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

Overview

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A host is able to run a live event where participants can watch the host's media stream and interact with each other using the chat. This document explains how you can retrieve information on the host in a Sendbird application using Live Platform API.


Resource representation

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The following tables show the list of properties in a host resource.

Property nameTypeDescription

host_id

string

A unique ID of the host.

entered_at

long

The timestamp of when the host entered the live event, in Unix milliseconds.

connected_at

long

The timestamp of when the host was connected and media streaming of the host started, in Unix milliseconds.

disconnected_at

long

The timestamp of when the host was disconnected and media streaming of the host stopped, in Unix milliseconds.

exited_at

long

The timestamp of when the host exited the live event, in Unix milliseconds.

duration

int

The period from when the host entered the live event to when the host left the live event, in milliseconds.

user

User

The user who can access features of a host in the live event.

client_id

string

The unique ID of the client.

state

string

The state of the host. Valid values are the following:
- entered: Indicates that the host entered the live event.
- connected: Indicates that the host is connected to the Sendbird server and media streaming of the host has started.
- disconnected: Indicates that the host is disconnected from the Sendbird server and media streaming of the host has ended.
- exited: Indicates that the host exited the live event.

has_audio_on

boolean

Indicates whether the host has turned on their audio.

has_video_on

boolean

Indicates whether the host has turned on their video.

live_event_id

string

The unique ID of the live event.


Actions

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  • API endpoints are relative to the base URL allocated to your application. In this page, the /live-events endpoint refers to https://api-{application_id}.calls.sendbird.com/v1.

Note: To get your application ID, sign in to your dashboard, go to the Settings > Application > General, and then check the Application ID.

  • It's recommended that the parameter values in API URLs be URL encoded, such as {live_event_id}.

List of actions

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ActionHTTP request

Retrieve a host

GET /live-events/{live_event_id}/hosts
Retrieves the host in a specific live event.