# Recording stream with URL Query

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/recording-stream-with-url-query/93116>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Tags:** recording\
**Created:** [April 6, 2021, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/recording-stream-with-url-query/93116 "2021-04-06T22:35:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Johannes\_Karl\_Vohla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@Johannes\_Karl\_Vohla](https://community.wowza.com/u/Johannes_Karl_Vohla)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/recording-stream-with-url-query/93116/1 "2021-04-06T22:35:26Z")

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Hi, I am trying to record a live stream with an URL Query, but when I go to incoming streams the recording is not active. Only the stream.  
I use this link: [http://ip-address:8086/livestreamrecord?app=live&action=startRecording&format=1&streamname=mystream](http://ip-address:8086/livestreamrecord?app=live&action=startRecording&format=1&streamname=mystream)  
What am I doing wrong?  
Thanks for help.

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**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:** [April 7, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/recording-stream-with-url-query/93116/2 "2021-04-07T16:27:00Z")

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Welcome to our forum community @Johannes_Karl_Vohla. 👋

I can offer you some tutorial assistance, but for us to truly diagnose, we can only troubleshoot through a support ticket. Reason being it requires us to have full access to your configuration and files.

Here is a recent video tutorial however that may help you find the issue in your query url and correct it:

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/wowza1/original/1X/70ae112d10c96e92c8e37799732f5af7ae2df460.jpeg "Record Your Live Stream With Wowza Streaming Engine") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X6PA2WpW-c)
  

Not sure if this is the doc you followed, but making sure you saw this where there are some specific examples:

> **[Manage recorders with the REST API](https://www.wowza.com/docs/stream-recording-query-examples)**
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> Create and manage stream recorders with these Wowza Streaming Engine REST API query examples.