# WHIP Parameters

**WHIP Parameters** are specific to the[ WHIP and WHEP tooling](/steves-helper-apps/whip-and-whep-tooling.md).

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<table><thead><tr><th width="335.57142857142856">Parameter</th><th>Explanation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="/pages/z8I3YRvZNlKYJLqpT1go"><code>&#x26;whipout</code></a></td><td>Publish directly from OBS (or other) to VDO.Ninja without a virtual camera</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/x03Y8uO1LezcvD0LDCwz"><code>&#x26;whipview</code></a></td><td>Publish directly from OBS (or other) to VDO.Ninja without a virtual camera</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/UejtBk5bzK74BvlM8fp4"><code>&#x26;whipoutcodec</code></a></td><td>Lets you specify the WHIP video output codec</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/Cw11nAqxlBbTti5uzPsu"><code>&#x26;whipoutaudiobitrate</code></a></td><td>Lets you specify the WHIP audio bitrate (kbps)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/kzSjM4uGVzJCSCA1XoN2"><code>&#x26;whipoutvideobitrate</code></a></td><td>Lets you specify the WHIP video bitrate (kbps)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/SOhzFNogUIRoMBDF3yCR"><code>&#x26;whipoutscale</code></a>*</td><td>Scales down the WHIP video output via the URL</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/LgB5OBPdVYAmMniQ8f3y"><code>&#x26;whipoutscreensharecodec</code></a>*</td><td>Option to change codec of the WHIP while screen-sharing</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/tX8t06iShkeRZGfoUDi6"><code>&#x26;whipoutscreensharebitrate</code></a>*</td><td>Option to change outbound screen-share video bitrate of WHIP</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/TSl529TQzDyR9WLeS3K2"><code>&#x26;cftoken</code></a>*</td><td>Accepts the special token without needing to specify the cloudflare.vdo.ninja part if using <a href="/pages/z8I3YRvZNlKYJLqpT1go"><code>&#x26;whipout</code></a> instead</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/q2bRV2WbiAk8MqdmfhrP"><code>&#x26;svc</code></a>*</td><td>Useful for publishing to WHIP broadcast servers that support scalable video modes</td></tr></tbody></table>

Additional WHIP/WHEP sharing options:

| Parameter                                                                     | Explanation                                                             |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [`&autowhep`](/advanced-settings/whip-parameters/and-autowhep.md)             | Attempts to derive a WHEP share URL from the configured WHIP output URL |
| [`&whepshare`](/advanced-settings/whip-parameters/and-whepshare.md)           | Advertises an explicit WHEP source URL to room peers                    |
| [`&whepsharetoken`](/advanced-settings/whip-parameters/and-whepsharetoken.md) | Adds a bearer token for the advertised WHEP source                      |

\*NEW IN [VERSION 24](/releases/v24.md)


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