Tappla integrations are the video sources Tappla TV reads to build native Apple TV, iPhone, Roku, Fire TV and Android TV apps. As of November 9, 2026, seven sources connect directly and pull the whole library, and any HLS stream plays without an integration. Nothing is uploaded again: the videos stay where they are. YouTube is not a source.
Last updated · 7 integrations · any HLS stream
Find your source in the left column. "Integration" means Tappla pulls the library and keeps it in sync; "HLS stream" means you paste a stream URL once.
| Source | How it connects | What you need | What lands in the app |
|---|---|---|---|
| VimeoIntegration | Connect your Vimeo account | A Vimeo Standard plan or higher. That is the tier where Vimeo's API returns playable video files; on lower tiers it returns titles and thumbnails, nothing a TV can play. | Each showcase and folder becomes a playlist, with titles, descriptions and thumbnails. |
| Bunny StreamIntegration | Library ID, API key and CDN hostname | Your own Bunny account with a Stream library. | Each Bunny collection becomes a playlist. |
| ViloudBeta | Channel ID | A Viloud channel and its channel ID. No API key. | The channel's 24/7 linear stream becomes the app's Live row, and the videos scheduled on the channel become a browsable playlist with titles, descriptions, durations and thumbnails. |
| ResiIntegration | API client ID and secret | An API client created in Resi Studio under Settings → API Access, with the On Demand role. | Each Resi On Demand playlist becomes a playlist. A video that sits in no On Demand playlist cannot be reached through Resi's API, so put it in one. |
| BoxCastIntegration | Your BoxCast API credentials | Your own API credentials from the BoxCast dashboard, on a BoxCast plan that includes API access. | Recorded public broadcasts land in a "Broadcasts" playlist, plus one playlist per BoxCast channel you created. Private and ticketed broadcasts are never shown. |
| Wowza VideoIntegration | Personal access token | Wowza Video (the cloud service). | Each Wowza category becomes a playlist; finished videos without a category go into a "Videos" playlist you can rename. |
| JSON feedIntegration | Feed URL or pasted JSON | A feed in the Roku Direct Publisher format, given as a URL or pasted as raw JSON. | Playlists and videos as the feed defines them, kept in sync with the feed. |
| StreamSpotHLS stream | Paste the HLS stream URL | The public HLS (.m3u8) URL of your StreamSpot stream. | The stream as a live tile in the app, next to any on-demand library. |
| Living As OneHLS stream | Paste the HLS stream URL | The public HLS URL of the stream. Living As One is the older name of Resi; a Resi account connects as a full integration above. | The stream as a live tile in the app. |
| Any HLS stream or CDNHLS stream | Paste the .m3u8 URL | A real stream: an HLS (.m3u8) endpoint from your encoder, your CDN or a self-hosted server such as Wowza Streaming Engine. | A live tile, or single videos if you add them one by one. |
| Livestreams of the platforms aboveHLS stream | Paste the live HLS URL | The live HLS URL from Vimeo, Resi, BoxCast or another provider. | Live and on-demand side by side in the same app. |
| Single video linksHLS stream | Add HLS or MP4 links by hand | A direct HLS or MP4 link per video. | Videos you add by hand. MP4 plays on Roku and Fire TV; Apple TV needs HLS. |
| YouTubeNot supported | Not possible | A host Tappla can read, such as Vimeo or Bunny Stream | Nothing. YouTube hands no playable stream to any app. |
Connect once in the dashboard under Video Source. Tappla pulls the library, turns it into playlists and keeps the apps in sync, so new recordings reach the TV without re-uploading.
Connect your Vimeo account
Each showcase and folder becomes a playlist, with titles, descriptions and thumbnails.
Vimeo videos on Roku, Apple TV and Fire TVLibrary ID, API key and CDN hostname
Each Bunny collection becomes a playlist.
Noticeably cheaper than Vimeo once the library is large.
Bunny Stream videos on a TV appChannel ID
The channel's 24/7 linear stream becomes the app's Live row, and the videos scheduled on the channel become a browsable playlist with titles, descriptions, durations and thumbnails.
Your Viloud channel on a TV appAPI client ID and secret
Each Resi On Demand playlist becomes a playlist. A video that sits in no On Demand playlist cannot be reached through Resi's API, so put it in one.
The live stream connects as an HLS stream next to the recordings.
Resi, BoxCast and StreamSpot comparedYour BoxCast API credentials
Recorded public broadcasts land in a "Broadcasts" playlist, plus one playlist per BoxCast channel you created. Private and ticketed broadcasts are never shown.
