> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.videowise.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Launch a live stream

> Open a specific live show with videowiseLaunchLive or the vwLsId URL parameter.

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

<Note>
  To embed the live shopping **channel** (or split it into modular sections), see [Channel page layout](/live-shopping/channel-layout).
</Note>

### 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.

```js Launch live stream theme={null}
window.videowiseLaunchLive("live-stream-id-here");
```

On React Native, pass the same ID as `lsId` on `LiveShoppingChannel`. See [Live Shopping Channel](/sdk/live-shopping-channel).

### 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.

```js Auto-launching theme={null}
https://example.com/?vwLsId=68026acfc5be1a0058e6ce0a
```

#### 1. Go to live shopping

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/videowise/8_1ghAJvj_CP-3qs/images/image-1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=8_1ghAJvj_CP-3qs&q=85&s=5bfa218c1c51ba9a421333e706eda4b0" alt="Go to live shopping" width="3456" height="2066" data-path="images/image-1.png" />

#### 2. Open the live show

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/videowise/8_1ghAJvj_CP-3qs/images/image-2.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=8_1ghAJvj_CP-3qs&q=85&s=cbe417feaa2e22ee408c47260816139c" alt="Open the live show" width="3456" height="2068" data-path="images/image-2.png" />

#### 3. Copy the ID from the URL

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/videowise/8_1ghAJvj_CP-3qs/images/image-3.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=8_1ghAJvj_CP-3qs&q=85&s=04ac83255bcebea48c248a2341d9a05d" alt="Copy the ID from the URL" width="3456" height="2066" data-path="images/image-3.png" />

## Related

* [Live shopping overview](/live-shopping/overview)
* [Channel page layout](/live-shopping/channel-layout)
* [Live shopping custom events](/live-shopping/custom-events)
* [Custom platforms](/shoppable-videos/custom-platforms#live-shopping-channel-on-custom-platforms)
* [Order tracking](/live-shopping/order-tracking) — attributes live checkouts via `reeview_lsid`
* [Cookies](/cookies) — `reeview_lsid` is set when a show is opened