---
title: "Start live"
method: POST
path: "/{live_id}/start"
---

# Start live

`POST /{live_id}/start`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api-v2.pandavideo.com.br/lives`
- URL: `https://api-v2.pandavideo.com.br/lives/{live_id}/start`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Starts a scheduled live ahead of its scheduled time. The live must be offline, and the 200 only means the start was accepted, not that the live is already on air.

## Path parameters

- `live_id` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Start accepted.

- object
  - `status` boolean: Always true when the start was accepted. The live does not become online immediately.

## Other responses

- `400`: Live not startable, or the account is on trial.
- `404`: Live not found for this account.
- `500`: Server-side error.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/pandavideo/apis/live-v2.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/pandavideo/apis/live-v2/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/pandavideo/apis/live-v2/revisions/2ca63304ecc0?raw)