Skydio Livestream

Welcome to Skydio Livestreaming! Stream drones directly from your Skydio Cloud fleet into any Nova project, with RGB, IR, and live telemetry displayed on the map.

This page walks you through connecting your Skydio Cloud account, generating an API token, starting a livestream from any drone in your fleet, and using various livestream views

Connecting Your Skydio Account

1. Open a project, select the Create button in the top left corner, then select Livestream.

   

2. Choose Sky Controller, then select Connect Sky Accounts.

   

3. Select Add Account, then select Skydio.

Nova will ask for a Skydio API token. Follow Enable Livestreaming permissions and Generating API Token to add your Skydio Cloud Account to Nova

Enabling Livestreaming in Skydio Cloud

1. Log in to Skydio Cloud.

   

2. Go to the Settings tab, then select Livestream.

   

3. On the Livestream page, select APIs and turn on RTSP Streaming and Live Telemetry.

Generating an API Token

1. In the Settings side panel, under Developer, select API Tokens followed by Generate Token

   

2. Name the token.

   

3. Under Permissions, set the following:

   Permission	Access
   Alerts	Read and Write
   Webhooks	Read and Write
   All other permissions	Read

   

4. Select Generate.

   

5. Copy the API token, paste it into Nova, then select Add Account.

Starting a Livestream

1. Return to your project, select Create, then Livestream, and choose Skydio Controller.

   

2. Select a drone from your Skydio fleet. Every drone paired with your Skydio Cloud account will appear here.

   

3. Name your livestream and choose whether to Auto Save it.

   

4. Select Connect Stream to go live.

Livestream Views

All Skydio livestreams show the RGB and IR cameras at the same time.

Thumbnail View

Both feeds appear in the Layers panel on the left side of your screen as thumbnails.

Single Stream in Map View

Select a stream to open it in a larger view from within your map

All Streams

View every active stream in your project at once. Follow the link below that walks you through Sharing and Viewing the All streams link

Mission Groups

View streams organized by mission group. Follow the link below that walks you through Setting up and Sharing Mission Groups

Map View and Real-Time Telemetry

Your Skydio drone sends live telemetry to Nova, including Altitude (ASL), Vertical Speed, and Horizontal Speed, while showing the drone’s exact location in the map view.

More Options

When multiple drones are on the same incident and the map gets crowded, select the More Options tab to hide the Flight Path and Drone Icon for any stream.