Create Stream

post

https://developer.dacast.com/v2/channel

Create a new live stream channel.

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There are no list endpoints for domain restriction, geo restriction, or theming. If you are unsure which values to use for referers_id, countries_id, or theme_id, ask the team.
A successful create returns 201. Encoder settings are in config (publishing_point_primary + stream_name). Do not hardcode the ingest host; it depends on region. Do not send rendition_count.
Step-by-step: Create Live Streams Channels
For a VOD to Live channel, send vod_rebroadcast instead of encoder ingest: VOD Rebroadcast.

Body Params

title

string

required

Channel name

description

string

Short description

region

string

enum

Ingest location closest to the encoder. Hosts in config differ by region; do not hardcode the RTMP/SRT/WHIP URL.

Allowed:

online

boolean

Defaults to true

Whether the channel is enabled for playback. This is not whether someone is currently broadcasting.

live_recording_enabled

boolean

Defaults to false

Record the live stream

live_dvr_enabled

boolean

Defaults to false

Rewind / DVR. Cannot be enabled unless live_recording_enabled is true.

google_analytics_code

string

Google Analytics measurement ID

password

string

Password to watch the stream

referers_id

string

Domain restriction set id

countries_id

string

Geo restriction set id

theme_id

string

Theme id

channel_type

string

enum

Defaults to transmux

Passthrough (transmux, default), transcode/ABR (sd-transcode / hd-transcode / fhd-transcode), or direct HLS ingest (hls).

Allowed:

vod_rebroadcast

object

Create or reschedule a VOD to Live channel. Omit this object for encoder ingest. Do not send timezone. See https://docs.dacast.com/docs/vod-rebroadcast

Response

Resource IDs

201Channel created. Encoder settings are in config.