# Error Using Wowza Player ,Error using Wowza Player \[Illegal license key format

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/error-using-wowza-player-error-using-wowza-player-illegal-license-key-format/49844>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [October 5, 2017, 3:20am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/error-using-wowza-player-error-using-wowza-player-illegal-license-key-format/49844 "2017-10-05T03:20:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Leandre\_Mucyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea5d25/32.png) [@Leandre\_Mucyo](https://community.wowza.com/u/Leandre_Mucyo)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 3:20am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/error-using-wowza-player-error-using-wowza-player-illegal-license-key-format/49844/1 "2017-10-05T03:20:35Z")

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Hi,

I have a wowza streaming engine up and running on aws andI copied /conf/Server.license key in the following code snippet

var myPlayer = WowzaPlayer.create(‘playerElement’,{ “license”:"[**wowza-player-license-key**]", “sourceURL”:“http:// **wowza-engine-ip** :1935/app1/test1/manifest.mpd”} );

where it says wowza-player-license-key but when I load the page I get **Illegal license key format** error when I load the page. What could be the reason, what is the right format? I tried putting the key string in the array and as a string in the object passed to **WowzaPlayer.create** but in both cases I get the same error

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Hi,

I have a wowza streaming engine up and running on aws andI copied /conf/Server.license key in the following code snippet

var myPlayer = WowzaPlayer.create(‘playerElement’,{ “license”:"[**wowza-player-license-key**]", “sourceURL”:“http:// **wowza-engine-ip** :1935/app1/test1/manifest.mpd”} );

where it says wowza-player-license-key but when I load the page I get **Illegal license key format** error when I load the page. What could be the reason, what is the right format? I tried putting the key string in the array and as a string in the object passed to **WowzaPlayer.create** but in both cases I get the same error

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**Author:** ![Frank\_Volker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ec9cab/32.png) [@Frank\_Volker](https://community.wowza.com/u/Frank_Volker)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 8:31am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/error-using-wowza-player-error-using-wowza-player-illegal-license-key-format/49844/2 "2019-01-16T08:31:52Z")

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same problem. any ideas? BUMP

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**Author:** ![Thomas\_Oliver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@Thomas\_Oliver](https://community.wowza.com/u/Thomas_Oliver)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/error-using-wowza-player-error-using-wowza-player-illegal-license-key-format/49844/3 "2019-05-24T14:16:26Z")

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Hello,

I have the same issue, any news ?

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**Author:** ![Praveen\_Kumar\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a8b319/32.png) [@Praveen\_Kumar\_K](https://community.wowza.com/u/Praveen_Kumar_K)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/error-using-wowza-player-error-using-wowza-player-illegal-license-key-format/49844/4 "2020-04-09T04:33:38Z")

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I have the same problem.