# Does wowza support input as HLS (.m3u8)

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/does-wowza-support-input-as-hls-m3u8/55459>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [June 24, 2020, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/does-wowza-support-input-as-hls-m3u8/55459 "2020-06-24T12:56:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shefali\_Mantri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Shefali\_Mantri](https://community.wowza.com/u/Shefali_Mantri)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/does-wowza-support-input-as-hls-m3u8/55459/1 "2020-06-24T12:56:45Z")

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we try to add Stream of Sample url ([https://bitdash-a.akamaihd.net/content/sintel/hls/playlist.m3u8](https://bitdash-a.akamaihd.net/content/sintel/hls/playlist.m3u8))

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**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/does-wowza-support-input-as-hls-m3u8/55459/2 "2020-06-24T13:13:08Z")

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Yes we do since Engine 4.6. (we’re now on Engine 4.8.5).

Here is a post to get you started with the info you need:

[http://community.wowza.com/community/questions/1933/apple-hls-input.html](http://community.wowza.com/community/questions/1933/apple-hls-input.html)

If you need help setting it up @Shefali Mantri, feel free to send a support ticket and we can walk you through it.