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What Google Media CDN is

Google Media CDN delivers streaming video and large file downloads from Google’s global edge-caching infrastructure, with 59 edge locations. It is optimized for high-throughput egress and can retrieve content from Cloud Storage, other clouds, and on-premises HTTP infrastructure. Controls include origin shielding, configurable cache policies and TTLs, and invalidation by host and path, URL prefix or wildcard, or cache tags. Routing supports hosts, paths, redirects, rewrites, header and query matching, and built-in CORS policies. Client connections use Global Anycast over IPv4 and IPv6, HTTP/3, HTTP/2, HTTP/1.1, TLS 1.2, and TLS 1.3. Cloud Armor can filter traffic by IP address, geography, layer 7 rules, or Autonomous System Number. Signed URLs, cookies, and tokens can restrict content access. Media CDN integrates with external Application Load Balancers, Cloud Logging, and Cloud Monitoring, and supports REST APIs, the Google Cloud console and CLI, and Terraform. Google-managed and self-managed TLS certificates are supported. It is a paid service with pricing on request, and a Google Cloud sales representative or account team must enable it.

Who it suits

It suits teams delivering high-volume video or large downloads through Google Cloud and other origins. It is less suitable for client RTMP or WebRTC delivery or sensitive, user-specific workloads.

What it does well

  • 59 edge locations
  • Origin shielding and configurable cache policies
  • HTTP/3, HTTP/2, and HTTP/1.1 support
  • Cloud Armor traffic controls
  • REST, CLI, console, and Terraform tooling

What to know first

  • Pricing is available only on request
  • No free plan
  • Does not support RTMP or WebRTC delivery
  • Google advises against sensitive or user-specific workloads

Plans

PlanBilled and limitsPrice
Media CDNContact sales for a quote · Quote required · Get the service enabled for your project through your Google Cloud sales representative or account teamOn request

As cloud.google.com lists them, read 7 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Verdict

Google Media CDN provides extensive caching, routing, protocol, and access-control options for high-throughput media delivery. Buyers must request pricing and enablement, and should account for its stated workload and protocol limitations.

Facts from Google Media CDN's own pages

APIs and tooling
It supports REST APIs, the Google Cloud console and CLI, and Terraform. · docs.cloud.google.com, 7 Oct 2026
Availability and support
You must contact a Google Cloud sales representative or account team to enable Media CDN for your project. · docs.cloud.google.com, 7 Oct 2026
Caching
It supports origin shielding, configurable cache policies, TTLs, and cache invalidation by host and path, URL prefix or wildcard, and cache tags. · docs.cloud.google.com, 7 Oct 2026
Compliance
The feature comparison lists PCI-DSS, SOC 1/2/3, and ISO 27001, 27017, 27018, and 27701 for Media CDN; it does not list HIPAA or FedRAMP for the product. · docs.cloud.google.com, 7 Oct 2026
Content access
Signed URLs, signed cookies, and signed tokens can authenticate requests and limit access to content. · docs.cloud.google.com, 7 Oct 2026
Integrations
It integrates with Google Cloud external Application Load Balancers, Cloud Logging, and Cloud Monitoring. · docs.cloud.google.com, 7 Oct 2026
Intended workloads
Media CDN is optimized for high-throughput egress workloads, including video streaming and large downloads. · docs.cloud.google.com, 7 Oct 2026
Notable limitations
Media CDN does not support RTMP or WebRTC delivery to clients, and Google advises against using it for sensitive or user-specific workloads. · docs.cloud.google.com, 7 Oct 2026
Origins
It can fetch content from Cloud Storage, other clouds, and on-premises HTTP infrastructure. · docs.cloud.google.com, 7 Oct 2026
Protocols
Client connections support Global Anycast over IPv4 and IPv6, HTTP/3, HTTP/2, HTTP/1.1, TLS 1.2, and TLS 1.3. · docs.cloud.google.com, 7 Oct 2026
Routing
It supports host and path routing, URL redirects and rewrites, header and query matching, and built-in CORS policies. · docs.cloud.google.com, 7 Oct 2026
Security
Cloud Armor policies can allow or deny traffic by IP address, geography, layer 7 filters, and Autonomous System Number. · docs.cloud.google.com, 7 Oct 2026
TLS certificates
Google-managed and self-managed TLS certificates are supported, with no additional charge for TLS traffic or Google-managed certificates. · docs.cloud.google.com, 7 Oct 2026
What it does
Media CDN delivers streaming video and large file downloads from Google's global edge-caching infrastructure. · docs.cloud.google.com, 7 Oct 2026

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