# Maximum viewers

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/maximum-viewers/95791>\
**Category:** Wowza Video (Formerly Streaming Cloud)\
**Created:** [January 6, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/maximum-viewers/95791 "2023-01-06T12:55:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ef3b761be0cc210627bb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e56c9b/32.png) [@ef3b761be0cc210627bb](https://community.wowza.com/u/ef3b761be0cc210627bb)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/maximum-viewers/95791/1 "2023-01-06T12:55:33Z")

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Greetings  
I’m completely new to Wowza video and I’m looking at the settings. I found a setting named “Current maximum viewers” and it says the limit is 300.  
Does that mean no more that 300 people can see the HLS at the same time? or is it just RTMP?

Thanks in advance

Regards

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**Author:** ![Tim\_Dougherty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/tim_dougherty/32/596_2.png) [@Tim\_Dougherty](https://community.wowza.com/u/Tim_Dougherty)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 12:43am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/maximum-viewers/95791/2 "2023-01-10T00:43:11Z")

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Maximum viewers only apply when using _Direct Playback URLs_, which you likely found in the transcoder settings. This would include RTMP, RTSP, WebRTC and direct Apple HLS playback.

When accessing content through the standard playback URLs ([cdn3.wowza.com](http://cdn3.wowza.com)) will always be virtually unlimited.

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**Author:** ![ef3b761be0cc210627bb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e56c9b/32.png) [@ef3b761be0cc210627bb](https://community.wowza.com/u/ef3b761be0cc210627bb)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 9:38am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/maximum-viewers/95791/3 "2023-01-10T09:38:27Z")

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Thanks for your answer.  
So using the embedded player doesn"t have this limit, am I correct?  
Regards

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**Author:** ![Tim\_Dougherty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/tim_dougherty/32/596_2.png) [@Tim\_Dougherty](https://community.wowza.com/u/Tim_Dougherty)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/maximum-viewers/95791/4 "2023-01-10T20:55:21Z")

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Correct. The embedded player is mapped to the CDN playback URL. You’re good.