Python

Prerequisites

To get the most out of this guide, you’ll need to:

Create an API key

Install the SDK

Get the Livepeer Python SDK.

pip install git+https://github.com/livepeer/livepeer-python.git

Initialize the SDK

The first step is to initialize the SDK with your Livepeer Studio API key.

import livepeer
from livepeer.models import components

lpClient = livepeer.Livepeer(
    api_key="<YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN_HERE>",
)

Use the SDK

Now that you have the SDK installed and initialized, you can use it in your app. Let’s create a stream.

import livepeer
from livepeer.models import components

lpClient = livepeer.Livepeer(
    api_key="<YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN_HERE>",
)

req = components.NewStreamPayload(
    name='test_stream',
)

res = s.stream.create(req)

if res.stream is not None:
    # handle response
    pass

Try it yourself

Python Example

See an example on GitHub.

Next steps

Checkout Livepeer API Reference to learn more about the Livepeer API and the Javascript SDK.

Last modified on March 3, 2026

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