diff --git a/api/BUILD.gn b/api/BUILD.gn
index 45f0a95e59..6c61fd11d2 100644
--- a/api/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/BUILD.gn
@@ -273,6 +273,17 @@ rtc_source_set("transport_api") {
   ]
 }
 
+rtc_source_set("bitrate_allocation") {
+  visibility = [ "*" ]
+  sources = [
+    "call/bitrate_allocation.h",
+  ]
+  deps = [
+    "units:data_rate",
+    "units:time_delta",
+  ]
+}
+
 rtc_source_set("simulated_network_api") {
   visibility = [ "*" ]
   sources = [
diff --git a/api/call/bitrate_allocation.h b/api/call/bitrate_allocation.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d7f21bc1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/call/bitrate_allocation.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright 2018 The WebRTC project authors. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+ *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
+ *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+ *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
+ *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
+ */
+#ifndef API_CALL_BITRATE_ALLOCATION_H_
+#define API_CALL_BITRATE_ALLOCATION_H_
+
+#include "api/units/data_rate.h"
+#include "api/units/time_delta.h"
+
+namespace webrtc {
+
+// BitrateAllocationUpdate provides information to allocated streams about their
+// bitrate allocation. It originates from the BitrateAllocater class and is
+// propagated from there.
+struct BitrateAllocationUpdate {
+  // The allocated target bitrate. Media streams should produce this amount of
+  // data. (Note that this may include packet overhead depending on
+  // configuration.)
+  DataRate target_bitrate = DataRate::Zero();
+  // The allocated part of the estimated link capacity. This is more stable than
+  // the target as it is based on the underlying link capacity estimate. This
+  // should be used to change encoder configuration when the cost of change is
+  // high.
+  DataRate link_capacity = DataRate::Zero();
+  // Predicted packet loss ratio.
+  double packet_loss_ratio = 0;
+  // Predicted round trip time.
+  TimeDelta round_trip_time = TimeDelta::PlusInfinity();
+  // |bwe_period| is deprecated, use the link capacity allocation instead.
+  TimeDelta bwe_period = TimeDelta::PlusInfinity();
+};
+
+}  // namespace webrtc
+
+#endif  // API_CALL_BITRATE_ALLOCATION_H_
diff --git a/call/BUILD.gn b/call/BUILD.gn
index c1dc650b6b..f6ba4ec849 100644
--- a/call/BUILD.gn
+++ b/call/BUILD.gn
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ rtc_source_set("bitrate_allocator") {
     "bitrate_allocator.h",
   ]
   deps = [
+    "../api:bitrate_allocation",
     "../api/units:data_rate",
     "../api/units:time_delta",
     "../modules/bitrate_controller",
diff --git a/call/bitrate_allocator.cc b/call/bitrate_allocator.cc
index d3cb2275b0..660981c30e 100644
--- a/call/bitrate_allocator.cc
+++ b/call/bitrate_allocator.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <utility>
 
+#include "api/units/data_rate.h"
+#include "api/units/time_delta.h"
 #include "modules/bitrate_controller/include/bitrate_controller.h"
 #include "rtc_base/checks.h"
 #include "rtc_base/logging.h"
diff --git a/call/bitrate_allocator.h b/call/bitrate_allocator.h
index dbdd14f84b..059f77b967 100644
--- a/call/bitrate_allocator.h
+++ b/call/bitrate_allocator.h
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "api/units/data_rate.h"
-#include "api/units/time_delta.h"
+#include "api/call/bitrate_allocation.h"
 #include "rtc_base/bitrateallocationstrategy.h"
 #include "rtc_base/sequenced_task_checker.h"
 
@@ -28,13 +27,6 @@ namespace webrtc {
 
 class Clock;
 
-struct BitrateAllocationUpdate {
-  DataRate target_bitrate = DataRate::Zero();
-  DataRate link_capacity = DataRate::Zero();
-  double packet_loss_ratio = 0;
-  TimeDelta round_trip_time = TimeDelta::PlusInfinity();
-  TimeDelta bwe_period = TimeDelta::PlusInfinity();
-};
 // Used by all send streams with adaptive bitrate, to get the currently
 // allocated bitrate for the send stream. The current network properties are
 // given at the same time, to let the send stream decide about possible loss