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Create Event and Event Channel

How to create an Event​

  1. Open Events.
  2. Click Create Event.
  3. Fill in:
    • Name
    • Description
    • Date
    • Time
    • Timezone
    • Duration
  4. Click Create Event to submit the form.

After creation, the Event appears on the Events list as a card.

How to create an Event Channel​

A Channel is a scoped set of configurations for a specific audio device. When you create a Channel, you attach a specific audio device (microphone) to the Event, define the language spoken by that microphone's owner, and specify which languages Palabra should translate the speech into.

Event Channel creation​

  1. Open your Event card (from the Events page).
  2. In the channel sidebar, click Create Channel.
  3. In New translation channel, set:
    • Channel name
    • Stream input type (Microphone)
    • Speaking (source language)
    • Translate to (one or more target languages)
  4. Click Create Channel.

Notes:

  • You must choose languages before creation. But you can change them anytime later.
  • New channels open automatically after creation.

How many Channels do you need to create​

You must create at least one Channel for each Event. Whether you need more depends on your Event setup. For practical scenarios, see Event Channel setup examples.

How to start and stop Event​

Start/stop all Channels in an event​

  1. Open the event page.
  2. Click Start Event in the header to start all eligible channels.
  3. Click Stop Event to stop all running channels for that event.

Important:

  • Start Event is disabled when there are no channels.
  • The event should include microphone channels (default behavior in current UI).

Start/stop per Channel​

If you prefer, you can start each Channel individually. This can reduce billing if you start only the Channels needed at that moment.

  1. Open the channel.
  2. Go to Routing tab (default one).
  3. Select microphone device in Microphone dropdown.
  4. Click Start Streaming (or Stop Streaming).

How to use Listener Page​

Share the Listener Page link and QR code​

  1. Click the Share button on the event card or in header of the event page.
  2. In Invite your audience popup:
    • Copy/open Invite Link
    • Download the event QR code (optional)

Use the Listener Page​

On the Listener Page:

  1. Use the language picker in the bottom toolbar to select Original or a translation language.
  2. Use the audio switch to enable/disable translated audio playback.
  3. Read live captions in the center area.

If there is no live stream yet, the page shows a “not active/no captions yet” message and event start time.

As soon as any Channel starts streaming original speech, the Listener Page starts showing text captions and real-time audio for the original speech and all configured target languages.

If several Channels run in parallel, captions and speech audio in the same language from all Channels are combined into one shared feed and audio output on the same Listener Page.

This means multiple Channels can be active at the same time if needed, but speakers across all Channels are intended to speak one by one (not in parallel).

Note: Channels are intended to organize speakers with different source languages and audio device setups for the same Event output. Channels are not intended for 2+ stages that process different topics in parallel. If you have 2+ stages that must run in parallel (each stage has a separate, independent speaker), create a separate Palabra Event for each stage to have a different Listener Page for each stage.

How to edit an Event​

  1. Open the Events list.
  2. Click the Settings button (gear icon) in the header.
  3. Click Edit.
  4. Update fields in Editing event dialog.
  5. Click Apply Changes.

How to edit an Event Channel​

  1. Open the Events list.
  2. Open the event and select the channel from the sidebar.
  3. Edit settings in tabs:
    • Routing (input/microphone state)
    • Translation (source/target languages)
    • Audio (voice and audio behavior)
    • Settings (channel name and description)
  4. When the bottom bar appears, click Apply Changes to save.

Notes:​

  • Cancel in the bottom bar reverts unsaved channel changes.
  • Applying changes can restart the stream (UI warns about this).
  • In the Settings tab, Show Advanced Settings opens the raw JSON advanced configuration. Do not change any JSON settings unless you are an advanced Palabra API user or have been guided by the Palabra support team.

How to delete an Event​

  1. Open the Events list.
  2. Open the event.
  3. Click Settings (gear icon) -> Delete Event.
  4. Confirm with Yes, Delete.

Deleting an event also deletes all channels in that event.

How to delete an Event Channel​

  1. Open the Events list.
  2. Open the event.
  3. In the channel list, find the channel card.
  4. Open the channel’s 3-dot menu.
  5. Click Delete.

Note: If the channel is currently streaming, it is stopped.