How low is the latency, really?

4 to 7 seconds glass to glass with low latency enabled, over LL-HLS. For context, the 2024 Phenix Super Bowl study measured cable at 50 to 80 seconds and major streaming services between 29 and 55. Your stream reaches fans ahead of the broadcast, which is what prevents the spoiler problem. If you need sub-second for in-play betting, that is a different category of product and FastPix is not it.

Can I enforce territorial blackouts?

Not today. Playback restriction covers domain allow and deny lists, plus rules for the browser or app making the request. There is no country, region or IP-level restriction, so in-market blackouts and territorial rights windows cannot be enforced at the platform layer. If your rights deal requires geo-enforcement, raise it with us before you build.

Do you support multi-angle or multi-camera?

No. A stream is a single feed. Multiple angles means multiple streams, switched in your own application or in production before the uplink.

How fast can I get a highlight out?

Mark a start and end timecode against the running stream and the clip is produced as its own playback ID, up to 20 minutes long, without waiting for full time. AI-scored automatic moment detection exists but is in early access rather than generally available.

What happens if the uplink drops mid-match?

The stream holds open through a reconnect window rather than ending, and a webhook fires the moment the feed goes idle so your ops team sees it immediately. This is a reconnect grace period, not redundant backup ingest. If you need a hot standby path, run a second stream and switch in your application.

Can I insert ad breaks?

SCTE-35 markers are supported on Cloud Playout linear channels, which is where scheduled break signalling belongs. They are not available on a standard live event stream.

How do I start a 24/7 channel?

Live streaming, clipping and the archive are self-serve: create a free account and you are running today. Channels are different. Cloud Playout is set up with our team so the rundown, the fixture calendar and SCTE-35 break signalling are configured around how your season actually runs. It is $99 per channel per month once live. Book a call and we will build the first rundown with you.

What does the archive cost me between seasons?

Storage is per minute stored. If the archive runs as a FAST channel it is also earning rather than sitting idle, at $99 per channel per month plus the usual per-minute delivery.

Which devices does the player reach?

Web, iOS, Android, Flutter and React Native, plus Samsung Tizen and LG webOS through the web SDK. Native Roku, Apple TV and Fire TV adapters are on the roadmap rather than shipped.

How does pricing behave when a match spikes?

Per minute on what you encode, deliver and store. There is no per-concurrent-viewer charge and no plan ceiling to breach when a fixture unexpectedly trends, which is the failure mode that turns a good match into a surprise invoice.

FastPix for live sports

Video APIs for live sports streaming

FastPix low-latency live API delivers live sports glass to glass in 4 to 7 seconds, to your app, to social platforms, and behind a signed URL for members-only access.

Start free Read the docs

Per-minute pricing, no per-seat charge. $25 in signup credits, no credit card.

LL-HLSlow latencyLive to VODsame playback ID24/7FAST channels300+CDN locations

TRUSTED BY PRODUCT TEAMS SHIPPING VIDEO AT SCALE

Why FastPix

Complete video infrastructure for live sports streaming

Ingest, transcoding, delivery, DVR, clipping, playout and data come from one API key, billed per minute rather than per concurrent viewer.

One API, whole stack

Ingest, transcoding, delivery, DVR, clipping, playout and data all come from the same API key.

Built for scale

Multi-CDN delivery scales with the audience, so a big fixture runs on the same setup as a quiet week.

Low latency by default

Live streams reach the viewer within 4 to 7 seconds glass to glass, over LL-HLS.

Pay per minute

Billed on minutes, never on concurrent viewers, so a big crowd is good news. Docs, SDKs and engineers in Slack.

Developer reference

Every endpoint a live sports operation uses

Everything on this page maps to a documented call, grouped the way a match day gets built.

Live ingest

Create a new stream Stream with RTMPS Stream with SRT Set up OBS Set up vMix Handle disconnects Webhook: live stream events Live streaming guide

Playback and DVR

Create a playback ID Enable DVR and rewind Monitor stream health Generate JWTs for secure media Restrict playback access Get viewer count Webhook: stream lifecycle DVR guide

Clipping and archive

Clip moments from a stream Instant live clipping recipe List clips of a stream Record and archive Clip and trim videos Get all clips of a media Webhook: media events Clipping guide

Cloud Playout

Cloud Playout introduction Create a playout channel Create a scheduled channel Create a 24/7 loop channel Configure ad breaks Import and organize content Monitor and manage channels Cloud Playout guide

Distribution

Simulcast to platforms Create a simulcast Update a simulcast Stream pre-recorded as live Add live captions Add metadata to a stream Webhook: set up and verify Simulcast guide

Analytics

Video Data overview Quality of experience metrics Video startup metrics List video views Use custom dimensions Build workflows with the API Webhook: exception alerts Video Data guide

Customer story

The stream ran for eight hours without a single crash or buffer spike. We saw some viewers switch networks, others drop to low resolution, but the stream never broke.

