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100ms Live Streams API

HLS live streams driven from a 100ms room.

100ms Live Streams API is one of 12 APIs that 100ms publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Live Streams. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 8 operations across 8 paths, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version v2.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.100ms.live/v2.

8 operations 8 paths 2 schemas 2 GET6 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
v2
Base URL
https://api.100ms.live/v2
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

100ms Live Streams API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (ManagementToken). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • ManagementToken — Short-lived HS256 JWT generated server-side from the app access key/secret downloaded from the 100ms dashboard. Include as Authorization: Bearer .

Paths & Operations 8

Across 8 paths, the API surfaces 8 operations — 2 GET, 6 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Live Streams 8

HLS live streams driven from a 100ms room.

GET
/live-streams
List All Live Streams
listLiveStreams 4 params → 200
GET
/live-streams/{stream_id}
Get Live Stream
getLiveStream 1 param → 200
POST
/live-streams/room/{room_id}/start
Start Live Stream For Room
startLiveStreamForRoom 1 param body → 200
POST
/live-streams/room/{room_id}/stop
Stop Live Stream For Room
stopLiveStreamForRoom 1 param → 200
POST
/live-streams/{stream_id}/stop
Stop Live Stream By Id
stopLiveStreamById 1 param → 200
POST
/live-streams/{stream_id}/pause-recording
Pause Live Stream Recording
pauseLiveStreamRecording 1 param → 200
POST
/live-streams/{stream_id}/resume-recording
Resume Live Stream Recording
resumeLiveStreamRecording 1 param → 200
POST
/live-streams/{stream_id}/timed-metadata
Send Timed Metadata
sendTimedMetadata 1 param body → 200

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are LiveStream (10 properties), RecordingAsset (10 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

RecordingAsset
object
10 properties
LiveStream
object
10 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

100ms-live-live-streams-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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100ms Analytics API
100ms External Streams API
100ms Policy API
100ms Polls API
100ms Recording Assets API
100ms Recordings API
100ms Room Codes API
100ms Rooms API
100ms Sessions API
100ms Stream Keys API