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Amazon Interactive Video Service

Build engaging live stream and interactive video experiences

100 hours of SD video output and 5 hours of basic video input per month

with the AWS Free Tier

How it works

Amazon Interactive Video Service (Amazon IVS) is a managed live streaming solution that lets you build interactive video experiences.
Amazon IVS Explained (01:36)
Why Amazon IVS?
Amazon Interactive Video Service (Amazon IVS) is a managed live streaming solution that makes low-latency or real-time video available to viewers around the world, allowing you to create engaging live experiences.

How it works

Amazon Interactive Video Stream (Amazon IVS) is a managed live streaming solution that lets you build interactive video experiences.

Use cases

Build communities with social chat rooms

Let your audiences interact by adding a virtual space to chats alongside your live content.
Learn more about Amazon IVS Chat »

Monetization with e-commerce or auctions

Synchronize companion retail elements with low-latency streams or run live auctions with real-time streams.
Learn more about e-commerce with low-latency streams »

Use polls to gauge audience opinions

Get instant feedback from viewers of low-latency streams with polling and voting applications that use timed metadata.
Learn more about timed metadata »

Host collaborative live streams

Build applications where you can bring audience members “on stage” to contribute to the live conversation
Learn more about using multiple hosts »

"Amazon IVS has been instrumental in supporting our rapidly growing Easygo engineering team, by being able to scale to over 30M end users on our live-streaming product, with concurrent streams scaling to 1M with creators growing their community reliably, every day. The low-latency streaming and high-definition video ensure seamless interactions, crucial for live events. Emerging artists, gamers, and professional creators benefit from dynamic viewer engagement and collaborative features. Stability of Amazon IVS means the platform can run gaming events, live sports, and music concerts effortlessly. We highly recommend Amazon IVS for anyone looking to enhance their live streaming experiences.”

– Dave Lemphers, Chief Technology Officer, Easygo

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How to get started

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Read the Amazon IVS User Guide, API Reference, and more.

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