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<p> <b>Introduction</b> </p> <p>The Amazon Interactive Video Service (IVS) real-time API is REST compatible, using a standard HTTP API and an AWS EventBridge event stream for responses. JSON is used for both requests and responses, including errors. </p> <p>Terminology:</p> <ul> <li> <p>A <i>stage</i> is a virtual space where participants can exchange video in real time.</p> </li> <li> <p>A <i>participant token</i> is a token that authenticates a participant when they join a stage.</p> </li> <li> <p>A <i>participant object</i> represents participants (people) in the stage and contains information about them. When a token is created, it includes a participant ID; when a participant uses that token to join a stage, the participant is associated with that participant ID There is a 1:1 mapping between participant tokens and participants.</p> </li> </ul> <p> <b>Resources</b> </p> <p>The following resources contain information about your IVS live stream (see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ivs/latest/RealTimeUserGuide/getting-started.html">Getting Started with Amazon IVS Real-Time Streaming</a>):</p> <ul> <li> <p> <b>Stage</b> — A stage is a virtual space where participants can exchange video in real time.</p> </li> </ul> <p> <b>Tagging</b> </p> <p>A <i>tag</i> is a metadata label that you assign to an AWS resource. A tag comprises a <i>key</i> and a <i>value</i>, both set by you. For example, you might set a tag as <code>topic:nature</code> to label a particular video category. See <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws_tagging.html">Tagging AWS Resources</a> for more information, including restrictions that apply to tags and "Tag naming limits and requirements"; Amazon IVS stages has no service-specific constraints beyond what is documented there.</p> <p>Tags can help you identify and organize your AWS resources. For example, you can use the same tag for different resources to indicate that they are related. You can also use tags to manage acces