# Start / stop outgoing stream using API

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/start-stop-outgoing-stream-using-api/53568>\
**Category:** Wowza Developer Dojo\
**Tags:** server-administration, encoder, rest-api\
**Created:** [June 24, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/start-stop-outgoing-stream-using-api/53568 "2019-06-24T14:51:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Anders\_Gunnarsson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ab992/32.png) [@Anders\_Gunnarsson](https://community.wowza.com/u/Anders_Gunnarsson)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/start-stop-outgoing-stream-using-api/53568/1 "2019-06-24T14:51:02Z")

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Hi

I have a always on RTMP camera in a conference room, that streams to my Wowza Engine (using Source Authentication).

How can I start/stop the outgoing live stream using the API?

(I only want to allow people from outside to look at specific times)

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