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# Stream key

> A secret identifier needed for broadcasting to Motto

A stream key is a unique identifier that tells the ingest server which stream you are sending. It looks like a random code,
e.g. `f3d397f02fao94685600zo8a6adggfa`.

For RTMP, it is typically a random code the last part of the ingest URL. In the above example, it could look like
`rtmp://ingest-rtmp.eu.mottostreaming.com:1935/live/f3d397f02fao94685600zo8a6adggfa`.

For SRT, the stream key is also included, but is often a so-called query parameter in a URL that may contain other
information as well. For example, `srt://ingest.global.mottostreaming.com:6001?streamid=a8ff4m1a-0ddc-e8f9-338m-fcbb17e1f254&passphrase=f3d397f02fao94685600zo8a6adggfa&latency=1000000`.

## See also

* [Ingest](/glossary/ingest)
* [Live stream](/glossary/live-stream)