# Stream Targets

Operations related to stream targets. A stream target is a destination for a stream. Stream targets can be Wowza Video edge resources; custom, external destinations target destinations.
 ### Wowza CDN on Fastly Stream Targets
 Wowza CDN on Fastly stream targets leverage the Fastly CDN to distribute streams to players. A separate Fastly subscription isn't required because the Fastly CDN is integrated directly into Wowza Video. When you create a live stream in the API, a Wowza CDN on Fastly stream target is created automatically. In contrast, you can use ``/stream_targets/fastly`` endpoints to manually create Wowza CDN on Fastly stream targets and associate them with transcoders.
 With Wowza CDN on Fastly stream targets, you can use geo-blocking to control locations where your stream can be viewed, and you can use token authentication to restrict access to streams. Advanced configuration properties are available for Wowza CDN on Fastly stream targets.
 ### Custom Stream Targets
 Custom stream targets connect to external CDNs to deliver streams to viewers. You manually create custom stream targets and associate them to a transcoder. You can configure advanced properties for custom stream targets that deliver HLS streams through the **akamai_cupertino** provider.
 ### Wowza CDN on Akamai Stream targets
 You can no longer create Wowza CDN on Akamai stream targets. While you can view details of an Akamai stream and delete it, that functionality will also soon be disabled.