---
title: "Create a live ingest point"
method: POST
path: "/v2/sites/{site_id}/live/broadcast/ingest/"
tags: ["broadcast live"]
---

# Create a live ingest point

`POST /v2/sites/{site_id}/live/broadcast/ingest/`

Create a new live ingest point

For more product information, see [Get started with Broadcast Live](https://docs.jwplayer.com/platform/docs/broadcast-live-get-started-with-broadcast-live).

## Path parameters

- `site_id` string, required — Unique identifier for a resource

## Request body

- CreateIngestPointParameters — The parameters to create a new live ingest point
  - `ingest_format` 'rtmp' | 'rtp' | 'rtp_fec' | 'srt', required — Live ingest format Only a subset of ingest formats is supported to be used with ingest points.
  - `display_name` string, required — Friendly name used for identifying the ingest point in the JWX dashboard

## Response `200`

Success

- LiveIngestObjectSchema — Schema object for a live ingest point
  - `schema` string
  - `id` string — Unique identifier for a resource
  - `created` string — Date and time at which the resource was created
  - `last_modified` string — Date and time at which the resource was most recently modified
  - `type` string — Name of the type of resource.
  - `relationships` object — Ancilliary resources associated to the primary resource being read
  - `metadata` LiveIngestMetadata — Schema object for a live ingest points's metadata
    - `ingest_format` 'rtmp' | 'rtp' | 'rtp_fec' | 'srt' — Live ingest format
    - `url` string — The URL for the ingest location A live ingest provides a reusable ingest address so that many streams can be ingested at the same location over time.
    - `display_name` string — Friendly name used for identifying the ingest point in the JWX dashboard
    - `version` integer — Numeric identifier that determines the behaviors supported by the live ingest point New live ingest points will always be created with the latest version.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request The request either lacks certain attributes or contains malformed/invalid attributes.
- `404` — Not Found The requested asset could not be found.

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