### Author:  [@Ben\_Close](https://community.wowza.com/u/Ben_Close)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2014, 8:40am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/url-recording/43364/1 "2014-07-14T08:40:15Z")
Hello,
I trying to record using the url recording method.
http://[username]:[password]@[wowza-ip-address]:8086/livestreamrecord?app=live&streamname=myStream&action=startRecording
has redirected me to:
http://[wowza-address]:8086/livestreamrecord/index.html
page shows
livestreamconst[stop recording][split recording]
Recording in progress
Recording Option = Version
File = null/null
and in the error log I see:
```auto
HTTPRequestAdapter.service : java.lang.NullPointerException|at java.lang.String.(Unknown Source)|at com.wowza.wms.authentication.AuthenticateBasic.authenticateHTTPProvider(AuthenticateBasic.java:167)|at com.wowza.wms.http.HTTProvider2Base.doHTTPAuthentication(HTTProvider2Base.java:280)|at com.wowza.wms.livestreamrecord.http.HTTPLiveStreamRecord.onHTTPRequest(HTTPLiveStreamRecord.java:101)|at com.wowza.wms.http.HTTPRequestAdapter.service(HTTPRequestAdapter.java:33)|
```
No file is being created in the default location, but it still says “Recording in progress” any suggestions on what would be wrong would be great.
Regards,
Ben
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### Author:  [@sal\_jefferson](https://community.wowza.com/u/sal_jefferson)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2014, 11:13am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/url-recording/43364/2 "2014-07-14T11:13:27Z")
Hello Ben,
Can you please verify that your query string is entered correctly and that the user name and password are also correct. Also, are you able to play back the live stream that you are attempting to record?
Salvadore
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/url-recording/43364/3 "2014-07-15T16:13:31Z")
It will work on a Wowza edge, but the stream name will have to be .stream file and be pre-started with the MediaCaster system using MediaCaster type “liverepeater”. If you are using the Application.xml /OriginURL and a simple stream name in the player, you have to use .stream file instead, with the whole rtmp url. For example a file named origin.stream in the /content folder with contents: “rtmp://[wowza-origin-server]/liveorigin/myStream”. Then use origin.stream as the streamname.
Richard
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### Author:  [@Zoran](https://community.wowza.com/u/Zoran)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/url-recording/43364/4 "2014-07-15T14:27:09Z")
Hi Ben,
Can you check in your conf/VHost.xml file what kind of authentication method you have configured for the “livestreamrecord” http listener, which is configured for port 8086?
Here are the default settings:
```auto
com.wowza.wms.livestreamrecord.http.HTTPLiveStreamRecord
livestreamrecord*
admin-digest
```
Zoran
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### Author:  [@sal\_jefferson](https://community.wowza.com/u/sal_jefferson)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2014, 7:50am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/url-recording/43364/5 "2014-07-15T07:50:36Z")
Hello Ben, for the most efficient troubleshooting support I think it would be best to open a support ticket.
Please re-start Wowza, re-test your recording procedure, and then zip up the /conf and /log folders and send them to support@wowza.com
Provide as much detail about your streaming and server configurations, the problems you are experiencing, and a link to this thread as a reference.
Thanks.
Salvadore
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### Author:  [@Ben\_Close](https://community.wowza.com/u/Ben_Close)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2014, 9:28am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/url-recording/43364/6 "2014-07-14T09:28:30Z")
Hi Salvadore,
Yes the live stream is running and I am able to play it. Double checked the password which I am using and this is also correct, can I also check what Access Level this user would need?
On the livestreamrecord/index.html page if I stop the recording which didn’t start from the url method and hit start recording manually then a file is created correctly.
Ben
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### Author:  [@Ben\_Close](https://community.wowza.com/u/Ben_Close)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2014, 5:03am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/url-recording/43364/7 "2014-07-15T05:03:59Z")
Hi Zoran,
It is set to, admin-basic, I changed it back to admin-digest but that comes up with an addition pop-up box asking for username and password again. If i do type in the user name and password again I see,
livestreamconst[stop recording][split recording]
Recording in progress
Recording Option = Version
File = null/null
On the page.
Ben
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### Author:  [@Ben\_Close](https://community.wowza.com/u/Ben_Close)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2014, 8:07am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/url-recording/43364/8 "2014-07-15T08:07:25Z")
Been pointed to the solution the url method but doesn’t like being used on edges but will work on the origin in an origin-edge set-up.
Thanks all who tried to help.
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### Author:  [@Ben\_Close](https://community.wowza.com/u/Ben_Close)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2014, 5:19am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/url-recording/43364/9 "2014-07-16T05:19:05Z")
Ok,
Thank you for the information, I’ll give that a try.
Ben