Reference
Kick recording glossary
Plain-language definitions used across KickLiveRec guides, catalog pages and Telegram messages.
- Kick ID
- The stable public identifier shown by Kick. KickLiveRec prefers it over a changeable nickname.
- HLS
- HTTP Live Streaming: a playlist and sequence of media segments commonly used by public Kick streams.
- FLV
- A streaming container that Kick may expose for a live source.
- Watchlist
- The creator IDs that KickLiveRec monitors for future eligible public lives.
- Manual recording
- A one-time recording requested with /rec and governed by the plan's simultaneous manual-recording limit.
- Player cover
- A single image attached to a Telegram video for player preview.
- Contact sheet
- A timestamped grid sampled across the video and delivered in the same Telegram album.
- Public archive unlock
- A request to deliver one available catalog recording through the bot. Free includes 3 and paid plans include 100 per rolling 24 hours.
- Recording availability
- The current ability to deliver a catalog recording after KickLiveRec verifies that the completed media remains accessible.
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