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Live Streaming Platforms

Live video platforms with chat, stream and channel APIs.

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Twitch API

Streams, clips and chat.

FreeOAuth

YouTube Live Streaming API

Create and control YouTube live broadcasts and read live chat.

FreeOAuth

Kick API

Public API for Kick channels, livestreams and chat.

FreeOAuth

Restream

Multistream a single live video to many platforms, with a developer API.

Free tierOAuth

OBS Studio

Open-source streaming and recording software with a WebSocket remote-control protocol.

FreeAPI key

Mux Live Streaming

Live video API with RTMP and SRT ingest and adaptive playback.

PaidAPI key

Amazon IVS

Managed low-latency live streaming with chat on AWS.

PaidOAuth

Twitch EventSub

Webhook and WebSocket notifications for Twitch events such as follows and stream start.

FreeOAuth

Owncast

Self-hosted live streaming and chat server you run on your own domain.

FreeNo auth

StreamElements API

Streamer tools API.

FreeOAuth

Streamlabs API

Streaming alerts and tools.

FreeOAuth

SRT Alliance

Open low-latency video transport.

FreeNo auth

MediaMTX

Real-time media server for RTSP, RTMP and WebRTC.

FreeNo auth

Nginx RTMP Module

RTMP streaming server module.

FreeNo auth

Ant Media Server

Ultra-low-latency streaming server.

Free tierAPI key

Wowza Streaming

Streaming engine and cloud API.

PaidAPI key

Dolby OptiView (Millicast)

Real-time streaming with WebRTC.

PaidAPI key

Livepeer

Decentralised video infrastructure.

Free tierAPI key

Castr

Live streaming hosting.

PaidAPI key

YouTube Live Chat

Read and post YouTube live chat.

FreeOAuth