Ban/Unban Streams
The ban and unban operations control whether the platform accepts an ingest connection for a specific stream. A stream that is banned cannot be ingested, regardless of whether a valid encoder attempts to push to it. A stream must be in an unbanned state for ingest to proceed.
Ban and Unban Behavior
| State | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Unbanned | The platform accepts ingest connections for the stream and processes it normally |
| Banned | The platform rejects all ingest connection attempts for the stream |
caution
Banning an active stream immediately terminates its current ingest connection. The encoder will be disconnected and no further data will be accepted until the stream is unbanned.
Steps to Ban or Unban a Stream
- Navigate to Stream Management > Streams.
- Locate the target stream in the list using the available filters if needed.
- In the Operations column, select Ban to ban the stream or Unban to restore access.
- Review the confirmation prompt and click Confirm.
The stream's Status column updates to reflect the new state after the operation completes.
tip
Use the Ingest Domain and App Name filters to quickly locate a stream in large deployments before applying a ban or unban operation.