# WHIP Parameters

**WHIP Parameters** are specific to the[ WHIP and WHEP tooling](https://docs.vdo.ninja/steves-helper-apps/whip-and-whep-tooling).

## Viewer side options

<table><thead><tr><th width="335.57142857142856">Parameter</th><th>Explanation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="whip-parameters/and-whipout"><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="whip-parameters/and-whip"><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="whip-parameters/and-whipoutcodec"><code>&#x26;whipoutcodec</code></a></td><td>Lets you specify the WHIP video output codec</td></tr><tr><td><a href="whip-parameters/and-whipoutaudiobitrate"><code>&#x26;whipoutaudiobitrate</code></a></td><td>Lets you specify the WHIP audio bitrate (kbps)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="whip-parameters/and-whipoutvideobitrate"><code>&#x26;whipoutvideobitrate</code></a></td><td>Lets you specify the WHIP video bitrate (kbps)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="whip-parameters/and-whipoutscale-alpha"><code>&#x26;whipoutscale</code></a>*</td><td>Scales down the WHIP video output via the URL</td></tr><tr><td><a href="whip-parameters/and-whipoutscreensharecodec-alpha"><code>&#x26;whipoutscreensharecodec</code></a>*</td><td>Option to change codec of the WHIP while screen-sharing</td></tr><tr><td><a href="whip-parameters/and-whipoutscreensharebitrate-alpha"><code>&#x26;whipoutscreensharebitrate</code></a>*</td><td>Option to change outbound screen-share video bitrate of WHIP</td></tr><tr><td><a href="whip-parameters/and-cftoken-alpha"><code>&#x26;cftoken</code></a>*</td><td>Accepts the special token without needing to specify the cloudflare.vdo.ninja part if using <a href="whip-parameters/and-whipout"><code>&#x26;whipout</code></a> instead</td></tr><tr><td><a href="whip-parameters/and-svc"><code>&#x26;svc</code></a>*</td><td>Useful for publishing to WHIP broadcast servers that support scalable video modes</td></tr></tbody></table>

\*NEW IN [VERSION 24](https://docs.vdo.ninja/releases/v24)