How to play a stream - ApsaraVideo Live - Alibaba Cloud Documentation Center

You can use VLC media player, the Push SDK demo, or player SDKs to play a stream. This topic describes how to use these different methods to play a stream.

Prerequisites

Stream ingest is complete. For more information, see Live stream ingest.
A streaming URL is generated. For more information, see Generate ingest and streaming URLs.

Note

If you encounter issues such as playback exceptions during streaming, you can use the troubleshooting tool to troubleshoot the issues. The tool allows you to diagnose common stream playback issues and provides suggestions for you to resolve specific exceptions. For more information, see Troubleshooting.

Use VLC media player to play a stream

VLC media player supports Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. In the following example, VLC for Windows V3.0.16 is used. The operations that you perform to play a stream are similar for VLC of other versions or on other platforms. For more information about how to use VLC media player, visit VLC media player.

Download and install VLC media player. Download link: VLC media player.
Run VLC media player.
In the menu bar, choose Media > Open Network Stream....
On the Network tab, enter a network URL, that is, a streaming URL. Example: rtmp://example.aliyundoc.com/app/stream?auth_key=1543300311-0-0-d47ce016332bf280cf275********.
Click Play.

Use the Push SDK demo to play a stream

Use a mobile device to scan the QR code to download the Push SDK demo.
Note
If you use an iOS device and receive a message indicating that the demo is from an untrusted enterprise developer, tap Settings > General > Device Management. On the page that appears, find the permissions required by Taobao and tap Trust.
Run the Push SDK demo.
Select Live Streaming.
Enter the generated streaming URL. Example: rtmp://example.aliyundoc.com/app/stream?auth_key=1543300311-0-0-d47ce016332bf280cf275********.
Click Pull Stream to start streaming.

Use player SDKs to play a stream

Player SDK		Playback procedure
ApsaraVideo Player SDK	ApsaraVideo Player SDK for Android	Integrate ApsaraVideo Player SDK for Android. For more information, see Quick integration. Develop the player based on your business requirements and play a live stream. For more information, see Basic features. For information about the advanced features of ApsaraVideo Player SDK for Android, see Advanced features. For information about the relevant API operations, see API references.
	ApsaraVideo Player SDK for iOS	Integrate ApsaraVideo Player SDK for iOS. For more information, see Quick integration. Develop the player based on your business requirements and play a live stream. For more information, see Basic features. For information about the advanced features of ApsaraVideo Player SDK for iOS, see Advanced features. For information about the relevant API operations, see API references.
	ApsaraVideo Player SDK for Windows	Integrate ApsaraVideo Player SDK for Windows. For more information, see Quick integration. Develop the player based on your business requirements and play a live stream. For more information, see Advanced features. For information about the relevant API operations, see API operations.
	ApsaraVideo Player SDK for Flutter	Integrate ApsaraVideo Player SDK for Flutter. For more information, see Quick integration. Develop the player based on your business requirements and play a live stream. For more information, see Common features.
	ApsaraVideo Player SDK for Web	Integrate ApsaraVideo Player SDK for Web. For more information, see Quick integration. Develop the player based on your business requirements and play a live stream. For more information, see Basic features. For information about the advanced features of ApsaraVideo Player SDK for Web, see Advanced features. For information about the relevant API operations, see API operations.

References

Why am I unable to play a video in ApsaraVideo Live after the ingest URL is generated?