# Record 5 minutes

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/record-5-minutes/46133>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [March 2, 2016, 9:40am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/record-5-minutes/46133 "2016-03-02T09:40:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Mat\_299\_ss\_Lulle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mat\_299\_ss\_Lulle](https://community.wowza.com/u/Mat_299_ss_Lulle)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 9:40am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/record-5-minutes/46133/1 "2016-03-02T09:40:35Z")

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Is there a way to record only 5 minutes of each incoming live stream once.

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**Author:** ![Andrew\_Ramberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7c8e57/32.png) [@Andrew\_Ramberg](https://community.wowza.com/u/Andrew_Ramberg)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 8:49am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/record-5-minutes/46133/2 "2016-03-02T08:49:19Z")

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Hello,

This is possible using the [Live Stream Recorder API](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-record-live-streams-httplivestreamrecord%28HTTPLiveStreamRecord%29#livestreamrecordapi).

Best regards,

Andrew