Aditya Rana

Platform Engineer, Oceaniek Stream

Read the Oceaniek story

Ingest and transcoding

RTMP and SRT ingest with real-time transcoding

FastPix takes a live feed from OBS, vMix or any encoder over RTMP, RTMPS or SRT, then transcodes it and delivers HLS to any device a viewer opens.

SRT for an unreliable venue link, RTMP where the truck already speaks it. Guide
An adaptive ladder while it runs, down to 240p, so congested mobile in the stand still gets a picture. Explore

OBS setup guide vMix setup guide

Packaging and delivery

Low latency LL-HLS with multi-CDN delivery

Packaged as LL-HLS and served from more than 300 locations, so viewers see the action within 4 to 7 seconds, wherever they are.

Set lowLatency: true and the stream runs 4 to 7 seconds glass to glass, where cable takes 50 to 80. Explore
Multi-CDN from 300+ locations, so a fixture that draws a crowd is served near the people watching it. Explore
HLS output, so the same stream plays on phones, browsers and TVs without a separate build. Guide

Explore Live Streaming

DVR and catch-up

Live DVR with rewind, pause and catch-up

A time-shift buffer lets viewers pause, rewind and start from the beginning while the match is still running, then return to the live edge whenever they want.

Pause and rewind a live stream, then return to the live edge in one tap. Guide
Start from the beginning, so someone arriving late still sees the kick-off.
Jump back to a moment, so a goal or a wicket gets replayed without leaving the stream. Explore

DVR and rewind guide

Instant clipping

Instant live clipping for match highlights

Clip a highlight mid-match. Mark a start and end timecode on the live stream and get a shareable asset back, without waiting for the match to end and become a VOD asset.

Clip while the stream is running, up to 20 minutes per clip, published as its own playback ID. Guide
Automatic live to VOD. The moment a broadcast ends, the match is stored as an asset. Guide
AI-scored clipping is in early access. Automatic moment detection is on a waitlist, not a switch you flip today.

One thing worth knowing: highlight speed is often limited by rights rather than technology. Some competitions embargo clips for hours after full time. Extraction is instant; publication is your rights holder's call.

Live clipping in the docs What is instant live clipping

Player SDKs

Video player SDKs for web, mobile and smart TV

Fans watch on a phone, a laptop and the television in the same evening. One playback ID drives the player on every one of them.

Native SDKs for web, iOS, Android, Flutter and React Native, all reading one playback ID. Guide
Smart TV through the web SDK, covering Samsung Tizen and LG webOS. Guide
DRM playback where a rights deal needs it, with Widevine, FairPlay and PlayReady. Guide
Playback data from the same SDK, so quality metrics arrive without a second beacon to wire. Guide

Explore the Video Player

Built API first

Live streaming API and SDKs

Wire a fixture list straight into the platform. Create a stream when a fixture is announced, subscribe to webhooks so ops knows the second an uplink drops, and read concurrents live.

SERVER SDKS

Node Python Java Go Ruby PHP .NET

CLIENT SDKS

iOS Android Flutter React Native Web Player

Read the API reference

API surface

POST/v1/liveCreate a stream

POSTlive clipCut by timecode

GET/v1/live/:idStream health

POSTplayback tokensSigned JWT, RSA-2048

GETVideo Data APIConcurrents and QoE

HOOKlive.stream.activeFeed is up

HOOKlive.stream.idleUplink dropped

HOOKvideo.asset.readyArchive available

HOOKplayer eventsPlayback telemetry

Monitoring

Live stream monitoring and playback health

Operations needs to see a problem before the audience does. Ingest state, concurrent viewers and playback quality all report while the match is still running.

Stream health as it runs, so a failing uplink shows up in seconds rather than in complaints. Guide
Concurrent viewers live, read straight off the stream while the match is on. Guide
A webhook on every state change, active, idle or disconnected, so your dashboard reacts on its own. Guide
Alerts when quality slips, on startup time, rebuffering and playback errors. Guide

Troubleshooting guide

Between fixtures

24/7 live stream channels with cloud playout

Cloud Playout schedules the archive into a 24/7 channel between fixtures: classic matches, condensed games, press conferences and shows, so the app is never dark when there is no live game.

Program by time slot. Drop a live fixture into a weekly grid and the channel cuts to the match and back.
SCTE-35 ad markers on linear channels, so breaks signal properly to your ad stack. Guide
Simulcast the channel out to YouTube, Facebook, Twitch or any RTMP endpoint. Guide
Schedule around a live fixture so the channel and the match run off one library. Guide

Channels are configured with our team around your fixture calendar and your ad stack. Live streaming, clipping and the archive are self-serve from a free account today.

Explore Cloud Playout Cloud Playout in the docs

Plan your channel with us Start with live, free

How it comes together

Build a live sports streaming platform like ESPN or Hotstar

Five steps between a camera at the ground and a channel that never goes dark.

Get the feed in

Point OBS, vMix or a hardware encoder at FastPix over RTMP, RTMPS or SRT.

Guide

Package and deliver it

LL-HLS packaging out over multi-CDN, so the action reaches every screen quickly.

Guide

Let viewers catch up

A time-shift buffer for pause, rewind and starting the match from the beginning.

