---
title: "Start livestreaming a meeting"
method: POST
path: "/meetings/{meeting_id}/livestreams"
tags: ["Live streams"]
---

# Start livestreaming a meeting

`POST /meetings/{meeting_id}/livestreams`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.dyte.io/v2`
- URL: `https://api.dyte.io/v2/meetings/{meeting_id}/livestreams`
- Auth: HTTP basic

Starts livestream of a meeting associated with the given meeting ID. Retreive the meeting ID using the `Create a meeting` API.

## Path parameters

- `meeting_id` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, nullable
  - `video_config` object
    - `height` integer: Height of the livestreaming video in pixels
    - `width` integer: Width of the livestreaming video in pixels

## Response `201`

Created

- object
  - `success` boolean
  - `data` object
    - `status` 'LIVE' | 'IDLE' | 'ERRORED' | 'INVOKED'
    - `ingest_server` string: The server URL to which the RTMP encoder sends the video and audio data.
    - `id` string: The livestream ID.
    - `stream_key` string: Unique key for accessing each livestream.
    - `playback_url` string: The web address that viewers can use to watch the livestream.

## Changes

- **2025-04-04** (v2) `cb67ff854c71`: 1 breaking, 1 info
  - added the new path request parameter `meeting_id`
  - the endpoint scheme security `Authorization` was added to the API
- **2025-04-03** (v2) `68b9e665bfcc`: 1 warning, 1 info
  - deleted the `path` request parameter `meeting_id`
  - the endpoint scheme security `Authorization` was removed from the API
- **2024-11-20** (v2) `d8c5d90e84ac`: 1 breaking, 1 info
  - added the new path request parameter `meeting_id`
  - the endpoint scheme security `Authorization` was added to the API
- **2023-10-20** (v2) `cf0c52843ea6`: 1 warning
  - removed the optional property `data/name` from the response with the `201` status
- **2023-10-12** (v2) `68d8ec47bd39`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/dyte-io/apis/dyte-rest-apis/changes/meetings/:meeting_id/livestreams/post.md)

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