Live event

Ship a live event on one API

Ingest at the venue, transcode, deliver, record-to-VOD. Same playback ID before, during, and after the event.

1curl -X POST https://api.fastpix.com/v1/live \
2  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FASTPIX_API_KEY" \
3  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
4  -d '{
5    "latencyMode": "low",
6    "autoArchive": true,
7    "dvrWindowSeconds": 300,
8    "maxResolution": "1080p"
9  }'

Single playback ID live + replay DVR window configurable Multi-CDN edge-routed

TRUSTED BY PRODUCT TEAMS SHIPPING VIDEO AT SCALE

Why live event breaks most video stacks

Three things this stack has to solve.

Multi-encoder ingest

RTMPS, SRT, OBS, vMix, mobile.

Stream from any RTMPS-capable encoder. SRT for contribution-grade reliability. Mobile ingest for from-the-field events.

Auto-recording

Live event becomes a VOD asset immediately.

When the event ends, the recording is in the catalog. Same playback ID, same player, same analytics. Highlights and clips available right away.

Simulcast

Push the event to YouTube, Facebook, Twitch.

One ingest, multiple destinations. Configure RTMP outputs programmatically. The same broadcast lands on every platform your audience uses.

Build the next

Build the next Hopin, BigMarker, Welcome event platform

B2B event platforms with live attendance, replay-on-demand, and CRM-routed completion.

Live Webinars

1:N broadcast with DVR, simulive replay on the same URL.

Hybrid Events

Multi-camera ingest, 1:N broadcast (breakout rooms run via partners like PubNub, Daily, or LiveKit) live + recorded sessions.

Pre-recorded as Live

Schedule a VOD asset to broadcast at event time.

Replay Portal

Live-to-VOD auto-write; same player, same analytics.

What you build

Capabilities mapped to the 13 live event jobs-to-be-done

These capabilities map to live + DVR + replay + CRM-completion jobs event platforms need.

Live stream vod library

Sub-3-second LL-HLS with multi-CDN routing. Ingest at the venue, transcode in the cloud, deliver at the edge.

Live streaming

Live fitness event paywall

Signed playback URLs with per-tier policy. Your auth service validates the user's tier before signing. Revoke on subscription change.

Signed playback

Virtual events live streaming

Webhooks fire on every asset lifecycle event: created, encoded, ready, played, errored, deleted. Signed payloads, retry-with-backoff.

Webhooks

Virtual event live VOD recording

Live streams auto-write to VOD assets on the same playback ID. Same player, same analytics, same URL before and after the event.

Live to VOD

Virtual events live captions

Auto-captions on every asset via In-Video AI. WebVTT output, multi-language, with editable cue points. Searchable transcripts.

Captions

Paid virtual event access

Webhooks fire on every asset lifecycle event: created, encoded, ready, played, errored, deleted. Signed payloads, retry-with-backoff.

Webhooks

FastPix products that build this solution

Live Streaming

Live + DVR + simulive

Video on Demand

Replay portal

Video Player

Web + iOS + Android

Video Data

Attendance + completion

Security, compliance, and partnerships

PartnerNVIDIA Inception

PartnerGoogle Cloud Partner

Customer story

Live + Recording

“FastPix Live handles our sports broadcasts and the same dashboard manages the recordings and the highlights. We do not run a separate ops team for live.”

