Live Platform API v1
Live Platform API
Live Platform API
Version 1

Create a live event

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Creates a live event instantly.


HTTP request

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POST https://api-{application_id}.calls.sendbird.com/v1/live-events

Parameters

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The following table lists the parameters that this action supports.

Parameters
RequiredTypeDescription

host_type

string

The type of a host. An acceptable value is single_host.

user_ids_for_host

array of strings

An array of IDs of the users who can be host for the live event. This property can have up to 10 user IDs.

OptionalTypeDescription

title

string

Specifies the title of a live event. The length is limited to 191 characters.

cover_url

string

Specifies the URL of the cover image for the live event. The length is limited to 2,048 characters.

cover_file

file

Specifies the file of the cover image for the live event.


Response

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If successful, this action returns a newly created live event in the response body.

{
    "live_event": {
        "live_event_id": "6eec7ed4-c0ed-4480-843f-6497be86b8c6",
        "host_type": "single_host",
        "state": "created",
        "created_at": 1657689300179,
        "set_ready_at": none,
        "started_at": none,
        "ended_at": none,
        "is_host_streaming": false,
        "host": none,
        "created_by": "testuser-666e8b1",
        "set_ready_by": "",
        "started_by": "",
        "ended_by": "",
        "duration": 0,
        "participant_count": 0,
        "peak_participant_count": 0,
        "cumulative_participant_count": 0,
        "user_ids_for_host": ["testuser-666e8b1"],
        "title": "Happy Hour!",
        "cover_url": "https://happy-hour.we.com/welcome.png",
        "custom_items": {},
    }
}

List of response properties

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Property nameTypeDescription

live_event

nested object

The live event that has been created.