WHEP Usage

In this guide you will learn how to set up and use WHEP.

What is WHEP?

WHEP stands for WebRTC-HTTP Egress Protocol.

WHEP enables low-latency viewing of browser-based streaming content.

It's also an IETF specification draft that adds a simple signaling layer on top of WebRTC, used to connect WebRTC-based viewers to WebRTC media servers (typically streaming services or CDNs).

AuroraLive supports using WHEP to egress streams.

You can concat the WHEP URL by following the rules below.

https://stream.visionular.com/whep/endpoint/{playback_id}

WHEP URL Example:
https://stream.visionular.com/whep/endpoint/YTg0NjQ1ZWNhZmYxN2VmNjU5OTMyMjU0NmE3YzFkMzk

You can use Visionular's player to play WHEP streams.

Player URL:http://player.visionular.com/?url=https://stream.visionular.com/whep/endpoint/YTg0NjQ1ZWNhZmYxN2VmNjU5OTMyMjU0NmE3YzFkMzk

WHEP Player SDK

To use WHEP, you must use the AuroraLive Player. The Player is a cross-platform suite of SDKs for playback of AuroraLive WHEP streams.

Browser & Platform Requirements

Desktop Browsers

Desktop Browser	Supported Platforms	Supported Versions
Chrome	Windows, macOS	Two major versions (current and most recent prior version)
Firefox	Windows, macOS	Two major versions (current and most recent prior version)
Safari	macOS	Two major versions (current and most recent prior version)

Mobile Browsers

Mobile Browser	Supported Versions
Chrome for iOS, Safari for iOS	Two major versions (current and most recent prior version)
Chrome for iPadOS, Safari for iPadOS	Two major versions (current and most recent prior version)
Chrome for Android	Two major versions (current and most recent prior version)

Native Platforms

Platform	Supported Versions
Android	5.0 (Lollipop) and later
iOS	13.0 and later

Release Notes

2023-11-12

Auroralive-Player ：Web 1.0.4 、Android 1.0.4 、iOS 1.0.4

Platform	Downloads and Changes
Auroralive-Player-Web	Reference documentation: https://github.com/visionular/example-auroralive-player-web - FEAT：RTC player supports playback data reporting, including client timestamp, video resolution, playback delay, bitrate fps, network packet loss, RTT etc.
Auroralive-Player-iOS	Reference documentation: https://github.com/visionular/example-auroralive-player-ios - FEAT：RTC player supports playback data reporting, including client timestamp, video resolution, playback delay, bitrate fps, network packet loss, RTT etc.
Auroralive-Player-Android	Reference documentation: https://github.com/visionular/example-auroralive-player-android - FEAT：RTC player supports playback data reporting, including client timestamp, video resolution, playback delay, bitrate fps, network packet loss, RTT etc.

2023-10-10

Auroralive-Player ：Web 1.0.3 、Android 1.0.3 、iOS 1.0.3

Platform	Downloads and Changes
Auroralive-Player-Web	Reference documentation: https://github.com/visionular/example-auroralive-player-web - FEAT：The player supports multi-resolution selection.
Auroralive-Player-iOS	Reference documentation: https://github.com/visionular/example-auroralive-player-ios - FEAT：The player supports multi-resolution selection.
Auroralive-Player-Android	Reference documentation: https://github.com/visionular/example-auroralive-player-android - FEAT：The player supports multi-resolution selection.