# VOD URL Not Found

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-url-not-found/54503>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Tags:** recording\
**Created:** [January 23, 2020, 6:19am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-url-not-found/54503 "2020-01-23T06:19:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Yudhi\_Setiawan1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/977dab/32.png) [@Yudhi\_Setiawan1](https://community.wowza.com/u/Yudhi_Setiawan1)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 6:19am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-url-not-found/54503/1 "2020-01-23T06:19:04Z")

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Hi All,

I have a problem with VOD URL. I want to play recorded streaming with timestamp naming. This is my URL

```auto
http://[wowza-address]:1935/vod/_definst_/mp4:testfile_2020-01-23T09:16:00+07:00.mp4/playlist.m3u8

```

the file exists inside /content directory, but when I try to access the URL via HLS Player, it shows error 404 not found. I’m trying to change the filename into testfile.mp4, and generate a new URL to this one and work well.

```auto
http://[wowza-address]:1935/vod/_definst_/mp4:testfile.mp4/playlist.m3u8

```

My question is, why the first URL is known as 404 files not found? is there any problem with the special character inside HLS URL?

Thank You

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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:** [January 23, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-url-not-found/54503/2 "2020-01-23T17:56:21Z")

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This is a quote from the WSE Manager help text on naming stream files @Yudhi Setiawan:

> Enter a name for the stream file. The name value can’t contain less-than (\<), greater-than (\>), colon (:), quotation (’ and “), forward slash (/), backslash (), pipe (|), question mark (?), asterisk (\*), double-dot (…), and tilde (~) characters.

These are against OS level naming rules as well:

[https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linuxunix-rules-for-naming-file-and-directory-names/](https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linuxunix-rules-for-naming-file-and-directory-names/)

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**Author:** ![test\_md-alpine-03101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@test\_md-alpine-03101](https://community.wowza.com/u/test_md-alpine-03101)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-url-not-found/54503/3 "2020-01-29T23:21:05Z")

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Thanks for the explanation.

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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:** [January 29, 2020, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-url-not-found/54503/4 "2020-01-29T23:22:39Z")

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You’re welcome. It was a good question and will help others who try to use a similar naming system.

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**Author:** ![Egbert\_Williams](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/egbert_williams/32/453_2.png) [@Egbert\_Williams](https://community.wowza.com/u/Egbert_Williams)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/vod-url-not-found/54503/5 "2020-01-30T17:41:32Z")

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Hi

1. Create VOD Application

2. Load file in content

3. Put link in player … eg. [http://190.213.xxx.xxx:1935/test/mp4:sample.mp4/playlist.m3u8](http://190.213.xxx.xxx:1935/test/mp4:sample.mp4/playlist.m3u8)

4. Play :)vlctestfile.pngfileplaying.png