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Add a Realtime Viewer Count to your Twilio Live Stream

What's this blog post about?

This article discusses how to add a real-time viewer count to your Twilio Live stream. It covers different methods of implementation, including using global variables or databases for storing the counter, and various strategies for counting viewers when they connect or disconnect from the livestream. The author also suggests more advanced solutions like WebSocket connections or ping messages for accurate viewership counts.

Company
Twilio

Date published
Nov. 19, 2021

Author(s)
Miguel Grinberg

Word count
2622

Hacker News points
None found.

Language
English


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