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M3U8 tags cheatsheet
The table above describes tags of M3U8, their occurence in playlists of different types and their support status in the go-library.
Legend for playlist types:
- MAS is master playlist
- MED is media playlist
| Tag | Occured in | Proto ver | In Go lib since |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXT-X-ALLOW-CACHE | MED | 1 | 0.1 |
| EXT-X-BYTERANGE | MED | 4 | 0.1 |
| EXT-X-DISCONTINUITY | MED | 1 | 0.2 |
| EXT-X-DISCONTINUITY-SEQUENCE | MED | 6 | |
| EXT-X-ENDLIST | MED | 1 | 0.1 |
| EXT-X-I-FRAME-STREAM-INF | MAS | 4 | 0.3 |
| EXT-X-I-FRAMES-ONLY | MED | 4 | 0.3 |
| EXT-X-INDEPENDENT-SEGMENTS | MAS | 6 | |
| EXT-X-KEY | MED | 1 | 0.1 |
| EXT-X-MAP | MED | 5 | 0.3 |
| EXT-X-MEDIA | MAS | 4 | 0.1 |
| EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE | MED | 1 | 0.1 |
| EXT-X-PLAYLIST-TYPE | MED | 3 | 0.2 |
| EXT-X-PROGRAM-DATE-TIME | MED | 1 | 0.2 |
| EXT-X-SESSION-DATA | MAS | 7 | |
| EXT-X-START | MAS | 6 | |
| EXT-X-STREAM-INF | MAS | 1 | 0.1 |
| EXT-X-TARGETDURATION | MED | 1 | 0.1 |
| EXT-X-VERSION | MAS | 2 | 0.1 |
| EXTINF | MED | 1 | 0.1 |
| EXTM3U | MAS,MED | 1 | 0.1 |
IETF drafts notes
IETF document currently in Draft status. Different versions of the document introduce changes of HLS protocol playlist formats. Latest version of the HLS protocol is version 7.
http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-pantos-http-live-streaming
- Version 1 of the HLS protocol described in draft00-draft02.
- Version 2 of the HLS protocol described in draft03-draft04.
- Version 3 of the HLS protocol described in draft05-draft06.
- Version 4 of the HLS protocol described in draft07-draft08.
- Version 5 of the HLS protocol described in draft09-draft11.
- Version 6 of the HLS protocol described in draft12-draft13.
- Version 7 of the HLS protocol described in draft14-draft19.