100ms

100ms Live Streams API

HLS live streams driven from a 100ms room.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 8

GET /live-streams List All Live Streams #
GET /live-streams/{stream_id} Get Live Stream #
POST /live-streams/room/{room_id}/start Start Live Stream For Room #
POST /live-streams/room/{room_id}/stop Stop Live Stream For Room #
POST /live-streams/{stream_id}/stop Stop Live Stream By Id #
POST /live-streams/{stream_id}/pause-recording Pause Live Stream Recording #
POST /live-streams/{stream_id}/resume-recording Resume Live Stream Recording #
POST /live-streams/{stream_id}/timed-metadata Send Timed Metadata #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.100ms.live/docs/server-side/v2/foundation/basics
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Documentation
https://www.100ms.live/docs/server-side/v2/foundation/authentication-and-tokens

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/100ms-live/refs/heads/main/openapi/100ms-live-live-streams-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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Postman
https://www.100ms.live/docs/server-side/v2/how-to-guides/set-up-postman
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SDKs
https://github.com/100mslive/server-sdks
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GraphQL
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/100ms-live/refs/heads/main/graphql/100ms-live-graphql.md

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OpenAPI Specification

100ms-live-live-streams-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: 100ms Server-Side Active Rooms Live Streams API
  description: 'REST control plane for the 100ms live video and audio platform. Manage rooms, templates and roles (policy), active in-session control, recordings, live streams (HLS), external streams (RTMP push to YouTube/Twitch/Facebook), RTMP stream keys, room codes, polls, sessions, and analytics. All endpoints are authenticated with a short-lived management JWT signed with the app access key/secret pair from the dashboard.

    '
  version: v2
  contact:
    name: 100ms Support
    url: https://www.100ms.live/contact-sales
  license:
    name: 100ms Terms of Service
    url: https://www.100ms.live/legal/terms-and-conditions
servers:
- url: https://api.100ms.live/v2
  description: Production
security:
- ManagementToken: []
tags:
- name: Live Streams
  description: HLS live streams driven from a 100ms room.
paths:
  /live-streams:
    get:
      summary: List All Live Streams
      operationId: listLiveStreams
      tags:
      - Live Streams
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Limit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Start'
      - in: query
        name: room_id
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: status
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/LiveStreamList'
  /live-streams/{stream_id}:
    parameters:
    - in: path
      name: stream_id
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      summary: Get Live Stream
      operationId: getLiveStream
      tags:
      - Live Streams
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/LiveStream'
  /live-streams/room/{room_id}/start:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/RoomId'
    post:
      summary: Start Live Stream For Room
      operationId: startLiveStreamForRoom
      tags:
      - Live Streams
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                meeting_url:
                  type: string
                  format: uri
                recording:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    hls_vod:
                      type: boolean
                    single_file_per_layer:
                      type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/LiveStream'
  /live-streams/room/{room_id}/stop:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/RoomId'
    post:
      summary: Stop Live Stream For Room
      operationId: stopLiveStreamForRoom
      tags:
      - Live Streams
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Empty'
  /live-streams/{stream_id}/stop:
    parameters:
    - in: path
      name: stream_id
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    post:
      summary: Stop Live Stream By Id
      operationId: stopLiveStreamById
      tags:
      - Live Streams
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Empty'
  /live-streams/{stream_id}/pause-recording:
    parameters:
    - in: path
      name: stream_id
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    post:
      summary: Pause Live Stream Recording
      operationId: pauseLiveStreamRecording
      tags:
      - Live Streams
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Empty'
  /live-streams/{stream_id}/resume-recording:
    parameters:
    - in: path
      name: stream_id
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    post:
      summary: Resume Live Stream Recording
      operationId: resumeLiveStreamRecording
      tags:
      - Live Streams
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Empty'
  /live-streams/{stream_id}/timed-metadata:
    parameters:
    - in: path
      name: stream_id
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    post:
      summary: Send Timed Metadata
      operationId: sendTimedMetadata
      tags:
      - Live Streams
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                payload:
                  type: string
                duration:
                  type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Empty'
components:
  parameters:
    RoomId:
      in: path
      name: room_id
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    Start:
      in: query
      name: start
      schema:
        type: string
        description: Cursor returned by the previous page.
    Limit:
      in: query
      name: limit
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 10
        maximum: 100
  responses:
    Empty:
      description: Successful empty response
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
    LiveStreamList:
      description: Page of live streams
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              data:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/LiveStream'
              last:
                type: string
              limit:
                type: integer
    LiveStream:
      description: Live stream
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/LiveStream'
  schemas:
    RecordingAsset:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - room-composite
          - room-vod
          - transcript
          - chat-log
          - summary
        path:
          type: string
        format:
          type: string
        size:
          type: integer
        duration:
          type: integer
        room_id:
          type: string
        session_id:
          type: string
        recording_id:
          type: string
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    LiveStream:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        room_id:
          type: string
        session_id:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - queued
          - init
          - running
          - paused
          - completed
          - failed
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: HLS playback URL (master.m3u8).
        playback_id:
          type: string
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        started_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        stopped_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        recording:
          type: object
          properties:
            enabled:
              type: boolean
            assets:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RecordingAsset'
  securitySchemes:
    ManagementToken:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: 'Short-lived HS256 JWT generated server-side from the app access key/secret downloaded from the 100ms dashboard. Include as `Authorization: Bearer <token>`.

        '