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What This Page Does

This page lets you connect your site to live webcam platforms so you can display live cam performers to your visitors. You can set up connections to up to 12 different cam sites, control which ones are active, and choose which performers appear on your site.

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How to Get Here

Navigate to Admin Panel > Settings > Cams Settings

Understanding the Page

When you open this page, you will see three main areas.

Statistics Cards

At the top of the page, three cards give you a quick summary:

Card What It Shows
Total Cam Sites The total number of cam platforms available (12)
Enabled Sites How many cam sites you have turned on
Configured Sites How many cam sites have credentials entered

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Cam Site Tabs

Below the statistics, you will see a row of tabs -- one for each cam site, plus a Help tab at the end. Click any tab to view and edit that cam site's settings.

  • A green dot next to a tab name means that cam site is turned on.
  • A gray dot means it is turned off.
  • The tab you were last working on stays selected even after you save changes or refresh the page.

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Settings Area

Each cam site tab has two sections:

  1. API Settings -- Where you enter your affiliate credentials and control whether the site is active.
  2. Performer Whitelist -- Where you can optionally list specific performers you want to import.

Common Tasks

How to Set Up a Cam Site for the First Time

Before you can display performers from a cam site, you need to sign up for that site's affiliate program and enter your credentials here.

  1. Click the tab for the cam site you want to set up (for example, Chaturbate).
  2. Look for the yellow information box near the top of the settings area. It contains a link to the cam site's affiliate signup page. Click that link and complete the signup process.
  3. Once you have your affiliate credentials, come back to this page.
  4. Enter your credentials in the fields provided (see the credential guide below for what each site needs).
  5. Set the Maximum Results to Fetch field. Start with 1000 -- you can increase this later.
  6. Check the Enable checkbox to turn this cam site on.
  7. Click Save Settings.
Success: You will see a green confirmation message at the top of the page when your settings are saved.
Tip: You do not need to set up all 12 cam sites. Start with one or two, and add more as you grow. Chaturbate and Stripchat are good choices to start with because they have the largest performer pools.

How to Enter Credentials for Each Cam Site

Each cam site requires slightly different information. Use this table to know what to enter:

Cam Site What to Enter
Chaturbate Your Affiliate ID in the main credential field. You can also enter a custom whitelabel domain if you have one.
Stripchat Your User ID in the main credential field, and your API Key in the Additional Parameters field.
BongaCams Your Affiliate Code in the main credential field.
Cam4 Your API Key in the main credential field, and your numeric Affiliate ID in the separate Affiliate ID field.
Cambuilder Your Streamate Affiliate ID in the main credential field.
CamSoda Your Affiliate ID in the main credential field.
Flirt4Free Your API Key in the main credential field.
ImLive Your CrakRevenue API Key in the main credential field, and your Token in the Additional Parameters field.
LiveJasmin Your CrakRevenue API Key in the main credential field, and your Token in the Additional Parameters field.
MFC (MyFreeCams) Your CrakRevenue API Key in the main credential field, and your Token in the Additional Parameters field.
XLove Your Auth Secret in the main credential field.
SkyPrivate Your Affiliate ID in the main credential field, and your App Key in the App Key field.
Note: ImLive, LiveJasmin, and MFC all use the same affiliate network called CrakRevenue. If you sign up with CrakRevenue, you can use the same account details for all three sites.

How to Turn a Cam Site On or Off

  1. Click the tab for the cam site you want to change.
  2. Check the Enable checkbox to turn it on, or uncheck it to turn it off.
  3. Click Save Settings.

When you turn a cam site on or off, the change takes effect on your public site right away. Turning off a site hides all of its performers from your visitors, but their data is kept safe in case you want to turn it back on later.

Warning: Turning off a cam site removes it from your site immediately. Your visitors will no longer see performers from that site until you turn it back on.

How to Use the Performer Whitelist

By default, your site imports all available performers from each cam site. If you want to show only specific performers, you can use the whitelist feature.

  1. Click the tab for the cam site you want to manage.
  2. Scroll down to the Performer Whitelist section.
  3. Type performer usernames into the text box, one per line. For example:
performer1
   performer2
   performer3
  1. Click Save Whitelist.
Tip: The whitelist is completely optional. Leave it empty to show all performers. This feature is useful if you run a niche site and want to hand-pick which performers appear.
Warning: Make sure each username is on its own line with no extra spaces or blank lines in between.

How to Set Up a Whitelabel Domain

Some cam sites let you use your own branded domain instead of theirs in affiliate links. This makes the experience more seamless for your visitors.

