RTSP

Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) is an application-level network protocol designed for controlling streaming media servers. Defined by IETF RFC 2326 (RTSP 1.0) and RFC 7826 (RTSP 2.0), it acts as a network remote control for multimedia servers, enabling on-demand delivery of real-time audio and video data. RTSP controls sessions between endpoints but relies on RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol) for actual media transport. It is widely used in IP cameras, DVR systems, media servers, and live streaming platforms.

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StreamingVideoMediaProtocolReal-Time

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aid: rtsp
name: RTSP
description: Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) is an application-level network protocol designed for controlling streaming
  media servers. Defined by IETF RFC 2326 (RTSP 1.0) and RFC 7826 (RTSP 2.0), it acts as a network remote control for multimedia
  servers, enabling on-demand delivery of real-time audio and video data. RTSP controls sessions between endpoints but relies
  on RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol) for actual media transport. It is widely used in IP cameras, DVR systems, media servers,
  and live streaming platforms.
type: Index
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Streaming
- Video
- Media
- Protocol
- Real-Time
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-02'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rtsp/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: rtsp:rtsp-protocol
  name: RTSP Protocol
  description: The Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) is a stateful protocol defined in RFC 2326 (1.0) and RFC 7826 (2.0).
    It defines methods including OPTIONS, DESCRIBE, SETUP, PLAY, PAUSE, RECORD, ANNOUNCE, GET_PARAMETER, SET_PARAMETER, and
    TEARDOWN for controlling streaming media sessions. RTSP URLs follow the rtsp:// scheme. Sessions are established before
    streaming begins and media is transmitted via RTP/RTCP on separate channels.
  humanURL: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7826
  baseURL: rtsp://
  tags:
  - Streaming
  - Video
  - Media
  - Protocol
  - IETF
  - RFC
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7826
  - type: Specification
    url: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2326
  - type: Specification
    url: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7826
- aid: rtsp:rtsp-implementations
  name: RTSP Implementations
  description: Common open-source RTSP server and client implementations used in production. MediaMTX (formerly rtsp-simple-server)
    is a ready-to-use media server supporting RTSP/RTMP/WebRTC with an HTTP API for management. GStreamer and FFmpeg provide
    RTSP client/server libraries. IP camera manufacturers (Axis, Hikvision, Dahua) expose RTSP streams at standard paths like
    rtsp://{host}:554/live or rtsp://{host}/stream.
  humanURL: https://github.com/bluenviron/mediamtx
  tags:
  - Streaming
  - Video
  - IP Camera
  - Open Source
  - MediaMTX
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/bluenviron/mediamtx
common:
- type: Specification
  url: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7826
- type: Specification
  url: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2326
- type: Wikipedia
  url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-Time_Streaming_Protocol
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

RTSP

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RTSP Protocol

RTSP Implementations

Pricing Plans

Rtsp Plans Pricing

Rate Limits

Rtsp Rate Limits

FinOps

Rtsp Finops

Semantic Vocabularies

Rtsp Context

JSON Structure

Rtsp Session Structure

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