# DCAST for Developers (dcast.pro)

> dcast.pro is the partner/developer surface of DCAST — run live streaming, VOD, transcoding, embedding and monetization on your own product through the DCAST API instead of building video infrastructure. Base URL https://api.dcast.pro/api/v1. The consumer/creator platform lives at https://dcast.tv.

## Capabilities

- Video upload (signed two-step upload) and HLS transcoding (multi-quality).
- Live streaming ingest: RTMP, SRT, WebRTC/WHIP, HTTP pull, file playout.
- Interactive rooms, restreams, analytics and webhooks.
- Embeddable player with paywall, and Stripe Connect monetization.

## Machine-readable

- [OpenAPI 3.1 spec](https://dcast.pro/openapi.json): every Partner API route with parameters and schemas (same document as https://api.dcast.pro/api/v1/docs/openapi.json).
- [Changelog](https://api.dcast.pro/api/v1/changelog): material API changes, newest first (also `x-dcast-changelog` in the spec).
- Every docs page has a Markdown version: append `.md` to its URL.
- Base URL https://api.dcast.pro/api/v1 · `Authorization: Bearer pk_...` (keep the key server-side).

## Docs pages

- [Overview](https://dcast.pro/docs) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs.md)): What the Partner API covers, base URL and auth.
- [Quickstart](https://dcast.pro/docs/quickstart) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/quickstart.md)): Get a key, call /health and /me, upload a first video; QA curl checklist.
- [Authentication](https://dcast.pro/docs/auth) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/auth.md)): Bearer pk_ keys, scopes, financial scope, X-User-Token, idempotency.
- [Team & scopes](https://dcast.pro/docs/team-api) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/team-api.md)): Team members, roles, tasks and per-resource scopes (Partner API and session API).
- [Upload flows](https://dcast.pro/docs/upload) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/upload.md)): The two-step upload: POST /videos/upload, then PUT the bytes.
- [Videos](https://dcast.pro/docs/video-api) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/video-api.md)): List, read, update, delete videos; visibility values; status and playback.
- [Video editor](https://dcast.pro/docs/video-editor) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/video-editor.md)): Cloud editor metadata and export jobs.
- [Playlists](https://dcast.pro/docs/playlists) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/playlists.md)): Create and read playlists; public channel playlists.
- [Streams](https://dcast.pro/docs/streams) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/streams.md)): Live streams: create (RTMP/SRT/WebRTC/HTTP/FILE), start, stop, status, chat.
- [Restreams](https://dcast.pro/docs/restreams) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/restreams.md)): Push one live source to many destinations.
- [Recording](https://dcast.pro/docs/recording) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/recording.md)): Record streams, restreams and rooms.
- [Rooms](https://dcast.pro/docs/rooms) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/rooms.md)): Real-time video rooms, participant tokens, moderation.
- [Channels](https://dcast.pro/docs/channels) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/channels.md)): Public channel profile and the public videos of one channel.
- [Discovery](https://dcast.pro/docs/discover) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/discover.md)): Withdrawn: /search, /trending and /feed answer 410 CATALOG_DISABLED.
- [Analytics](https://dcast.pro/docs/analytics) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/analytics.md)): Account, per-video and per-stream analytics.
- [Monetization](https://dcast.pro/docs/monetization) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/monetization.md)): Tiers, checkout, purchases, subscribers, payouts read, domain verification for payments.
- [Recipe: paid catalog](https://dcast.pro/docs/paid-catalog) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/paid-catalog.md)): Recipe: a catalog site with free, subscription and paid access, as it works today.
- [Booking](https://dcast.pro/docs/booking) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/booking.md)): Sell 1-on-1 sessions, live classes and cohorts.
- [DHUB bridges](https://dcast.pro/docs/bridges) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/bridges.md)): DHUB bridges: multi-source, multi-destination routing.
- [Support tickets](https://dcast.pro/docs/support) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/support.md)): Open and follow your own support tickets.
- [Notifications](https://dcast.pro/docs/notifications) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/notifications.md)): In-app notifications and preferences.
- [Account & quota](https://dcast.pro/docs/account) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/account.md)): Profile, embed allowlist, API keys, payouts status, quota.
- [Webhooks](https://dcast.pro/docs/webhooks) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/webhooks.md)): Signed webhook deliveries, event catalogue, retries and replay.
- [Errors & limits](https://dcast.pro/docs/limits) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/limits.md)): Error format, error codes, rate limits, file limits.
- [Versioning](https://dcast.pro/docs/versioning) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/versioning.md)): Version header, breaking-change policy, changelog.
- [Test mode](https://dcast.pro/docs/test-mode) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/test-mode.md)): What a pk_test_ key does and does not do today.
- [Roadmap](https://dcast.pro/docs/roadmap) ([markdown](https://dcast.pro/docs/roadmap.md)): What is not implemented yet.

