> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://streamloop.app/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Streamloop API

> Create and control 24/7 loop streams programmatically — over REST, an MCP server for AI agents, or GraphQL.

The Streamloop API lets you do everything the dashboard does — upload media, build playlists, connect destinations, and start, schedule, and monitor 24/7 loop streams — from your own code or an AI agent.

Everything runs on the same backend as the app, so a stream you create over the API behaves exactly like one created in the dashboard.

## Three ways to integrate

<Columns cols={3}>
  <Card title="REST API" icon="code" href="/api-reference/quickstart">
    A clean, versioned HTTP API at `api.streamloop.app/v1`. Best for scripts, servers, and backends. Start here.
  </Card>

  <Card title="MCP server" icon="bot" href="/api-reference/mcp/overview">
    A Model Context Protocol server for AI agents (Claude, ChatGPT, and others) to call Streamloop as tools.
  </Card>

  <Card title="GraphQL" icon="braces" href="/api-reference/graphql">
    Direct access to the underlying GraphQL schema. For advanced clients that want to shape their own queries.
  </Card>
</Columns>

The REST API and the MCP server are both thin, curated layers over the same GraphQL core, so they expose the same capabilities — pick whichever fits how you're building.

## Base URLs

| Surface                      | Base URL                                     |
| ---------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| REST API                     | `https://api.streamloop.app/v1`              |
| OpenAPI document             | `https://api.streamloop.app/v1/openapi.json` |
| MCP server (Streamable HTTP) | `https://mcp.streamloop.app/mcp`             |
| GraphQL                      | `https://api.streamloop.app/graphql`         |
| Authorization server         | `https://auth.streamloop.app`                |

## What you can do

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  <Card title="Streams" icon="video">
    Create, update, start, stop, schedule, and monitor 24/7 loop streams; check readiness and live stats.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Media & playlists" icon="list-music">
    Upload video and audio (direct or from a link), then build, reorder, copy, and publish playlists.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Destinations" icon="radio">
    List your destinations and add custom RTMP targets.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Billing" icon="credit-card">
    Read your credit balance, usage analytics, and invoices, and create top-up links (card or crypto).
  </Card>
</Columns>

## Next steps

<Steps>
  <Step title="Authenticate">
    Get an API key or set up OAuth — see [Authentication](/api-reference/authentication).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Learn the conventions">
    Pagination, errors, and versioning are consistent across every endpoint — see [Conventions](/api-reference/conventions).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Make your first call">
    Follow the [Quickstart](/api-reference/quickstart) to go from an API key to a live stream with `curl`.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  The REST endpoint pages in this section are generated directly from the live
  [OpenAPI document](https://api.streamloop.app/v1/openapi.json), so they always match what the API actually accepts and returns.
</Note>