Launch a live stream

Use this when you want to open one live show, not the full channel page.

To embed the live shopping channel (or split it into modular sections), see Channel page layout.

Opening the live stream player with Videowise’s global helper function

Videowise provides a helper on window that opens the live stream player from any page. Attach it to a click handler and pass the live stream ID from the Videowise app.

Launch live stream

window.videowiseLaunchLive("live-stream-id-here");

On React Native, pass the same ID as lsId on LiveShoppingChannel. See Live Shopping Channel.

Minimize or maximize the live player

window.videowiseChangeLivePlayerSize is defined on the storefront page (window.top) by the live iframe-embed script — the same parent window as videowiseLaunchLive. It is not available inside the player iframe. Call it from theme or custom JS on the host page. true expands to fullscreen; false collapses to the mini player. If the player is not open, the call is a no-op.

Storefront (parent page)

<script>
  // Host page — not inside the live player iframe
  window.videowiseChangeLivePlayerSize(true);  // maximize
  window.videowiseChangeLivePlayerSize(false); // minimize
</script>

Use this after the player has opened (videowiseLaunchLive or a vwLsId auto-launch). It uses the same path as tapping the player to expand or the close-fullscreen control to collapse. This helper is for the web iframe player. It is not used in the React Native SDK.

Auto-launching the live stream player via URL parameter

When vwLsId is present in the page URL and contains a valid live stream ID, the player launches automatically. Use this for shareable links that start playback on load.

Auto-launching

https://example.com/?vwLsId=68026acfc5be1a0058e6ce0a

1. Go to live shopping

2. Open the live show

3. Copy the ID from the URL

Live shopping overview
Channel page layout
Live shopping custom events
Custom platforms
Order tracking — attributes live checkouts via reeview_lsid
Cookies — reeview_lsid is set when a show is opened

​Opening the live stream player with Videowise’s global helper function

​Minimize or maximize the live player

​Auto-launching the live stream player via URL parameter

​1. Go to live shopping

​2. Open the live show

​3. Copy the ID from the URL

​Related

Opening the live stream player with Videowise’s global helper function

Minimize or maximize the live player

Auto-launching the live stream player via URL parameter

1. Go to live shopping

2. Open the live show

3. Copy the ID from the URL

Related