Oceaniek

Live sports streaming platform

Questions developers ask

Live Event platform questions, answered

What is a VOD library?
On "VOD library": this is a live event category concept rather than something FastPix defines. What FastPix does in this space: 1:N live broadcast with DVR, simulive (pre-recorded as live), live-to-VOD auto-write, single playback ID for live + replay, completion webhooks. What you would use: Live Streaming, Video on Demand. Caveat: Interactive chat, audience polls, Q&A moderation, and breakout rooms run via partners like PubNub, Daily, or LiveKit.
Is Kanopy free with a library card?
On "Kanopy free with a library card": this is a live event category concept rather than something FastPix defines. What FastPix does in this space: 1:N live broadcast with DVR, simulive (pre-recorded as live), live-to-VOD auto-write, single playback ID for live + replay, completion webhooks. Relevant primitives: Live Streaming, Video on Demand. Caveat: Interactive chat, audience polls, Q&A moderation, and breakout rooms run via partners like PubNub, Daily, or LiveKit.
What is a virtual live stream?
On "virtual live stream": this is a live event category concept rather than something FastPix defines. What FastPix does in this space: 1:N live broadcast with DVR, simulive (pre-recorded as live), live-to-VOD auto-write, single playback ID for live + replay, completion webhooks. Look at: Live Streaming, Video on Demand. Caveat: Interactive chat, audience polls, Q&A moderation, and breakout rooms run via partners like PubNub, Daily, or LiveKit.
What is a VOD recording?
On "VOD recording": this is a live event category concept rather than something FastPix defines. What FastPix does in this space: 1:N live broadcast with DVR, simulive (pre-recorded as live), live-to-VOD auto-write, single playback ID for live + replay, completion webhooks. What you would use: Live Streaming, Video on Demand. Caveat: Interactive chat, audience polls, Q&A moderation, and breakout rooms run via partners like PubNub, Daily, or LiveKit.
What is the difference between live and VOD?
On "difference between live and VOD": this is a live event category concept rather than something FastPix defines. What FastPix does in this space: 1:N live broadcast with DVR, simulive (pre-recorded as live), live-to-VOD auto-write, single playback ID for live + replay, completion webhooks. Relevant primitives: Live Streaming, Video on Demand. Caveat: Interactive chat, audience polls, Q&A moderation, and breakout rooms run via partners like PubNub, Daily, or LiveKit.
How does pricing work?
Usage-based per-minute pricing. Free trial pathway (10 videos + 100K streaming min + AI samples) on the free tier. See full pricing.
Do you support live and VOD on the same API?
Yes. Live streams auto-write to VOD assets on the same playback ID. Live Streaming.
What SDKs do you ship?
7 server SDKs (Node, Python, Java, Go, Ruby, PHP, .NET), iOS/Android/Flutter/React Native client SDKs, plus the Web Player.
How do I migrate from another provider?
See FastPix vs Mux, FastPix vs Cloudflare Stream, and FastPix vs AWS Elemental.
What about compliance?
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA. Read the security overview.

Pricing

Per minute encoded, delivered, and stored

No platform fee, no per-seat charge, no separate invoice for each surface. See full pricing.

ENCODING

Pay per minute encoded

$0.0267/min 1080p Pro

Per-title ABR encoding across H.264

Up to 720p Pro$0.0213 / min

Up to 1080p Pro$0.0267 / min

1440p (2k) Pro$0.0427 / min

2160p (4k) Pro$0.0855 / min

STREAMING

Pay per minute streamed

$0.00067/min 1080p Pro

Multi-CDN delivery from 300+ POPs.

Up to 720p Pro$0.00054 / min

Up to 1080p Pro$0.00067 / min

1440p (2k) Pro$0.00108 / min

2160p (4k) Pro$0.00217 / min

STORAGE

Pay per minute stored

$0.00268/min 1080p Pro

Assets stored and CDN caching, lifecycle handled.

Up to 720p Pro$0.00215 / min

Up to 1080p Pro$0.00268 / min

1440p (2k) Pro$0.00430 / min

2160p (4k) Pro$0.00860 / min

See full pricing Why FastPix →

Three ways to get unstuck

Whatever kind of help you need, there is a path.

Talk to a developer

Get a live-event walkthrough

Book 30 minutes with an engineer who has shipped this stack. RTMP/SRT, recording, simulcast — bring the questions.

Book a call

Docs, code samples, video guides

Self-serve the integration

Quickstarts, copy-paste snippets for Web/iOS/Android, and step-by-step guides for ingest, playback, and recording.

Read the docs

Run the rollout with a team

Migrate a live event platform

From Mux, AWS, or DIY. We co-own the cutover plan, dual-run period, and verification before traffic flips.

Plan a migration