diff --git a/lib/asciinema_web/controllers/api/live_stream_controller.ex b/lib/asciinema_web/controllers/api/live_stream_controller.ex
index 8b18654a0..5c0a949ea 100644
--- a/lib/asciinema_web/controllers/api/live_stream_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/asciinema_web/controllers/api/live_stream_controller.ex
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@ defmodule AsciinemaWeb.Api.LiveStreamController do
   plug :authenticate
 
   def show(conn, params) do
-    id = params["id"]
+    get_stream(conn, params["id"])
+  end
+
+  def create(conn, _params) do
+    # TODO add mode (config option) where new streams are actually created here
+    get_stream(conn, nil)
+  end
 
+  defp get_stream(conn, id) do
     if stream = Streaming.get_live_stream(conn.assigns.current_user, id) do
       json(conn, %{
         url: url(~p"/s/#{stream}"),
diff --git a/lib/asciinema_web/router.ex b/lib/asciinema_web/router.ex
index d1217ebe2..826fcda76 100644
--- a/lib/asciinema_web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/asciinema_web/router.ex
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ defmodule AsciinemaWeb.Router do
 
   scope "/api", AsciinemaWeb.Api, as: :api do
     post "/asciicasts", RecordingController, :create
+    post "/streams", LiveStreamController, :create
 
     scope "/user" do
       get "/stream", LiveStreamController, :show
diff --git a/test/controllers/api/live_stream_controller_test.exs b/test/controllers/api/live_stream_controller_test.exs
index 0aa8c186b..e5fe35afa 100644
--- a/test/controllers/api/live_stream_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/controllers/api/live_stream_controller_test.exs
@@ -4,6 +4,59 @@ defmodule Asciinema.Api.LiveStreamControllerTest do
 
   @default_install_id "9da34ff4-9bf7-45d4-aa88-98c933b15a3f"
 
+  describe "create stream" do
+    test "responds with 401 when auth missing", %{conn: conn} do
+      conn = post(conn, ~p"/api/streams")
+
+      assert response(conn, 401)
+    end
+
+    test "responds with 401 when the install ID is unknown", %{conn: conn} do
+      conn = add_auth_header(conn, @default_install_id)
+
+      conn = post(conn, ~p"/api/streams")
+
+      assert response(conn, 401)
+    end
+
+    test "responds with 401 when the install ID has been revoked", %{conn: conn} do
+      conn = add_auth_header(conn, insert(:revoked_api_token))
+
+      conn = post(conn, ~p"/api/streams")
+
+      assert response(conn, 401)
+    end
+
+    test "responds with 401 when the user has not been verified", %{conn: conn} do
+      conn = add_auth_header(conn, insert(:api_token, user: build(:temporary_user)))
+
+      conn = post(conn, ~p"/api/streams")
+
+      assert json_response(conn, 401)
+    end
+
+    test "responds with 404 when no stream is available", %{conn: conn} do
+      conn = add_auth_header(conn, insert(:api_token))
+
+      conn = post(conn, ~p"/api/streams")
+
+      assert %{} = json_response(conn, 404)
+    end
+
+    test "responds with stream info when a stream is available", %{conn: conn} do
+      user = insert(:user)
+      insert(:live_stream, user: user, public_token: "foobar", producer_token: "bazqux")
+      conn = add_auth_header(conn, insert(:api_token, user: user))
+
+      conn = post(conn, ~p"/api/streams")
+
+      assert %{
+               "url" => "http://localhost:4001/s/foobar",
+               "ws_producer_url" => "ws://localhost:4001/ws/S/bazqux"
+             } = json_response(conn, 200)
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "get default stream" do
     test "responds with 401 when auth missing", %{conn: conn} do
       conn = get(conn, ~p"/api/user/stream")