HTTP API Reference

Live Content API reference

Reference documentation for the Live HTTP endpoint.

The Live Content API (LCAPI) is the underlying API that powers components like <SanityLive> and other Live by default functionality.

It allows you to subscribe to a stream of sync tags as they become invalid, which you can then match up with the tags returned by the Query API, or in queries made with the Sanity client.

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Live Content API

The Live Content API is perfect for fast-moving events like sports, news, and commerce. Deliver real-time experiences easily and at scale.

Add live content to your application

Learn to use the Live Content API with Next.js or your own integration for real-time content updates in app.

Authentication

  • Authentication is not required for public data.
  • Requests that use the includeAllDocuments option require a viewer token as noted below.

Base API server URL

Sanity API base URL

https://{projectId}.api.sanity.io/{apiVersion}

Variables

  • projectIdstringdefault: "projectId"

    Project ID

  • apiVersionstringdefault: "v2025-02-19"

    API version