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title: Configuring TAMS
slug: zen-master/configuring-tams
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createdAt: 2026-10-17T18:38:00.818Z
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You can configure your TAMS account(s) and configurations for reuse.

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**Note: TAMS outputs require Zixi Broadcaster v19 or later. **

**Broadcaster v19 implements TAMS 5.1 and should be compatible with any 5.x or earlier version. We have not yet tested on later versions of TAMS, but theoretically, it should work since TAMS maintains backward compatibility.**
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## Configuring TAMS

In the main navigation on the left, select **TAMS** from the **Configuration** menu:

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The TAMS configuration screen is displayed:

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## Adding a TAMS Account

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On the **TAMS** configuration screen, click **+ Add Account**. The Create New TAMS Account screen is displayed:

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Enter a **Name** for the account that you will recognize in dropdown selectors.
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Enter the **TAMS API URL** for this account.
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Enter the **Authorization Token URL** for this account.
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Enter the **Client ID** and **Secret Key** used to get access tokens for the TAMS API for this account.
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If you will need to delete items from TAMS storage, select **Request 'tams-api/delete'**. Read and write operations are enabled automatically.
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Select **Ignore Certificate** if you want requests to proceed even if the TAMS API and/or the Authorization Token server do not have valid certificates.
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Enter values for **Timeout** and **Max Retries** to prevent workflows getting hung because a server isn't responding.
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Enter **Custom Headers** as needed for your TAMS server.
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Click **Save**.
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Your account will now be available in a dropdown selector when you are [Adding HTTP Targets](docId\:Nth0upANEbiTHSEGzcKa3).

## Adding Configurations for TAMS Accounts

Configurations allow you to set up transcoding directions (renditions) for streams being sent to TAMS. To create a new Configuration, you first need to set up a TAMS account.

### Creating a Configuration

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Click the **Configuration** tab in the Tams screen:

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The TAMS Configuration screen is displayed:

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Click **+ Add Configuration** - the Create New TAMS Configuration screen is displayed:

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Enter a **name** for the configuration that you will recognize in dropdown lists.
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Enter a **description** of the configuration.
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Select the TAMS **account** to add this configuration to.
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If you need to generate the TAMS UUIDs yourself, **select Set TAMS UUIDs Manually**.
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Add renditions to create during transcoding if you need multiple renditions, entering the details for each - **Name** and **Bitrate** are required for each rendition; other settings are optional.
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Click **Save**.
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The configuration will be available to select when you are [Adding Transcoded Channels](docId\:xwF-mFNvRA5E3jQL2YMjU) or [Adding Adaptive Channels](docId\:rKvnZF-Tft8VGnzZsb79b).