Connected through the Roku feed URL, the app also gets a "Live now" row while a broadcast is on air.
Resi, BoxCast and StreamSpot comparedPersonal access token
Each Wowza category becomes a playlist; finished videos without a category go into a "Videos" playlist you can rename.
A self-hosted Wowza Streaming Engine has no such API. It connects as an HLS stream instead.
Feed URL or pasted JSON
Playlists and videos as the feed defines them, kept in sync with the feed.
How to create a Roku channelA source without an integration still works if it hands out a public HLS (.m3u8) URL. You paste it once; the stream shows up in every app.
Paste the HLS stream URL
The stream as a live tile in the app, next to any on-demand library.
Paste the HLS stream URL
The stream as a live tile in the app.
Paste the .m3u8 URL
A live tile, or single videos if you add them one by one.
Which video host works best for a TV appPaste the live HLS URL
Live and on-demand side by side in the same app.
Add HLS or MP4 links by hand
Videos you add by hand. MP4 plays on Roku and Fire TV; Apple TV needs HLS.
YouTube only allows playback inside its own player, and its API terms forbid downloading, caching or storing the files anywhere else. A TV app needs a real stream, and YouTube hands one to nobody. A website that embeds YouTube has the same problem: the embed is a window, not a copy.
No TV-app builder can turn a YouTube channel into a native app with its own store listing without breaking YouTube's terms. Tappla will not add it later.
Keep YouTube for reach and put the same videos on a host Tappla can read, such as Vimeo or Bunny Stream. Many organizations already stream to both.
Pick your source under Video Source and paste the key, token, channel ID or stream URL listed above.
The library becomes playlists, and one feed drives the Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV and Android TV apps.
Upload to your source as you do today. The apps pick up new recordings without a new store submission.
Usually Resi, BoxCast or StreamSpot for the Sunday stream and Vimeo for the sermon archive. All of them work, and live and archive run in one app.
TV apps for churchesThe 24/7 channel as an HLS stream from the encoder or CDN, meetings and programs from Vimeo, Bunny Stream or a JSON feed.
TV apps for local TVNo host yet, or only YouTube? Compare the hosts that work for a TV app before you pick one.
Best video hosting for a TV appAs of November 2026, Tappla connects directly to seven sources: Vimeo, Bunny Stream, Viloud (beta), Resi, BoxCast, Wowza Video and a JSON feed in the Roku Direct Publisher format. It also plays any HLS stream without an integration, including StreamSpot, Living As One, a CDN or the livestream of any of those platforms. YouTube is not a source.
No. Tappla reads from the source you already run. Nothing is migrated, re-uploaded or re-encoded, and Tappla does not host video or sell bandwidth. New recordings on a connected source reach the apps on their own.
No, and this is structural, not a roadmap item. YouTube only allows playback inside its own player, and its API terms forbid downloading, caching or storing the files elsewhere. A TV app needs a real stream, and YouTube hands one to nobody. Videos that only live on YouTube need a host Tappla can read, such as Vimeo or Bunny Stream.
Vimeo Standard or higher. On lower Vimeo plans the API returns titles and thumbnails but no playable video files, so a TV app has nothing to play.
An API client created in Resi Studio under Settings → API Access with the On Demand role, and its client ID and secret. Each Resi On Demand playlist becomes a playlist in the app. Resi documents HLS URLs on its Professional and Enterprise plans.
Your own BoxCast API credentials, on a BoxCast plan that includes API access. Recorded public broadcasts then land in a "Broadcasts" playlist plus one playlist per BoxCast channel. Alternatively, your BoxCast Roku feed URL connects as a JSON feed and adds a "Live now" row while a broadcast is on air.
Yes, as an HLS stream. Paste the public HLS URL of your StreamSpot stream and it appears as a live tile in your Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV and Android TV apps. There is no StreamSpot integration that pulls the archive.
Wowza Video, the cloud service, connects with a personal access token, and each category becomes a playlist. A self-hosted Wowza Streaming Engine connects as an HLS stream instead.
Yes. A live HLS stream sits next to the on-demand playlists from any connected source in the same app.
Single MP4 links play on Roku and Fire TV. Apple TV requires HLS, so for Apple TV the video needs an HLS URL.
If it can hand out a public HLS (.m3u8) URL or a JSON feed in the Roku Direct Publisher format, it works today. If it cannot, write to [email protected] with the name of the platform.
From the help center: Supported video sources
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