---
title: "Create a live stream playback ID"
method: POST
path: "/video/v1/live-streams/{LIVE_STREAM_ID}/playback-ids"
tags: ["Live Streams"]
---

# Create a live stream playback ID

`POST /video/v1/live-streams/{LIVE_STREAM_ID}/playback-ids`

Create a new playback ID for this live stream, through which a viewer can watch the streamed content of the live stream.

## Path parameters

- `LIVE_STREAM_ID` string, required

## Request body

- CreatePlaybackIDRequest
  - `policy` 'public' | 'signed' | 'drm' — * `public` playback IDs are accessible by constructing an HLS URL like `https://stream.mux.com/${PLAYBACK_ID}` * `signed` playback IDs should be used with tokens `https://stream.mux.com/${PLAYBACK_ID}?token={TOKEN}`. See [Secure video playback](https://docs.mux.com/guides/secure-video-playback) for details about creating tokens. * `drm` playback IDs are protected with DRM technologies. [See DRM documentation for more details](https://docs.mux.com/guides/protect-videos-with-drm).
  - `drm_configuration_id` string — The DRM configuration used by this playback ID. Must only be set when `policy` is set to `drm`.

## Response `201`

Created

- CreatePlaybackIDResponse
  - `data` PlaybackID, required
    - `id` string, required — Unique identifier for the PlaybackID
    - `policy` 'public' | 'signed' | 'drm', required — * `public` playback IDs are accessible by constructing an HLS URL like `https://stream.mux.com/${PLAYBACK_ID}` * `signed` playback IDs should be used with tokens `https://stream.mux.com/${PLAYBACK_ID}?token={TOKEN}`. See [Secure video playback](https://docs.mux.com/guides/secure-video-playback) for details about creating tokens. * `drm` playback IDs are protected with DRM technologies. [See DRM documentation for more details](https://docs.mux.com/guides/protect-videos-with-drm).
    - `drm_configuration_id` string — The DRM configuration used by this playback ID. Must only be set when `policy` is set to `drm`.

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