--- title: Start livestreaming a meeting --- [Skip to content](#_top) [API Reference](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/go) [Realtime Kit](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/go/resources/realtime_kit) [Livestreams](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/go/resources/realtime_kit/subresources/livestreams) Copy Markdown Open in **Claude**Open in **ChatGPT**Open in **Cursor** --- **Copy Markdown****View as Markdown** # Start livestreaming a meeting client.RealtimeKit.Livestreams.StartLivestreamingAMeeting(ctx, appID, meetingID, params) (\*[LivestreamStartLivestreamingAMeetingResponse](), error) POST/accounts/{account\_id}/realtime/kit/{app\_id}/meetings/{meeting\_id}/livestreams Starts livestream of a meeting associated with the given meeting ID. Retreive the meeting ID using the `Create a meeting` API. ##### Security API Token The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. [Create a token](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/get-started/create-token/). **Example:**`Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY` ##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required) `Realtime Admin``Realtime` ##### ParametersExpand Collapse appID string The app identifier tag. [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20realtime_kit.livestreams%20%3E%20(method)%20start_livestreaming_a_meeting%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20app_id%20%3E%20(schema)>) meetingID string formatuuid [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20realtime_kit.livestreams%20%3E%20(method)%20start_livestreaming_a_meeting%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20meeting_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
params LivestreamStartLivestreamingAMeetingParams AccountID param.Field\[string] Path param: The account identifier tag. maxLength32 Link to this property Name param.Field\[string]Optional Body param Link to this property
VideoConfig param.Field\[LivestreamStartLivestreamingAMeetingParamsVideoConfig]Optional Body param Height int64Optional Height of the livestreaming video in pixels Link to this property Width int64Optional Width of the livestreaming video in pixels Link to this property
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20realtime_kit.livestreams%20%3E%20(method)%20start_livestreaming_a_meeting%20%3E%20(params)%20default>) ##### ReturnsExpand Collapse
type LivestreamStartLivestreamingAMeetingResponse struct{…}
Data LivestreamStartLivestreamingAMeetingResponseDataOptional ID stringOptional The livestream ID. Link to this property IngestServer stringOptional The server URL to which the RTMP encoder sends the video and audio data. Link to this property PlaybackURL stringOptional The web address that viewers can use to watch the livestream. Link to this property
Status LivestreamStartLivestreamingAMeetingResponseDataStatusOptional One of the following: const LivestreamStartLivestreamingAMeetingResponseDataStatusLive LivestreamStartLivestreamingAMeetingResponseDataStatus = "LIVE" Link to this property const LivestreamStartLivestreamingAMeetingResponseDataStatusIdle LivestreamStartLivestreamingAMeetingResponseDataStatus = "IDLE" Link to this property const LivestreamStartLivestreamingAMeetingResponseDataStatusErrored LivestreamStartLivestreamingAMeetingResponseDataStatus = "ERRORED" Link to this property const LivestreamStartLivestreamingAMeetingResponseDataStatusInvoked LivestreamStartLivestreamingAMeetingResponseDataStatus = "INVOKED" Link to this property
Link to this property StreamKey stringOptional Unique key for accessing each livestream. Link to this property
Link to this property Success boolOptional Link to this property
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20realtime_kit.livestreams%20%3E%20(model)%20LivestreamStartLivestreamingAMeetingResponse%20%3E%20(schema)>) ### Start livestreaming a meeting Go HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform ``` package main import ( "context" "fmt" "github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go" "github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go/option" "github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go/realtime_kit" ) func main() { client := cloudflare.NewClient( option.WithAPIToken("Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY"), ) response, err := client.RealtimeKit.Livestreams.StartLivestreamingAMeeting( context.TODO(), "14a396e7-ca44-4937-bf1f-050a69118543", "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e", realtime_kit.LivestreamStartLivestreamingAMeetingParams{ AccountID: cloudflare.F("023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353"), Name: cloudflare.F("prdmmp-xhycsl"), }, ) if err != nil { panic(err.Error()) } fmt.Printf("%+v\n", response.Data) } ``` 201 example ``` { "data": { "id": "7088bba8-f522-49a8-b59b-3cd0e946bbb0", "ingest_server": "rtmps://live.cloudflare.com:443/live/", "playback_url": "https://customer-s8oj0c1n5ek8ah1e.cloudflarestream.com/7de6a3fec0f9c05bf1df140950d3a237/manifest/video.m3u8", "status": "INVOKED", "stream_key": "f26566285faca6fbe2e79a73a66rsrrsrrsr3cde23a2bb7dbc6c2c1761b98f4e4" }, "success": true } ``` ##### Returns Examples 201 example ``` { "data": { "id": "7088bba8-f522-49a8-b59b-3cd0e946bbb0", "ingest_server": "rtmps://live.cloudflare.com:443/live/", "playback_url": "https://customer-s8oj0c1n5ek8ah1e.cloudflarestream.com/7de6a3fec0f9c05bf1df140950d3a237/manifest/video.m3u8", "status": "INVOKED", "stream_key": "f26566285faca6fbe2e79a73a66rsrrsrrsr3cde23a2bb7dbc6c2c1761b98f4e4" }, "success": true } ```