Amazon GameLift Streams now supports sharing via stream URLs
Amazon GameLift Streams now provides stream URLs for temporary, unauthenticated access to playable stream sessions via a web browser. This feature simplifies sharing game streams, as recipients do not need AWS accounts, credentials, or software installs. Stream URLs can be configured for validity and session limits, offering a no-additional-charge way to distribute playable game sessions, with usage billed as standard stream capacity.
- →Share game streams with temporary, unauthenticated stream URLs
- →New APIs for stream URL management
- →Configure stream URL validity and session limits
- →No additional charge for stream URLs, capacity usage applies
Features (2) ›
- Share game streams with temporary, unauthenticated stream URLs
Amazon GameLift Streams now offers stream URLs, allowing users to share playable stream sessions with temporary, unauthenticated access through a web browser. Recipients do not require an AWS account, credentials, or software installation to access these streams.
- New APIs for stream URL management
Amazon GameLift Streams introduces new APIs including CreateStreamUrl, GetStreamUrl, ListStreamUrls, and RevokeStreamUrl for programmatic management of stream URLs. These can be used alongside the GameLift Streams console.
Enhancements (1) ›
- Configure stream URL validity and session limits
Stream URLs can be configured with specific validity periods and limits on the number of sessions they can initiate. This provides control over how long and how many times a shared stream session can be accessed.
Notes (1) ›
- No additional charge for stream URLs, capacity usage applies
There is no extra cost for utilizing stream URLs themselves. Users are charged for the stream capacity consumed by sessions initiated through these URLs, as detailed on the Amazon GameLift Streams pricing page.
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/08/amazon-gamelift-streams/
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