# How can I change my Akamai HLS Stream target playlist from playlist.m3u8 to master.m3u8?

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**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [October 24, 2023, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-can-i-change-my-akamai-hls-stream-target-playlist-from-playlist-m3u8-to-master-m3u8/96591 "2023-10-24T22:50:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_Tompkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Michael\_Tompkins](https://community.wowza.com/u/Michael_Tompkins)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-can-i-change-my-akamai-hls-stream-target-playlist-from-playlist-m3u8-to-master-m3u8/96591/1 "2023-10-24T22:50:56Z")

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Hi All. I’m needing to change my playlist file extension from playlist.m3u8 to master.m3u8 to match another encoder I’m using. The stream target is an Akamai HLS Push type.

Any ideas where I can change this, or how I may add a custom flag to do so?

Many thanks,

MT