often expensive.

Are there examples of free streaming APIs?

Most free APIs for streaming is provided by the service they connect to. Some also exist that can pull data from popular streaming services like YouTube, however, and there are also unofficial Prime Video APIs that offer a free trial.

Best Streaming APIs

Streaming API SDKs

All Streaming APIs are supported and made available in multiple developer programming languages and SDKs including:

Node.js
PHP
Python
Ruby
Objective-C
Java (Android)
C# (.NET)
cURL

Just select your preference from any API endpoints page.