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title: "Shoutcast V2"
slug: "shoutcast-v2"
updated: 2024-09-03T20:57:42Z
published: 2024-09-03T20:57:42Z
canonical: "help.tritondigital.com/shoutcast-v2"
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# Shoutcast V2

Shoutcast V2-format streams contain embedded cue points, transmitted over the Ultravox 2.1 protocol ([web archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20240502000512/http://wiki.winamp.com/wiki/SHOUTcast_2_(Ultravox_2.1)_Protocol_Details)), encoded as SHOUTcast 2.0 XML Metadata ([web archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20240118132738/http://wiki.winamp.com/wiki/SHOUTcast_XML_Metadata_Specification)), and using the mappings defined in the *Triton Digital Metadata for Shoutcast V2 Specification* (available upon request from Triton Digital).

Shoutcast V2 does **not** support cue point previews.

To determine whether Shoutcast V2 metadata is available for given stream, use the **<shoutcast-v2>** tag in the Provisioning Response (detailed above). Shoutcast V2 is only available if the **<shoutcast-v2>** tag is present, and its **enabled** attribute is **true**.

The URL to the Shoutcast V2 stream is built as described in [Stream URL](/v1/docs/triton-digital-streaming-specification-player-streaming-connection#stream-url), where the value of **<mountSuffix>** comes from the **<shoutcast-v2>** tag’s **mountSuffix** attribute.