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How to access your Direct HLS / M3U8 URLs

Direct HLS (.m3u8) and DASH (.mpd) playback links: which plans include them and how to request yours.

Written by Wahaj Dar

Livepush provides direct HLS (.m3u8) and DASH (.mpd) links for both live input streams and pre-recorded live channels. You can use these URLs in any compatible media player, smart TV app, custom video player or downstream system, instead of using the Livepush embed widget.

Which plans include Direct HLS?

Direct .m3u8 and .mpd links are part of the live event hosting plans. They are not available on the Free, Pro, Creators or Business social media streaming plans.

  • Events Plan: - $59/month, or $49/month billed $590 yearly. 3 simultaneous live streams, 1 TB bandwidth per month, up to 1080p.

  • Studio Plan: $139/month, or $119/month billed $1,428 yearly. 5 simultaneous live streams, 3 TB bandwidth per month, up to 4K, plus SRT output links.

  • Network Plan: $399/month, or $339/month billed $4,068 yearly. 9 simultaneous live streams, 8 TB bandwidth per month, dual cloud transcoding and 2 adaptive bitrate streams included.

  • Enterprise Plan: custom pricing, with a dedicated streaming server and custom CNAME.

All of these include Akamai CDN delivery and have no concurrent viewer limit. You are billed on bandwidth delivered rather than on how many people watch at once.

See live event hosting plans to subscribe or upgrade, or Livepush plans and pricing for the full comparison.

How to get your links?

Direct .m3u8 and .mpd URLs are assigned by our team rather than generated automatically, so there is no toggle to switch on in your dashboard.

If you already have one of the plans above, message us on live chat and ask for your direct playback URLs. We will provision them for your live streams and channels and let you know as soon as they are ready. This usually takes a couple of hours.

If you have several streams or channels, tell us which ones you need links for and we will set them all up together.

What you can do with the links

  • Embed the stream in your own video player instead of the Livepush iframe

  • Play the stream in smart TV and set-top box apps

  • Feed the stream into a mobile app or a custom integration

  • Pass the stream to a downstream platform or partner that accepts an HLS source

RTMP output links are also available on every live event hosting plan, and SRT output links from Studio upward.


Need a hand with any of this? Start a live chat and we will help.

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