# How to get my webcam's RTSP/RTMP URL for streaming? **URL:** \ **Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\ **Created:** [September 18, 2011, 2:08am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-get-my-webcams-rtsp-rtmp-url-for-streaming/37291 "2011-09-18T02:08:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Deepak\_Mishra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc79bd/32.png) [@Deepak\_Mishra](https://community.wowza.com/u/Deepak_Mishra)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 2:08am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-get-my-webcams-rtsp-rtmp-url-for-streaming/37291/1 "2011-09-18T02:08:15Z")
Hello all, I am new to media streaming, starting with Wowza. I want to test live streaming from my webcam (on my Dell Inspiron 1545 laptop, Creative integrated webcam) to other devices. This tutorial ([https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-re-stream-video-from-an-ip-camera-rtsp-rtp-re-streaming](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-re-stream-video-from-an-ip-camera-rtsp-rtp-re-streaming)) tells me : enter your camera’s RTSP URL and click Play How/Where to get this URL ? Is it OS specific, or device specific ? Does a webcam by default provide a RTSP/RTMP stream, or I need to put some other code/application on my computer for this ? Thanks ! ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-get-my-webcams-rtsp-rtmp-url-for-streaming/37291/2 "2011-09-18T12:54:50Z")
This is the correct tutorial for you: [https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-set-up-live-streaming-using-an-rtmp-based-encoder](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-set-up-live-streaming-using-an-rtmp-based-encoder)) Richard ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-get-my-webcams-rtsp-rtmp-url-for-streaming/37291/3 "2011-09-20T00:40:29Z")
A " webcam (on my Dell Inspiron 1545 laptop, Creative integrated webcam)" is not an IP camera. It does not have a URL. It is just a regular webcam. You need an encoder like FMLE or Wirecast to stream a webcam. Follow this tutorial to configure a live application and publish a stream to Wowza: [https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-set-up-live-streaming-using-an-rtmp-based-encoder](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-set-up-live-streaming-using-an-rtmp-based-encoder)) Richard ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_Beyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e99b99/32.png) [@Ian\_Beyer](https://community.wowza.com/u/Ian_Beyer)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-get-my-webcams-rtsp-rtmp-url-for-streaming/37291/4 "2011-09-18T19:23:48Z")
There are a number of encoders out there, some free (ffmpeg, FMLE), some not (Wirecast, Kulabyte, Digital Rapids, etc.) If you have an IP camera, the camera itself does the encoding. -Ian ---
**Author:** ![Deepak\_Mishra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc79bd/32.png) [@Deepak\_Mishra](https://community.wowza.com/u/Deepak_Mishra)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 11:24am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-get-my-webcams-rtsp-rtmp-url-for-streaming/37291/5 "2011-09-18T11:24:58Z")
Thanks rrlanham. I am a total noob, so my query may seem very basic. I followed the tutorial, but stuck up at this point : > To publish using RTMP based encoder > > Enter the Server URL and Stream Name information below and click the Publish or Start button on the encoder: > > What encoder ? Why do I need encoder to publish…I guessed this is being done by Wowza itself ? > > I also googled for such encoder, and I came across Xuggler : [RTMP based encoder](http://wiki.xuggle.com/Live_Encoding_Tutorial) > > There steps are as follows : > > > First, connect your current encoding tool to rtmp://localhost/live. > > > > Then, publish a stream named “testStream” with your favorite parameters. > > > > This meant Xuggle is not an encoder…Wowza is not encoding…then where should I get one ? > > > > Thanks a lot !! ---
**Author:** ![Deepak\_Mishra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc79bd/32.png) [@Deepak\_Mishra](https://community.wowza.com/u/Deepak_Mishra)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-get-my-webcams-rtsp-rtmp-url-for-streaming/37291/6 "2011-09-18T23:00:13Z")
> There are a number of encoders out there, some free (ffmpeg, FMLE), some not (Wirecast, Kulabyte, Digital Rapids, etc.) If you have an IP camera, the camera itself does the encoding. > > -Ian Thanks Ian, I have two questions : 1. Since Xuggle is built on top of ffmpeg, isnt Xuggle an encoder ? 2. Since I am trying to connect to an IP camera itself, and you say it does the encoding by itself - that’s what my original question is - how to connect to this webcam ? Does it have a URL ? Thanks !! ---
**Author:** ![Deepak\_Mishra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc79bd/32.png) [@Deepak\_Mishra](https://community.wowza.com/u/Deepak_Mishra)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 10:41am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-get-my-webcams-rtsp-rtmp-url-for-streaming/37291/7 "2011-09-19T10:41:17Z")
Someone please help me on this further…I am still stuck up at the starting point ☹ Really need some concepts I guess… ---
**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:** [March 11, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-get-my-webcams-rtsp-rtmp-url-for-streaming/37291/8 "2021-03-11T14:27:32Z")
It depends on what the streaming protocol is for this webcam and it’s not very clear in the question, if this is native webcam or an external webcam being attached to the computer. If it’s native camera you want to capture, then you could use free OBS and send it to Wowza as RTMP. Same goes for an external camera/encoder: [https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-set-up-live-streaming-using-an-rtmp-based-encoder](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-set-up-live-streaming-using-an-rtmp-based-encoder) As was mentioned above, IP cameras are a totally different thing and they typically stream using RTSP and for that use that case, here is the [video tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djvhZ1w6qco) for that: ---
**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:** [March 11, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-get-my-webcams-rtsp-rtmp-url-for-streaming/37291/9 "2021-03-11T22:43:16Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/wowza1/original/1X/41412556257292f510f07166e11df5556eb220e4.jpeg "Stream an IP Camera to Websites and Social Media") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djvhZ1w6qco) If you want to grab the IP camera RTSP url: IP camera manufacturers use proprietary URL syntax. Consult your camera documentation for the URL syntax of the stream and enter this value in **Stream URI**. Here is the doc to configure the url and stream with an IP camera. > **[Stream from an IP camera over RTSP to Engine](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-re-stream-video-from-an-ip-camera-rtsp-rtp-re-streaming#2-connect-to-a-source-stream3)** > > Configure and troubleshoot re-streaming from an IP camera (RTSP/RTP re-streaming) using Wowza Streaming Engine.