iOS (AVPlayer)

Example of video playback on iOS using AVPlayer

Last updated Apr 21, 2026 Note

Before you can play videos, you must first upload a video to Cloudflare Stream or be actively streaming to a live input

import SwiftUI
import AVKit

struct MyView: View {
    // Change the url to the Cloudflare Stream HLS manifest URL
    private let player = AVPlayer(url: URL(string: "https://customer-9cbb9x7nxdw5hb57.cloudflarestream.com/8f92fe7d2c1c0983767649e065e691fc/manifest/video.m3u8")!)

    var body: some View {
        VideoPlayer(player: player)
            .onAppear() {
                player.play()
            }
    }
}

struct MyView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
    static var previews: some View {
        MyView()
    }
}

Download and run an example app

1. Download this example app ↗︎ from Apple's developer docs
2. Open and run the app using Xcode ↗︎.
3. Search in Xcode for m3u8, and open the Streams file
4. Replace the value of playlist_url with the HLS manifest URL for your video.

1. Click the Play button in Xcode to run the app, and play your video.

For more, see read the docs.

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