---
title: "Start Live Stream"
method: POST
path: "/v1/live-streams/{stream_id}/start"
tags: ["live-streams"]
---

# Start Live Stream

`POST /v1/live-streams/{stream_id}/start`

Mark a WebRTC live stream as active and auto-publish it.

Call this after the WebRTC publisher has successfully connected and begun
publishing tracks. For RTMP/HLS streams this is handled automatically by
the ingress_started webhook; for direct WebRTC publishes the client must
call this endpoint explicitly.

## Path parameters

- `stream_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

---

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