Live
Go live immediately
Start a live stream immediately for the specified project.
Prerequisites:
- Project must have at least one streaming destination configured
- Project cannot be in plugin mode (use web interface for plugin mode)
- All destination tokens must be valid (re-authenticate expired tokens)
- Project cannot have an existing active or scheduled stream
- User must have available concurrent stream capacity
Metadata Requirements:
- YouTube streams require a title
Notes:
- This endpoint always starts immediately, ignoring any scheduled date on the project
- Use the Schedule Live endpoint for scheduled streams
post/projects/{id}/live
Request
- Base URL: https://api.livereacting.com/v1/external
- URL: https://api.livereacting.com/v1/external/projects/{id}/live
- Auth: HTTP bearer
Path parameters
idstring required
Example:507f1f77bcf86cd799439011
Project ID
Response
Stream started successfully
Example response
{
"liveId": "507f1f77bcf86cd799439011",
"status": "PREPARING",
"createdAt": "2026-01-26T12:00:00Z",
"destinations": [
{
"id": "UCe9N2dd_IxzoffgkzeYgghw",
"provider": "youtube",
"name": "My YouTube Channel",
"status": "PREPARING",
"viewingUrl": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=abc123"
}
]
}Changes
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