---
title: "🛡️ Stream a music track."
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/music/stream/{id}"
tags: ["Music"]
---

# 🛡️ Stream a music track.

`GET /api/v1/music/stream/{id}`

Stream a music track using either direct stream or transcoding.<br /><hr /><h3>🛡️ Requires Capabilities: <code>MusicTracks.Play</code></h3>

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `transcode` boolean
- `bitrate` number

## Response `200`

## Other responses

- `401` — Possible reasons: The authorization token is invalid.
- `403` — Possible reasons: The user does not have sufficent capabilities.

## Changes

- **2026-05-13** `c270ae46d42e` — 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `Local User JWT (Query Parameter)` was added to the API
- **2026-03-28** `d1f24b20ef93` — 2 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `bitrate`
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `transcode`
- **2026-03-10** `1ec5a2e9d039` — 2 warning, 1 info
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `bitrate`
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `transcode`
  - the endpoint scheme security `Local User JWT (Query Parameter)` was removed from the API

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/cardinalapps/apis/cardinal-media-server-api/changes/api/v1/music/stream/:id/get.md)

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