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# RPBroadcastController

An object containing methods for starting and controlling a broadcast.

```
class RPBroadcastController
```

## Topics

### Controlling the Broadcast

[`broadcastURL`](/documentation/ReplayKit/RPBroadcastController/broadcastURL)

A URL that redirects users to an ongoing or completed broadcast.

[`startBroadcast(handler:)`](/documentation/ReplayKit/RPBroadcastController/startBroadcast(handler:))

Starts a broadcast.

[`pauseBroadcast()`](/documentation/ReplayKit/RPBroadcastController/pauseBroadcast())

Pauses the current broadcast.

[`resumeBroadcast()`](/documentation/ReplayKit/RPBroadcastController/resumeBroadcast())

Resumes a paused broadcast.

[`finishBroadcast(handler:)`](/documentation/ReplayKit/RPBroadcastController/finishBroadcast(handler:))

Stops the current broadcast.

[`serviceInfo`](/documentation/ReplayKit/RPBroadcastController/serviceInfo)

Information updated by the service during a broadcast.

### Retrieving Information About the Broadcast

[`broadcastExtensionBundleID`](/documentation/ReplayKit/RPBroadcastController/broadcastExtensionBundleID)

The bundle ID for the selected broadcast service.

[`isBroadcasting`](/documentation/ReplayKit/RPBroadcastController/isBroadcasting)

A Boolean value indicating whether the controller is broadcasting.

[`isPaused`](/documentation/ReplayKit/RPBroadcastController/isPaused)

A Boolean value indicating whether the broadcast is paused.

### Getting the Delegate

[`delegate`](/documentation/ReplayKit/RPBroadcastController/delegate)

The delegate for the broadcast controller.

[`RPBroadcastControllerDelegate`](/documentation/ReplayKit/RPBroadcastControllerDelegate)

The protocol you implement to respond to changes in a live broadcast.


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