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

# Start livestreaming a meeting

`POST /meetings/{meeting_id}/livestreams`

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.

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