## Key methods

- `GET /me` — the key and its account (scope, permissions, mode).
- `POST /videos/upload` — create a video and get a signed upload URL; then `PUT` the bytes to `data.upload.url`.
- `GET /videos/:id/status` — poll processing until `READY` or `FAILED`.
- `GET /videos` — list your videos with `visibility`, `isPaid`, `price`, `requiredTierId`, `playback`.
- `GET /videos/:id` — one video plus `playback` (`hls`, `embed`, `accessTokenUrl`, `requiresToken`).
- `PATCH /videos/:id` — title, description, visibility, paid access (`isPaid`, `price`), `requiredTierId`.
- `GET /channel/:username/videos` — public videos of one channel (no key).
- `POST /streams` — create a live stream and get ingest URLs; `POST /streams/:id/start` puts it on air.
- `GET /streams/:id` — stream state, `isLive`, `hasSignal`, playback URLs.
- `POST /restreams` — push one source to several platforms.
- `POST /rooms`, `POST /rooms/:id/token` — real-time rooms and participant tokens.
- `GET /tiers`, `POST /tiers`, `PATCH /tiers/:id`, `DELETE /tiers/:id` — membership tiers.
- `POST /checkout/subscription`, `POST /checkout/video` — Stripe Checkout; the buyer is the key owner (no customerEmail).
- `POST /subscribers` — add a free-tier subscriber by email.
- `GET /purchases`, `GET /monetization/payments` — sales of your content.
- `POST /me/webhooks` — register a signed webhook endpoint.
- `GET /changelog` — public changelog (no key).

## Pricing & Account

- [Pricing](https://dcast.pro/pricing): API plan pricing.
- [Register](https://dcast.pro/signup): Create an account and get an API key.

## More

- [Free tools](https://dcast.pro/tools): Free, no-signup utilities served on this host — HLS/DASH manifest checkers, embed checker, bitrate and bandwidth calculators.
- [DCAST for creators](https://dcast.tv): The consumer platform and full feature overview.

## Pricing

Commission is the only platform cut taken per sale — the creator keeps the rest and is the merchant of record (handles their own taxes).

- **Free — $0/mo:** 10 GB storage, 1 stream, 50 viewers, 720p video / 720p live, up to 120 fps video and 60 fps live (ceilings, identical on every plan), 10 members, 2 restream destinations. Commission 7%.
- **Star — $49/mo:** 500 GB storage, 2 streams, 500 viewers, 1080p video / 1080p live, up to 120 fps video and 60 fps live (ceilings, identical on every plan), 50 members, 4 restream destinations. Commission 5%.
- **Pro — $149/mo:** 1 TB storage, 3 streams, 1000 viewers, 4K (2160p) video / 2K (1440p) live, up to 120 fps video and 60 fps live (ceilings, identical on every plan), 100 members, 6 restream destinations. Commission 3%.
- **VIP — $299/mo:** 2 TB storage, 5 streams, 5000 viewers, 8K (4320p) video / 4K (2160p) live, up to 120 fps video and 60 fps live (ceilings, identical on every plan), unlimited members, 10 restream destinations. Commission 1%.

## Free tools (no signup, run in the browser)

- [Stream Lab](https://dcast.pro/tools/stream-lab)
- [HLS / M3U8 Player](https://dcast.pro/tools/hls-player)
- [HLS Live Pulse](https://dcast.pro/tools/hls-live-pulse)
- [DASH / MPD Checker](https://dcast.pro/tools/dash-checker)
- [Embed Checker](https://dcast.pro/tools/embed-checker)
- [Why Won't It Play?](https://dcast.pro/tools/why-wont-it-play)
- [Bitrate & File Size Calculator](https://dcast.pro/tools/bitrate-calculator)
- [Duration & Size Calculator](https://dcast.pro/tools/duration-calculator)
- [Revenue Calculator](https://dcast.pro/tools/revenue-calculator)
- [OBS Settings Calculator](https://dcast.pro/tools/obs-settings)
- [Bandwidth Cost Calculator](https://dcast.pro/tools/bandwidth-cost)
- [Stream Countdown Generator](https://dcast.pro/tools/stream-countdown)
- [DCAST Mini Uploader (Windows)](https://dcast.pro/tools/mini-uploader)
- [Codec & Container Cheat Sheet](https://dcast.pro/tools/codec-cheatsheet)
- [OBS Overlay Cards](https://dcast.pro/tools/obs-cards)
- [QR Code for URL](https://dcast.pro/tools/qr-generator)
- [Subtitle Shifter](https://dcast.pro/tools/subtitle-shifter)
- [Video Schema (JSON-LD)](https://dcast.pro/tools/video-schema)
- [Timestamp Converter](https://dcast.pro/tools/timestamp-converter)

All of them: [https://dcast.pro/tools](https://dcast.pro/tools).

## More

- [llms-full.txt](https://dcast.pro/llms-full.txt): Expanded version with the full pricing table, feature inventory and tool list.