So far, everything we've done with LBRY has been free. However, some actions, such as reserving a name or purchasing paid content, require credits.
There are several ways to obtain credits. See this page for options. We also reward testers and contributors, so join our Slack if you'd like to help.
To receive credits, you will need to generate a wallet address:
$curl 'http://localhost:5279/lbryapi' --data '{"method":"wallet_new_address"}'
["bbFxRyWCFRkA9YcuuZD8nE7XTLUxYnddTs"]
Once you have received or purchased some credits, confirm your balance by calling wallet_balance:
$curl 'http://localhost:5279/lbryapi' --data '{"method":"wallet_balance"}'
[50.00000000]
Publishing to LBRY is just as easy as everything else!
Not sure what to publish? We recommend your favorite picture or home video. Or just grab something from here.
$curl 'http://localhost:5279/lbryapi' --data '{"method":"publish", "params": {
"name": "electricsheep",
"file_path": "/home/kauffj/Desktop/electric-sheep.mp4",
"bid": 1,
"metadata": {
"description": "Some interesting content",
"title": "My interesting content",
"author": "Video shot by me@example.com",
"language": "en",
"license": "LBRY Inc",
"nsfw": false
} //this should match the metadata returned by resolve_name
}}'
[
{
"claim_id": "2081486f32dc493980c77bdaa0502950b532af13",
"fee": 0.000329,
"nout": 0,
"tx": "0100000001a2dcee285b3f552fb8b3eef416c9f17...",
"txid": "d71d63ebb3e10067bfd0b302433bc1ab09fbdd5dc9bc687f50aeb6809d1770fe" //this is the value you need to copy
}
]
It's a Disaster starring David Cross is just one of tens of thousands of great pieces of content available. Check it out!
Note! This will cost you LBC. Run the resolve command to see the cost.
$curl 'http://localhost:5279/lbryapi' --data '{"method":"get","params":{"uri":"itsadisaster"} }'
[
{
//some response fields omitted for brevity
"claim_id": "bd970a51249cba542a9acfb130147294a6326ee2",
"download_directory": "/home/kauffj/Downloads",
"download_path": "/home/kauffj/Downloads/It's A Disaster_Feature.mp4",
"metadata": {
"author": "Written and directed by Todd Berger",
"content_type": "video/mp4",
"description": "Four couples meet for Sunday brunch only to discover they are stuck in a house together as the world may be about to end."
}
}
]
LBRY comes with a fully-featured UI so that normal people can use it too. You can download it here.
Start building something awesome! LBRY works as a discovery and distribution backend for everything from films to CAD files. View the full API documentation.
Join our Slack Channel to interact with LBRY developers and other community members. Please visit the #dev room (note: this is not a default channel).
Visit our GitHub page to view the source code or report issues.