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title: "Player Streaming Connection"
slug: "player-streaming-connection"
status: "update"
updated: 2025-12-09T17:17:24Z
published: 2025-12-09T17:17:24Z
canonical: "help.tritondigital.com/player-streaming-connection"
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# Player Streaming Connection

## Stream URL

The stream’s URL has the following structure (not all elements are always required):

`<transport>://<host>:<port>/<mount>[<mountSuffix>]?[lsid=<Listener ID>][&pageURL=<URL>][&sbmid=<SBMID>][&burst-time=<seconds>|&burst-time-ms=<milliseconds>][&tdtok=<token>][&<targeting-attribute>=<targeting-value>...]`

The **<transport>**, **<host>**, **<port>**, and **<mount>** values are from the [Provisioning Response](/user/docs/triton-digital-streaming-specification-provisioning-response). Their proper use is detailed in [Connection Management](/user/docs/triton-digital-streaming-specification-connection-management).

For information on Targeting Attributes, see [Advertising Technical Specification](/user/docs/advertising-specification).

### Stream URL Query Parameters

| **Parameter** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| **lsid** | Listener ID. See [Listener ID Management](/user/docs/advertising-specification-listener-id-management). (Note that the **uuid** listener ID parameter has been deprecated; use **lsid**.) |
| **pageURL** | When a mount is configured with referrer checking, and the player is not a Web browser, the player must provide a referrer URL that is valid for the requested stream. |
| **sbmid** | Sideband Metadata Session ID. See [Sideband Metadata](/user/docs/sideband-metadata). |
| **burst-time** | Burst size, in seconds, for the playback buffer. This parameter is ignored if **burst-time-ms** is specified. See [Playback Buffer](/user/docs/triton-digital-streaming-specification-playback-buffer). |
| **burst-time-ms** | Burst size, in milliseconds, for the playback buffer. See [Playback Buffer](/user/docs/triton-digital-streaming-specification-playback-buffer). |
| **autoplay** | Flag that indicates if the session has been initiated from a player auto-play. Possible values are **autoplay=0** (not initiated via auto-play) and **autoplay=1** (initiated via auto-play). Auto-play of audio content is strongly discouraged since in some cases, auto-played streams are not audible as the volume may be muted while the stream continues to be active. Triton Digital recommends that any initiation of audio content playback is determined by an overt user gesture, such as a tap or a click. |
| **tdtok** | Access token. Required to grant stream access privileges. See [Access Token](/docs/player-streaming-connection#access-token), below. |
| Other parameters | A range of targeting attributes can be sent by the player as query parameters. |

## Access Token

This is a Triton Digital secure token that can grant various privileges to any player, either a web player or an app. For information on the format of the access token, see [Secure Token Specification](/user/docs/triton-digital-secure-token).

For example, you can restrict access to specific content (e.g., higher bitrate stream) to registered listeners only. Alternatively, you can deliver fewer ads or even advertising-free content to authorized players or registered listeners who are logged in. Non-logged in listeners, or listeners who connect via an aggregator or other third-party method, will receive the content with more stitched-in ads.

You will need a private key to sign the token. This is a unique key that Triton Digital assigns to each publisher or partner. Also, access tokens must be enabled on your stations within their programming schemes, which are developed and maintained by Triton Digital. To get your private key and to enable your stations for access tokens, please [contact Customer Support](/user/docs/contact-support).

The access token supports the following parameters:

| **Parameter** | **Description** | **Value** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **td-reg** | Allows access to restricted content for this listener. | **true** = access allowed. |
| **td-ads** | Controls how many ads are inserted for this listener. | **nopreroll** = no preroll ad insertion, but mid-roll and post-rolls can be inserted. **none** = no ad insertion at all. |