# Best way to determine AppType

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/best-way-to-determine-apptype/40552>\
**Category:** Wowza Developer Dojo\
**Tags:** wowza-streaming-server-java-api\
**Created:** [July 30, 2014, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/best-way-to-determine-apptype/40552 "2014-07-30T14:31:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alexey\_Tsessarskiy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f475e1/32.png) [@Alexey\_Tsessarskiy](https://community.wowza.com/u/Alexey_Tsessarskiy)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/best-way-to-determine-apptype/40552/1 "2014-07-30T14:31:59Z")

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How to determine Application Type (Live, LiveEdge, etc) from java?

Thanks, Alex.

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**Author:** ![Matt\_Young](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/matt_young/32/389_2.png) [@Matt\_Young](https://community.wowza.com/u/Matt_Young)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 7:39am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/best-way-to-determine-apptype/40552/2 "2014-07-30T07:39:11Z")

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Hello Alex,

Sounds like you might be referring to appInstance.getStreamType() of which should get you this information.

Thanks,

Matt