Guide

Cut highlights mid-match

Mark a timecode range on the running stream and publish the clip straight away.

Guide

Keep the channel on

Schedule the archive into a 24/7 linear channel for the days with no fixture.

Guide

Explore the full live sports app walkthrough Explore what it costs to build

Streaming a conference or a one-off event instead? See live events. Building a full OTT catalogue? See entertainment and OTT.

Bring us your next fixture

Give us a real feed and a real fixture. In 30 minutes we will take the uplink, put it out over LL-HLS, cut a clip mid-stream and schedule the archive into a channel.

· 30 minutes· Your feed, live· Engineers welcome

Talk to us

Prefer to try it yourself? Start free with $25 in credits

Common questions

Live streaming questions, answered.

How low is the latency, really?
4 to 7 seconds glass to glass with low latency enabled, over LL-HLS. For context, the 2024 Phenix Super Bowl study measured cable at 50 to 80 seconds and major streaming services between 29 and 55. Your stream reaches fans ahead of the broadcast, which is what prevents the spoiler problem. If you need sub-second for in-play betting, that is a different category of product and FastPix is not it.
Can I enforce territorial blackouts?
Not today. Playback restriction covers domain allow and deny lists, plus rules for the browser or app making the request. There is no country, region or IP-level restriction, so in-market blackouts and territorial rights windows cannot be enforced at the platform layer. If your rights deal requires geo-enforcement, raise it with us before you build.
Do you support multi-angle or multi-camera?
No. A stream is a single feed. Multiple angles means multiple streams, switched in your own application or in production before the uplink.
How fast can I get a highlight out?
Mark a start and end timecode against the running stream and the clip is produced as its own playback ID, up to 20 minutes long, without waiting for full time. AI-scored automatic moment detection exists but is in early access rather than generally available.
What happens if the uplink drops mid-match?
The stream holds open through a reconnect window rather than ending, and a webhook fires the moment the feed goes idle so your ops team sees it immediately. This is a reconnect grace period, not redundant backup ingest. If you need a hot standby path, run a second stream and switch in your application.
Can I insert ad breaks?
SCTE-35 markers are supported on Cloud Playout linear channels, which is where scheduled break signalling belongs. They are not available on a standard live event stream.
How do I start a 24/7 channel?
Live streaming, clipping and the archive are self-serve: create a free account and you are running today. Channels are different. Cloud Playout is set up with our team so the rundown, the fixture calendar and SCTE-35 break signalling are configured around how your season actually runs. It is $99 per channel per month once live. Book a call and we will build the first rundown with you.
What does the archive cost me between seasons?
Storage is per minute stored. If the archive runs as a FAST channel it is also earning rather than sitting idle, at $99 per channel per month plus the usual per-minute delivery.
Which devices does the player reach?
Web, iOS, Android, Flutter and React Native, plus Samsung Tizen and LG webOS through the web SDK. Native Roku, Apple TV and Fire TV adapters are on the roadmap rather than shipped.
How does pricing behave when a match spikes?
Per minute on what you encode, deliver and store. There is no per-concurrent-viewer charge and no plan ceiling to breach when a fixture unexpectedly trends, which is the failure mode that turns a good match into a surprise invoice.

Pricing

Live streaming and OTT platform pricing

Per minute, not per concurrent viewer. Sports concurrency spikes violently at kickoff and at the final over, so per-minute billing means a viral fixture does not arrive as a surprise invoice. 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 →

Keep reading

Three ways to get unstuck

Engineering

Engineering support

Stuck on an API call, a webhook signature or a player integration? Reach the engineering team directly, and hear back in hours rather than days.

Contact engineering

Docs

Integration help

Quickstart guides, SDK examples and playback logs in your dashboard, for the integrations most teams hit first.

Browse the docs

Community

Solution architect

A new build, a migration off another platform or a complex multi-tenant rollout. Plan it with a FastPix solution architect.

Join the Slack community

Video APIs for live sports streaming

Complete video infrastructure for live sports streaming

One API, whole stack

Built for scale

Low latency by default

Pay per minute

Every endpoint a live sports operation uses

RTMP and SRT ingest with real-time transcoding

Low latency LL-HLS with multi-CDN delivery

Live DVR with rewind, pause and catch-up

Instant live clipping for match highlights

Video player SDKs for web, mobile and smart TV

Live streaming API and SDKs

Live stream monitoring and playback health

24/7 live stream channels with cloud playout

Build a live sports streaming platform like ESPN or Hotstar

Get the feed in

Package and deliver it

Let viewers catch up

Cut highlights mid-match

Keep the channel on

Bring us your next fixture

Live streaming questions, answered.

How low is the latency, really?

Can I enforce territorial blackouts?

Do you support multi-angle or multi-camera?

How fast can I get a highlight out?

Live streaming and OTT platform pricing

More on building a live sports streaming platform

Build a live sports app like ESPN

What a sports streaming app costs

Build a 24/7 sports channel

Low latency streaming with APIs

What is instant live clipping

Clip moments from a live stream

Three ways to get unstuck