platform navigation and key features.md
Navigate the MK.IO portal
Use the portal navigation to find the resources for a workflow. The main groups follow the sequence from organizing source media to creating and delivering video.
Select an organization and project
If you belong to more than one organization, use the organization selector in the top-right corner to switch between them. Select a project to work with its storage, assets, processing resources, and delivery resources.
Organize media
The Organize group contains the resources that connect MK.IO to your media.
- Assets: Add media from connected storage, upload files, and manage asset filters. See Assets and storage.
- Storage: Connect the cloud storage that holds your media. The portal workflow covers Amazon S3 and Azure Blob Storage. See Connect cloud storage.
For automated storage configuration, MK.IO provides an application programming interface (API) called the Media API. It also defines Google Cloud Storage registration through Google.Storage. See the Storage API Guide.
Create video workflows
The Create group contains live and file-based processing resources.
- Live Events: Configure a live event, connect an input, and create live outputs. See Live events.
- Video Processing: Configure reusable transforms and submit jobs that apply them to input content. See Video processing.
Transforms and jobs appear together under Video Processing because a job runs a selected transform against an input.
Deliver and protect content
The Deliver group contains the resources used to publish and play media.
- Content Key Policies: Configure encryption, Digital Rights Management (DRM), and playback authorization. See Content key policies.
- Streaming Endpoints: Run the origin service that packages and delivers live or on-demand content. See Streaming endpoints and playback.
- MK Player: Test playback and integrate the web player. See the MK Player Software Development Kit (SDK).
Monitor and administer MK.IO
Use the operational and organization areas for tasks that span individual media workflows.
- Usage and Metrics: Publish service metrics for monitoring. See Monitor MK.IO services.
- Organization Settings: Manage users, teams, API tokens, webhooks, billing, and marketplace subscriptions. See Organization settings.
- Edge Devices: Onboard and manage devices connected to MK.IO. See Edge devices.
Work with the APIs
Use the API Guides when you need to automate a portal workflow. The Media API Guide covers media resources, while the Management API Guide covers organizations, access, tokens, billing, and webhooks.
Generate credentials from Organization Settings > API Tokens before making an API request. See Create API tokens and API authentication.