Dashboard overview

When you log into MK.IO, the Dashboard provides centralized access to all platform features:

Top navigation bar:

• Documentation - Access to guides and references
• API Reference - Complete API documentation
• Organization settings - Account and billing management

Organization management: If linked to multiple subscriptions, use the organization selector (top-right corner) to switch between different accounts and manage subscriptions.

Left sidebar navigation

The sidebar organizes MK.IO features into logical groups:

Organize

Create

Deliver

API access and automation

API token management:

MK.IO provides comprehensive APIs to automate any action available in the web interface

• Storage account creation
• Asset import and management
• Live event creation and control
• Transformation job execution
• Endpoint and locator management

Getting API access:

1. Generate API tokens from Organization Settings → API Tokens (See API tokens)
2. Use Bearer Token authentication with your API calls
3. All API endpoints use the base URL: https://api.mk.io

API usage example:

curl --request PUT \
     --url https://api.mk.io/api/v1/projects/example-project/media/transforms/example-transform/jobs/example-job \
     --header 'accept: application/json' \
     --header 'authorization: Bearer <your-token>' \
     --header 'content-type: application/json' \
     --data '
{
  "properties": {
    "input": {
      "@odata.type": "#Microsoft.Media.JobInputAsset",
      "assetName": "example-asset"
    },
    "priority": "Normal",
    "outputs": [
      {
        "@odata.type": "#Microsoft.Media.JobOutputAsset",
        "assetName": "example-output-asset"
      }
    ]
  }
}
'

Monitoring and metrics

Metrics overview:

MK.IO provides operational metrics for monitoring your services:

Available metrics include:

• Live events - Input/output bitrate monitoring
• Streaming endpoints - Error rates, bitrate, and latency
• Encoding jobs - Success/failure counts for completed jobs

Enabling metrics:

1. Go to Usage and Metrics from the left menu
2. Enable metrics using the toggle switch
3. MK.IO provides URL, username, and password for metric scraping

Note: Metrics publishing is a chargeable service not enabled by default. See MK.IO pricing for details.

Grafana cloud integration:

For comprehensive monitoring, you can integrate with Grafana Cloud:

1. Create a free Grafana Cloud account (supports up to 10,000 metric series)
2. Set up Metrics Endpoint integration
3. Configure scraping from MK.IO's federate endpoint
4. Import pre-built dashboards or explore metrics (all begin with mk_)

Common metric types:

• Gauge metrics - Current values (endpoint status, bitrates)
• Counter metrics - Cumulative counts (completed jobs, errors)
• Histogram metrics - Response time distributions

Billing and cost management

Billing overview:

• Monthly billing based on actual usage
• Charges metered and reported from the platform
• Project-level cost tracking and management

Accessing billing information:

1. Open profile dropdown (top-right corner)
2. Navigate to Organization Settings → Overview
3. Select Billing tab for detailed usage information

Access requirement: Billing information is only available to members of the Administrators team.

Cost considerations:

• Streaming Endpoints - Generate costs when running, even if idle
• Transformation Jobs - Charged based on processing time and complexity
• Bandwidth - Charges apply when content is accessed by viewers
• Storage - Based on your cloud provider's storage costs
• Metrics - Optional chargeable service for monitoring

Access management and security

Team management:

MK.IO provides granular access control through team-based permissions:

User roles and capabilities:

• Organization Owner - Full control over all settings and billing
• Administrators - Management access and billing visibility
• Content Managers - Asset and workflow management
• Viewers - Read-only access to content and analytics

Setting up teams:

1. Go to Access Management → Teams
2. Create user groups based on responsibilities
3. Assign specific permissions to each group
4. Invite colleagues with appropriate access levels

Security best practices:

• Regularly review and rotate API tokens
• Use principle of least privilege for team access
• Monitor access logs for unusual activity
• Implement strong authentication policies

Integration capabilities

Cloud storage integration:

• Azure Storage - Blob storage with SAS token authentication
• Amazon S3 - Standard S3 buckets with IAM credentials
• Google Cloud Storage - Coming soon

Player integration:

• MKPlayer SDK - Advanced web player included with MK.IO
• Third-party players - Support for standard HLS and DASH protocols
• Custom applications - Full API access for building integrated solutions

Workflow integration:

• REST APIs - Complete programmatic access to all features
• Webhooks - Event notifications for workflow automation
• SDKs - Client libraries for popular programming languages

Advanced features preview

Multiview (coming soon):

• Combine multiple live streams into single viewing experience
• Support for various layouts (2x2, 1+3, custom arrangements)
• Server-side processing for optimized delivery
• Perfect for sports, news, and entertainment applications

AI capabilities:

• Live transcription - Real-time subtitle generation
• Translation - Multi-language content delivery
• Content analysis - Automated content understanding
• Quality enhancement - AI-powered video optimization

Getting help and support

Documentation resources:

• Getting Started Guides - Step-by-step tutorials (this guide)
• API Reference - Complete endpoint documentation
• Player SDK Documentation - Integration guides for MKPlayer

Community support:

• MK.IO Community - User forums and discussions
• Knowledge Base - Common questions and solutions
• Best Practices - Industry insights and optimization tips

Technical support:

• Support Portal - Direct access to technical assistance
• Documentation Feedback - Help improve guides and references
• Feature Requests - Suggest new capabilities and improvements

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This completes your comprehensive guide to getting started with MK.IO! You now have the knowledge to create accounts, manage video workflows, and deliver content to global audiences through MK.IO.