Introduction

The new Bunny Stream video player is ready to power your video experiences!

Quickstart guide

How to enable the new video player from your Bunny Stream dashboard:

Existing video libraries

1. Log into your Bunny.net account

2. Navigate to Stream from the side bar

3. Select the Video Library you would like to utilize the new video player on

4. Click on Player Settings

5. Toggle on 'Upgrade video player' feature

   

6. Click Enable on the pop-up modal

7. Your video libraryVideos and embed codes will now reflect the new video player

8. Enjoy!

API

You can also activate the new player over API on your video library using the following cURL commands via the 'Update video library' endpoint: https://docs.bunny.net/reference/videolibrarypublic_update#/

To enable the new video player:

curl <https://api.bunny.net/videolibrary/<library_id>  
 -X POST  
 -H 'authorization: <token>'  
 -H 'content-type: application/json'  
 --data-raw '{"PlayerVersion":2}'

To disable the new video player:

curl <https://api.bunny.net/videolibrary/library_id>  
 -X POST  
 -H 'authorization: <token>'  
 -H 'content-type: application/json'  
 --data-raw '{"PlayerVersion":1}'

About

Why we built our new video player

The player uses a modern and flexible technology that helps us deliver a better video experience for you. Here’s what that means:

A custom, modern Interface

The player offers a clean, intuitive interface that works seamlessly across desktops, tablets, and mobile devices. It’s fully customizable, allowing us to deliver a user experience that matches the quality of our content

Fast and responsive performance

The player is optimized for performance. Video controls feel smooth and responsive, and playback starts quickly without delays or glitches.

A consistent experience across browsers

No matter what browser you use; whether it’s Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge you’ll get a consistent and reliable experience. The interface and functionality remain the same everywhere

Designed for accessibility

The player is built to be inclusive. It supports screen readers, keyboard navigation, and other accessibility features so that everyone can enjoy our content with ease

Notes

• The new video player uses a new player URL for both embed iframe and direct play URLs https://player.mediadelivery.net 
• Your pre-existing player embed iframe and direct play URLs will still work https://iframe.mediadelivery.net
• You can still swap your video library back to the current player by disabling the new video player toggle
• As the new player is still in Beta - please report any issues to support
• The player is periodically executing performance measurement requests to evaluate network performance during video playback to continually improve video delivery performance.