---
title: "Create a live stream (radio station)"
method: PUT
path: "/live-streams"
tags: ["Live Streams"]
---

# Create a live stream (radio station)

`PUT /live-streams`

## Query parameters

- `name` string
- `url` string
- `site_url` string
- `codec` string
- `catalog` string

## Response `200`

Live stream created

- LiveStreamObject
  - `id` string, required
  - `name` string, nullable, required
  - `url` string, nullable, required
  - `codec` string, nullable, required
  - `catalog` string, required
  - `site_url` string, nullable, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Ampache API error response payload.

## Changes

- **2026-07-21** `2ff18e50dcc1` — 6 info
  - added the required property `catalog` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `codec` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `id` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `name` to the response with the `200` status
  - …2 more
- **2026-07-17** `9abb9bf6d3bf` — 1 info
  - removed the non-success response with the status `400`
- **2026-06-25** `7ed7a764efd9` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
- **2026-02-24** `3c57979a295f` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-02-19** `07f53972fdd7` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/ampache/apis/ampache-rest-api/changes/live-streams/put.md)

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