Can I hide the "End Stream" button for certain accounts?

💻 Environment/Context

  • Live ingest
  • Account types & permissions
  • Media library

 

 

❓ Issue/Question

  • The End stream button is available to any account that can reach the Live section, including external users

  • I want to stop certain accounts from being able to end a stream while still letting them watch it

 

👌 Resolution/Answer

  • There is no permission that hides the End Stream button on its own, it comes with access to the Live section
  • Give viewing access through the Media Library instead
    • The button appears only in the Live section, not in the Media Library
    • A live stream is visible in the Media Library as well, so a user can watch it there without ever seeing the button
  • Remove the account type's access to the Live section
    • Navigate to Configure > Users > Account Type and open the account type concerned 
    • Remove access to the Live section page while keeping the Can view stream enabled

  • Enable the permissions needed to watch the stream from the Media Library
    • Media Library > Can view page 
    • Media Library > Can view live media

 

 

🔖 Notes 

  • As a general practice, external users shouldn’t be given access to the Live section. Give them the streams through the Media Library instead 
  • If the user still can’t see the stream after this, check tag restrictions and any external group tag access rules, since those apply on top of the account type
  • User is not able to access the stream despite the permissions are enabled