Paywall & access

Sell tickets for live or VOD, set pricing, and limit access with a simple paywall. For implementation details, start with Pay-per-view monetization playlist and continue with Set up user authorization for your web player.

For implementation details, start with How To Monetize YouTube Videos and continue with What Is RTT (Round-Trip Time)?.

Pricing

Features

Monetize Live Streams and VOD content
Keep 100% of your earnings
Receive payments directly to your wallet
Fast and worldwide Content Delivery with powerful CDNs
Universal device streaming
Video CMS for easy content management
Selling videos
Customizable Video Player
Secure dedicated content storage
SRT, RTMP, HTTP streaming tech-stack
Effortless Transcoding
Adaptive Video Quality Streaming
Video playlists management

Cloud pay per view streaming pricing

The pay-as-you-go cloud tariff is ideal for those who need all the advantages of the cloud, such as instant deployment of Callaba, low latency due to the global network of data centers, server reliability, data backup, scalability, managed services, and much more.

How to install

How to create pay per view streaming server on AWS

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From $0.27 per hour

Ready in Minutes
Minimum possible latency
High-speed network. 25 Gbit/s
Video player for website
TS streaming
API Access
Use any or all platform features
Cloud backup

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How to install

How to and pricing

PER VIEWER/MONTH

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Fully customizable streaming server software
Monthly Subscription
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Create package

Automate pay per view streaming with our lightweight and powerful API

Create your own pay per view video workflow directly in vMix using scripting or by building your own application. We've handled all the technical complexity for you. Embed pay per view stream, using a single request to the Callaba REST API. All popular languages are supported, including Python, Node.js, C#, C/C++, Rust, and more.

Pay per view API

Backend Pay per view REST API example

cURL

Node.js

C++

Python

curl -X POST \
  http://localhost/api/vod/create \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'accept: application/json' \
  -H 'x-access-token: API-TOKEN' \
  -d '{
    "vod_name": "Pay per view awesome talent",
    "vod_type": "VOD_TYPE_LIVE_STREAM",
    "active": true,
    "adaptive_bitrate_settings": {
      "input_resolution": "MAX_RESOLUTION_UNSET"
    },
    "authorization": {
      "authorization_type": "VOD_PASSWORD_DISABLED",
      "credentials": []
    },
    "cover_path": "uploaded/f-YNXxnRWtd-bg-test-1.png",
    "dash_fragment_length": 60,
    "dash_fragment_size": 3,
    "eventDateStatus": "EVENTS_SET_DATE",
    "event_date": "2023-11-25T15:30:00.000Z",
    "hls_fragment_length": 900,
    "hls_fragment_size": 3,
    "initial_live_manifest_size": 2,
    "input": {
      "input_type": "INPUT_TYPE_SRT_URL",
      "application": "IO_APPLICATION_FFMPEG"
    },
    "live_sync_duration_count": 3,
    "logo_path": "uploaded/f-RxQmX2qOp-calligraphy.svg",
    "modify_audio": {
      "type": "DISABLED",
      "channel": "1,2",
      "track": "0"
    },
    "overlay": {
      "type": "DISABLED",
      "position": {
        "x": 1,
        "y": 1
      }
    },
    "pay_per_view_settings": {
      "type": "PAY_PER_VIEW_PAYPAL",
      "amount": "99",
      "client_id": "PAYPAL-BUSINESS-CLIENT-ID"
    },
    "support_email": "EMAIL-ORGANIZER",
    "timeZone": "US/Central",
    "transcoding": {
      "video_transcoding": "Disabled",
      "output_video_bitrate": 6000,
      "preset": "ultrafast",
      "tune": "Disabled"
    },
    "useCustomBackground": "VOD_UPLOAD_BACKGROUND",
    "useCustomLogo": "VOD_UPLOAD_LOGO",
    "vod_media_type": "video+audio"
  }'


curl -X POST \
  http://localhost/api/vod/create \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'accept: application/json' \
  -H 'x-access-token: API-TOKEN' \
  -d '{
    "vod_name": "Pay per view awesome talent",
    "vod_type": "VOD_TYPE_LIVE_STREAM",
    "active": true,
    "adaptive_bitrate_settings": {
      "input_resolution": "MAX_RESOLUTION_UNSET"
    },
    "authorization": {
      "authorization_type": "VOD_PASSWORD_DISABLED",
      "credentials": []
    },
    "cover_path": "uploaded/f-YNXxnRWtd-bg-test-1.png",
    "dash_fragment_length": 60,
    "dash_fragment_size": 3,
    "eventDateStatus": "EVENTS_SET_DATE",
    "event_date": "2023-11-25T15:30:00.000Z",
    "hls_fragment_length": 900,
    "hls_fragment_size": 3,
    "initial_live_manifest_size": 2,
    "input": {
      "input_type": "INPUT_TYPE_SRT_URL",
      "application": "IO_APPLICATION_FFMPEG"
    },
    "live_sync_duration_count": 3,
    "logo_path": "uploaded/f-RxQmX2qOp-calligraphy.svg",
    "modify_audio": {
      "type": "DISABLED",
      "channel": "1,2",
      "track": "0"
    },
    "overlay": {
      "type": "DISABLED",
      "position": {
        "x": 1,
        "y": 1
      }
    },
    "pay_per_view_settings": {
      "type": "PAY_PER_VIEW_PAYPAL",
      "amount": "99",
      "client_id": "PAYPAL-BUSINESS-CLIENT-ID"
    },
    "support_email": "EMAIL-ORGANIZER",
    "timeZone": "US/Central",
    "transcoding": {
      "video_transcoding": "Disabled",
      "output_video_bitrate": 6000,
      "preset": "ultrafast",
      "tune": "Disabled"
    },
    "useCustomBackground": "VOD_UPLOAD_BACKGROUND",
    "useCustomLogo": "VOD_UPLOAD_LOGO",
    "vod_media_type": "video+audio"
  }'

Frontend Pay per view video API example

Embed code


<iframe width="560" height="720" src="https://demo.callaba.io/vod-group-player/65734ff17a30994bdf97377f?embedEnabled=true&playerEnabled=true" title="Video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Pay Per View Live Streaming

With Live Streaming PPV, viewers can pay directly for the specific live event they want to watch. This allows you to monetize your content without depending on potentially annoying ads. Our pay-per-view streaming feature seamlessly integrates with PayPal, ensuring secure and smooth processing of all purchases.

PPV Video On Demand

Host unlimited videos on demand (VOD) behind the paywall. Upload pre-made content or re-use recordings of live events as VOD. Add a single video or create a video playlist. Simple embedding: just copy the embed code and paste it on your site.

Keep 100% of your revenue

We take no commission from your Pay Per View revenue. Set your own prices, and every cent you earn goes directly to your PayPal account, ensuring you keep 100% of the rewards you've earned.

Content Video Delivery (CDN)

Callaba partners with top-tier live streaming CDNs, such as AWS CloudFront, CloudFlare, designed to increase the speed of your content delivery, reduce buffering and maximize streaming quality. Host small and large events alike and deliver your content anywhere on the planet with our powerful CDN and a worldwide payment system.

Adaptive & customizable Web Player

Callaba web player works with all major browsers. Viewers can watch on smartphones, tablets, computers and smart TVs - our player ensures easy access to your content from any device. Adaptive video quality (ABR) streaming guarantees that even those with poorer internet connection can enjoy your content. There are no limits to streaming equipment and technologies — from professional hardware encoders to streaming software, webcams, etc.