Add an M3U playlist or an Xtream Codes account

Updated 8 November 2026

A source is what your provider gave you: either an M3U playlist link (it often ends in .m3u or .m3u8), or an Xtream Codes account (a server address, a username and a password). You will find them in your provider's email or customer area.

iAm Player provides no channel, no playlist and no subscription. Only add sources you hold the rights to.

The first time you open the app

After the introduction, sign in or create your account. New accounts get 7 days of Premium free, no credit card.
Choose your profile on the “Who's watching?” screen.
The “Welcome!” screen asks for your source: follow one of the methods below.

With a link (“Link” tab)

Paste the link into the “Your source link” field, or use the field's Paste button.
iAm Player recognises the type of source by itself and shows “M3U playlist detected” or “Xtream Codes detected”. A link that contains username= and password= is read as an Xtream Codes account.
Tick “I certify that I hold the legal distribution and access rights for this source.”
Press “Load my source”.

With Xtream Codes credentials (“Credentials” tab)

Open the “Credentials” tab.
Fill in “Server address” (for example https://example.com), “Username” and “Password”.
iAm Player checks the account: “Xtream account valid”, with the account's status and its expiry date.
Tick the rights statement, then press “Load my source”.

Channels, films and series are imported, then the programme guide when the source provides one. Depending on the source's size, this takes from a few seconds to a few minutes.

On a phone, you can name the source in “Source name (optional)”. On a TV, it takes its server's name; you can change it later.

On a TV: type everything on your phone

Typing a link with a remote is tedious. On Android TV and Google TV, the add screen shows a QR code.

Scan the QR code with your phone, or open iamplayer.app/tv and enter the code shown on the TV (eight characters, for example ABCD-2345).
The “Add a source to your TV” page shows the account and the profile that will receive the source: check that they are yours.
Paste the link, or enter the credentials in the “Credentials” tab, tick the rights statement, then press “Send to the TV”.
The TV loads the source by itself and shows “Source added successfully”.

Your phone does not need to be signed in. The code renews itself every 10 minutes.

Add another source later

On a phone: tap your avatar at the top of the Home screen, then “Settings”, “Sources and catalog” and “Add a source”.
On a TV and on Windows: “Settings” in the top menu, then “Sources and catalog” and “Add a source”.
To rename, edit or delete a source: “Manage sources”, in the same place.

If the source does not load

“Invalid link” or “M3U playlist unreachable”: copy the link again from your provider's email, with no space before or after it.
“Not an M3U playlist”: the link does not lead to a playlist. Ask your provider for the right link, or use the “Credentials” tab.
“Xtream account unreachable”: check the server address, the username, the password and your subscription's expiry date.

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