# \&whipoutcodec

[WHIP Option](https://docs.vdo.ninja/steves-helper-apps/whip-and-whep-tooling) / Sender-Side Option! ([`&push`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/setup-parameters/push))

## Aliases

* `&woc`

## Options

Example: `&whipoutcodec=av1`

| Value  | Description |
| ------ | ----------- |
| `av1`  | av1 codec   |
| `h264` | h264 codec  |
| `vp8`  | vp8         |

## Details

Added `&whipoutcodec=` lets you specify the WHIP video output codec. It can take multiple values; if not used, the default at the moment is open264.

## Related

{% content-ref url="and-whip" %}
[and-whip](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/whip-parameters/and-whip)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="../video-parameters/codec" %}
[codec](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/video-parameters/codec)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="../../guides/publish-from-obs-into-vdo.ninja" %}
[publish-from-obs-into-vdo.ninja](https://docs.vdo.ninja/guides/publish-from-obs-into-vdo.ninja)
{% endcontent-ref %}