1. Create a new [issue](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/issues/new?assignees=&labels=streams:add&projects=&template=-----streams_add.yml&title=Add%3A+) and provide all the required information. If the request is approved, the link will be added to the playlist in the next update.
- Make sure the link you want to add works stably. To check this, open it in one of the players (for example, [VLC player](https://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html)) and watch the broadcast for at least a minute (some test streams are interrupted after 15-30 seconds).
- Make sure the link is not already in the playlist. This can be done by [searching](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Aiptv-org%2Fiptv+http%3A%2F%2Fexample.com&type=code) the repository.
- Find the ID of the channel you want on [iptv-org.github.io](https://iptv-org.github.io/). If your desired channel is not on the list you can leave a request to add it [here](https://github.com/iptv-org/database/issues/new/choose).
- Make sure the channel is not blocklisted. It can also be done through [iptv-org.github.io](https://iptv-org.github.io/).
- The link does not lead to the Xtream Codes server. [Why don't you accept links to Xtream Codes server?](FAQ.md#why-dont-you-accept-links-to-xtream-codes-server)
- If you know that the broadcast only works in certain countries or it is periodically interrupted, do not forget to indicate this in the request.
Most of the stream description (channel name, categories, languages, broadcast area, logo) we load from the [iptv-org/database](https://github.com/iptv-org/database) using the stream ID.
So first of all, make sure that the desired stream has the correct ID. A full list of all supported channels and their corresponding IDs can be found on [iptv-org.github.io](https://iptv-org.github.io/). To change the stream ID of any link in the playlist, just fill out this [form](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/issues/new?assignees=&labels=streams%3Aedit&projects=&template=2_streams_edit.yml&title=Edit%3A+).
If, however, you have found an error in the database itself, this is the place to go: [How to edit channel description?](https://github.com/iptv-org/database/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#how-to-edit-channel-description)
To make sure that the link leads to the Xtream Codes server, copy the `hostname`, `port`, `username` and `password` into the link below and try to open it in a browser:
Fill out this [form](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/issues/new?assignees=&labels=broken+stream&projects=&template=---broken-stream.yml&title=Broken%3A+) and as soon as a working replacement appears, we will add it to the playlist or at least remove the non-working one.
- The link is still in our playlists. You can verify this by [searching](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Aiptv-org%2Fiptv+http%3A%2F%2Fexample.com&type=code) the repository.
- The link really doesn't work and is not just [geo-blocked](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geo-blocking). To check this, you can either use a [VPN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_network) or services such as [streamtest.in](https://streamtest.in/).
For starters, you can just try to open the playlist in [VLC player](https://www.videolan.org/vlc/). The player outputs all errors to the log (Tools -> Messages) so you'll be able to determine pretty accurately why a link isn't working.
Another way to test links is to use the NPM script. To do this, first make sure you have [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en) installed on your system. Then go to the `iptv` folder using [Console](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Console) (or [Terminal](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_(macOS)>) if you have macOS) and run the command:
```sh
npm run playlist:test path/to/playlist.m3u
```
This command will run an automatic check of all links in the playlist and display their status:
To request removal of a link to a channel from the repository, you need to fill out this [form](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/issues/new?assignees=&labels=removal+request&projects=&template=-removal-request.yml&title=Remove%3A+) and wait for the request to be reviewed (this usually takes no more than 1 business day). And if the request is approved, links to the channel will be immediately removed from the repository.
The channel will also be added to our [blocklist](https://github.com/iptv-org/database/blob/master/data/blocklist.csv) to avoid its appearance in our playlists in the future.
Please note that we only accept removal requests from channel owners and their official representatives, all other requests will be closed immediately.
| `STREAM_ID` | ID of the stream. Full list of supported channels with corresponding ID could be found on [iptv-org.github.io](https://iptv-org.github.io/). | Optional | `<channel_id>` or `<channel_id>@<feed_id>` |
| `CHANNEL_NAME` | Full name of the channel. May contain any characters except: `,`, `[`, `]`. | Required | - |
Also, if necessary, you can specify custom [HTTP User-Agent](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/User-Agent) and [HTTP Referrer](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Referer) through additional attributes:
```xml
#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="ExampleTV.us" http-referrer="http://example.com/" http-user-agent="Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64)",Example TV
For scripts to work, you must have [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en) installed on your computer.
To run scripts use the `npm run <script-name>` command.
-`act:check`: allows to run the [check](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/blob/master/.github/workflows/check.yml) workflow locally. Depends on [nektos/act](https://github.com/nektos/act).
-`act:format`: allows to test the [format](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/blob/master/.github/workflows/update.yml) workflow locally. Depends on [nektos/act](https://github.com/nektos/act).
-`act:update`: allows to test the [update](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/blob/master/.github/workflows/update.yml) workflow locally. Depends on [nektos/act](https://github.com/nektos/act).
-`api:load`: downloads the latest channel and stream data from the [iptv-org/api](https://github.com/iptv-org/api).
-`api:generate`: generates a JSON file with all streams for the [iptv-org/api](https://github.com/iptv-org/api) repository.
-`api:deploy`: allows to manually upload a JSON file created via `api:generate` to the [iptv-org/api](https://github.com/iptv-org/api) repository. To run the script you must provide your [personal access token](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/managing-your-personal-access-tokens) with write access to the repository.
-`playlist:format`: formats internal playlists. The process includes [URL normalization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URI_normalization), duplicate removal, removing invalid id's and sorting links by channel name, quality, and label.
-`playlist:update`: triggers an update of internal playlists. The process involves processing approved requests from issues.
-`playlist:generate`: generates all public playlists.
-`playlist:deploy`: allows to manually publish all generated via `playlist:generate` playlists. To run the script you must provide your [personal access token](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/managing-your-personal-access-tokens) with write access to the repository.
-`readme:update`: updates the list of playlists in [README.md](README.md).
-`check`: sequentially runs the `api:load`, `playlist:check` and `playlist:validate` scripts when a new pull request appears, and blocks the merge if it detects an error in it.
-`format`: sequentially runs `api:load`, `playlist:format`, `playlist:lint` and `playlist:validate` scripts.
-`update`: every day at 0:00 UTC sequentially runs `api:load`, `playlist:update`, `playlist:lint`, `playlist:validate`, `playlist:generate`, `api:generate` and `readme:update` scripts and deploys the output files if successful.
