cfstream

A minimal, fast command-line interface for managing Cloudflare Stream videos.

Features

• 🎥 Upload videos with resumable TUS protocol for large files
• 📊 Manage videos - list, get, update, delete with rich filtering
• 🔗 Generate links - preview, signed URLs, thumbnails, HLS/DASH manifests
• 📦 Embed codes - responsive iframes with customization
• 🎨 Multiple outputs - table, JSON, or YAML formats
• ⚡ Fast & efficient - direct API integration with progress tracking

Installation

go install github.com/kljensen/cfstream@latest

Or build from source:

git clone https://github.com/kljensen/cfstream.git
cd cfstream
go build -o cfstream

Quick Start

1. Configure credentials

cfstream config init

Or use environment variables:

export CFSTREAM_ACCOUNT_ID=your_account_id
export CFSTREAM_API_TOKEN=your_api_token

2. Upload a video

cfstream upload file video.mp4 --name "My Video"

3. Get video links

# Preview URL
cfstream link preview VIDEO_ID

# Signed URL (expires in 24h)
cfstream link signed VIDEO_ID --duration 24h

# Thumbnail
cfstream link thumbnail VIDEO_ID --time 30s

4. Get embed code

cfstream embed code VIDEO_ID --responsive --autoplay --muted

Commands

Configuration

cfstream config init              # Interactive setup
cfstream config show              # Display current config

Upload

cfstream upload file video.mp4    # Upload local file
cfstream upload url <url>         # Upload from URL
cfstream upload direct            # Generate direct upload URL

Video Management

cfstream video list               # List all videos
cfstream video get VIDEO_ID       # Get video details
cfstream video update VIDEO_ID    # Update metadata
cfstream video delete VIDEO_ID    # Delete video

Links

cfstream link preview VIDEO_ID    # Preview URL
cfstream link signed VIDEO_ID     # Signed URL
cfstream link thumbnail VIDEO_ID  # Thumbnail URL
cfstream link hls VIDEO_ID        # HLS manifest
cfstream link dash VIDEO_ID       # DASH manifest

Embed

cfstream embed code VIDEO_ID      # Get iframe embed code

Output Formats

Use --output or -o to change the output format:

cfstream video list --output json   # JSON output
cfstream video list --output yaml   # YAML output
cfstream video list                 # Table output (default)

Global Flags

• --output, -o - Output format (table, json, yaml)
• --quiet, -q - Suppress non-essential output
• --verbose, -v - Verbose output
• --help, -h - Show help
• --version - Show version

Examples

Upload and share workflow

# Upload
cfstream upload file presentation.mp4 --name "Q4 Presentation"

# Generate signed URL (24h expiry)
cfstream link signed abc123def456 --duration 24h

# Or get embed code
cfstream embed code abc123def456 --responsive

Batch operations with JSON

# Export all videos
cfstream video list --output json > videos.json

# Parse with jq
cfstream video get VIDEO_ID --output json | jq '.name'

Search and filter

# Find by name
cfstream video list --search "tutorial"

# Filter by status
cfstream video list --status ready --limit 50

Configuration

Configuration is loaded from (in order of precedence):

1. Environment variables (CFSTREAM_*)
2. Config file (~/.config/cfstream/config.yaml)
3. Defaults

Environment Variables

• CFSTREAM_ACCOUNT_ID - Cloudflare account ID
• CFSTREAM_API_TOKEN - API token
• CFSTREAM_OUTPUT - Default output format

Development

Run tests

go test ./...

Run linter

golangci-lint run

Build

go build -o cfstream

License

Unlicense