Reduce costs
Lower bandwidth and storage expenses without compromising quality.
Configure your destinations
Specify which platforms (YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, LinkedIn) and accounts you want to broadcast to.
Simulcast
Stream to YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, and LinkedIn from one ingest.
Overview
What It Is
Simulcast lets you broadcast your live stream to multiple platforms from a single encoder. Instead of managing separate ingests for each platform, you send one stream to Qencode and we distribute it to all destinations simultaneously. This is essential for broadcasters, educators, and creators who want maximum reach without multiplying their technical complexity.
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Process
How It Works
Send one stream
Use a single RTMP ingest URL to push your live content to Qencode.
Route automatically
Qencode distributes your stream to each destination in real-time with synchronized timing.
Monitor all streams
Track the health and status of every simultaneous broadcast from one dashboard.
Overview
Why Simulcast
Save time
Automate complex processing that would take hours manually.
Scale effortlessly
Handle thousands of videos with the same API call.
Integrate in minutes
Simple REST API with comprehensive SDKs and documentation.
Use Cases
Who Uses Simulcast
Broadcasters
A sports news network streams live event coverage to YouTube for subscribers, Twitch for gamers, and Facebook for general audiences—all at once.
Reach 3x more viewers without hiring additional broadcast operators or buying redundant equipment.
EdTech
An online university lectures to students on YouTube, instructors on Twitch, and general public on Facebook in a single session.
Serve different audience segments simultaneously and reduce instructor onboarding time from 2 hours to 15 minutes.
Social / Creator Tools
A music producer performs a live session and broadcasts to YouTube, TikTok Live, Instagram Live, and Twitch at the same time.
Maximize discoverability across platforms and grow following 40% faster by reducing streaming friction.
Tutorial
How to Use Simulcast
Watch a quick walkthrough showing how to configure and use Simulcast through the Qencode dashboard and API.
Tutorial Video Coming Soon
For Developers
Technical Reference
| API Method | POST /v1/live-streams/{stream_id}/simulcast-targets to add a simulcast target. Use DELETE /v1/live-streams/{stream_id}/simulcast-targets/{target_id} to remove a target. |
| Key Parameters | stream_id, simulcast target stream URL, stream key. Each target should be an endpoint that can accept an RTMP stream from Qencode. |
| Supported Destinations | Any RTMP-compatible destination, including custom RTMP endpoints and platforms such as YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, and LinkedIn. |
| Latency | <2s synchronized delay across all destinations |
Request Example
Simulcast a single RTMP ingest to YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook simultaneously.
curl -X POST 'https://api-live.qencode.com/v1/live-streams/$STREAM_ID/simulcast-targets'
-H 'Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN'
--data-raw '{
"url": "rtmp://a.rtmp.youtube.com/live",
"stream_key": "your_youtube_stream_key"
}'To stream to multiple platforms, send a separate request for each simulcast target. Each target requires its own RTMP URL and stream key.
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What It Costs
Usage-Based Pricing
Simulcast is available for all Qencode users. Pricing includes standard live streaming usage plus outbound restream traffic to each destination.
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