  1. Click the tab for the cam site you want to brand.
  2. Look for the Whitelabel Domain field. If this field is not shown, the cam site does not support whitelabel domains.
  3. Enter your custom domain.
  4. Click Save Settings.
Note: If you do not have a custom whitelabel domain, leave this field at its default value. The default domain works perfectly fine.

How to Adjust How Many Performers Are Imported

The Maximum Results to Fetch setting controls how many performers your site pulls in from each cam platform.

  1. Click the tab for the cam site you want to adjust.
  2. Change the number in the Maximum Results to Fetch field. You can set any number from 1 to 50,000.
  3. Click Save Settings.
Tip: Start with 1,000 and increase if you need more variety. Setting a very high number may slow down the import process, so increase gradually.

Settings and Options

Setting What It Does Recommended for New Users
API Credential Your affiliate ID or key from the cam site. Required for the connection to work. Get this from the affiliate signup page linked on each tab.
Maximum Results to Fetch How many performers to import each time the system updates. Start with 1000.
Whitelabel Domain A custom domain for affiliate links (optional). Leave at default unless you have a branded domain.
Additional Parameters Extra settings some cam sites need (like a second API key). Only fill this in if the cam site requires it.
Enable Checkbox Turns the cam site on or off for your public site. Enable only the sites you have credentials for.
Performer Whitelist Limits imports to specific performers you list. Leave empty to import everyone.

The Help Tab

Click the Help tab (the last tab with a question mark icon) to find built-in documentation including:

  • Getting Started -- A quick overview of how to set up cam sites
  • Update Frequency -- How often performer data refreshes for each platform
  • Available Cam Sites -- A description of each of the 12 supported platforms
  • Troubleshooting -- Tips for solving common problems

Tips for New Users

Tip:
  • Start with just one or two cam sites. Chaturbate and Stripchat are the most popular and easiest to set up.
  • Make sure the main Live Cams feature is turned on in your Feature Toggles page. If it is turned off, no cam content will appear on your site regardless of what you set up here.
  • Keep your API credentials private. Treat them like passwords.
  • After saving your settings, allow a few minutes for performers to start appearing on your site. The system needs time to fetch performer data from the cam platforms.
  • Check the statistics cards at the top of the page to confirm your setup is correct. The Enabled Sites count should match how many sites you turned on.

Troubleshooting

Performers are not showing up on my site

What you see: You set up a cam site and enabled it, but no performers appear on your public site.

How to fix it:

  1. Go back to this settings page and confirm the cam site shows a green dot on its tab. If the dot is gray, check the Enable checkbox and click Save Settings.
  2. Go to Admin Panel > Feature Toggles and make sure the Live Cams master feature is turned on. If this is off, no cam content appears anywhere on your site.
  3. Wait a few minutes. Performer data is fetched automatically on a schedule, and it may take a short time after your first setup.
  4. If performers still do not appear after 15 minutes, contact your site administrator or hosting support to make sure the automated tasks (background jobs) are running.

I saved my settings but got an error message

What you see: A red error message appears at the top of the page after clicking Save Settings.

How to fix it:

  1. Double-check that your credentials are entered correctly. Copy and paste them directly from the cam site's affiliate dashboard to avoid typos.
  2. Make sure there are no extra spaces before or after your credentials.
  3. Try saving again. If the error persists, note the error message and contact support.

I cannot edit any settings -- everything is grayed out

What you see: All fields are disabled and you see an orange banner at the top of the page saying "Demo Mode."

How to fix it: Your site is currently running in demo mode, which is a read-only preview. Contact your site administrator to switch off demo mode so you can make changes.

A cam site tab is missing

What you see: You expect to see 12 cam site tabs, but one or more are missing.

How to fix it: Try refreshing the page. The system creates all 12 cam site entries automatically when you first visit the page. If a tab is still missing after refreshing, contact support.

I turned off a cam site but performers still appear

What you see: You disabled a cam site but its performers are still visible on the public site.

How to fix it:

  1. Make sure you clicked Save Settings after unchecking the Enable checkbox.
  2. Try logging out of the admin panel and logging back in. This clears the settings cache.
  3. Check the Feature Toggles page to confirm the individual cam site feature is also turned off there.
Page When to Use It
Cam Performers To view, edit, or manage the performers that have been imported from cam sites. Click the Manage Performers button at the top of this page to go there.
Feature Toggles To turn the entire Live Cams section of your site on or off, or to manage which individual cam sites appear in your site navigation.

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