# Cloud Recording overview (/en/realtime-media/cloud-recording)

> For AI agents: see the complete documentation index at [llms.txt](/llms.txt).

Agora's Cloud Recording is a RESTful API-based solution for recording real-time voice, video, and interactive streaming sessions directly to your cloud storage. It supports leading CDN and cloud hosting providers, offers customizable recording layouts, and supports multiple file formats for playback and distribution.

Easily launch multiple recorders within a single channel to ensure redundancy or to capture different layouts and formats simultaneously. This makes Cloud Recording a flexible and reliable solution for recording and preserving real-time communication.

## Features [#features]

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  <FeatureCard title="High reliability">
    Supports globally distributed cluster deployment and automatically backs up files on Agora’s cloud server when the third-party cloud storage fails.
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  <FeatureCard title="Advanced security">
    End-to-end security mechanisms for voice and video calls, data transmission, and storage.
  </FeatureCard>

  <FeatureCard title="Broad compatibility">
    Supports third-party cloud storage, including Amazon S3, Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud, Kingsoft Cloud, Qiniu Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Huawei Cloud, and Baidu AI Cloud.
  </FeatureCard>

  <FeatureCard title="Ease of use">
    Simple implementation and easy to learn with RESTful API calls that allow you to start, stop, and query the recording.
  </FeatureCard>
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