MADE FOR YOUR AUDIENCE
Let bidders see the details that matter for the items you sell.
Fine art
Show the surface, frame and scale in a live presentation. Let the auctioneer answer inspection questions before the bidding closes.
Vintage cameras
Show the lens, controls and condition in real time. Keep the exact camera and lot information visible while bidders follow the demonstration.
Collectibles
Present condition and markings close up, with public questions and a clear current-lot card for collectors following remotely.
Classic cars
Show the exterior, interior and a live demonstration in one viewing experience. Your auction system continues to manage eligibility, bids and settlement.
RELATED CUSTOMER STORY
GCAR’s Charancha platform uses Tencent RTC to show vehicles live and let buyers discuss details with sellers. It illustrates how live viewing brings product questions into the transaction journey.
Related live-commerce case: visual inspection and buyer questions also matter in auctions. Bidding and auction settlement are outside the published case.
CHOOSE WITH CONFIDENCE
See what the live components provide and where your application connects.
| Your requirement | How it is delivered | What to plan for |
|---|---|---|
| Live video and bidder questions | Tencent RTC Live and audience chat | Embed the live experience in your app. Connect lot photos, descriptions and condition reports from your catalog. |
| Accepted bids and closing time | Your authoritative auction backend | Use server-confirmed bid order and deadlines for both floor and online bids. Video or chat arrival time must not decide the winner. |
| Current lot and reconnect state | Your auction state connected to the live room | After joining or reconnecting, fetch the active lot, accepted price and bid result before enabling another bid. |
| Registered bidders | Your identity and eligibility checks | Link room users to bidder accounts. Apply your verification, deposit and bidding permissions before accepting an offer. |
| Payments and fulfillment | Your marketplace transaction services | Connect confirmed winners to your checkout, settlement and shipping. Keep payment status in your transaction system. |
| Video delay and connection quality | Streaming configuration and launch testing | Test with bidders’ devices, networks and regions. Measure video delay separately from the time your server takes to accept a bid. |
FROM SETUP TO YOUR FIRST SESSION
Start live auction streaming with a Live UI Kit or build a custom interface with the Core SDK. Connect your auction workflow through these three steps.
BUDGET BEFORE YOU BUILD
Budget for your live auction streaming integration. Estimate streaming usage from your audience size and watch time, then include your auction system and transaction costs.
TEST THE LIVE COMPONENTS
Account-level quota for your first year; usage deduction rules apply. Live trial limits include 100 MAU and 100 viewers per room. Service pauses when trial resources run out.
LIVE STARTER PLAN
50,000 package minutes and 1,000 MAU. First-month promotional price; review current eligibility and renewal terms. Additional products and services are priced separately.
YOUR APPLICATION
100 viewers watching a 60-minute auction create 6,000 viewer-minutes before quality-based deductions. Estimate MAU and optional recording too, then budget separately for auction backend development, payment processing and identity services.
Yes. Use Tencent RTC Live SDKs or UI Kits to add video and audience interaction to your app. Keep your existing catalog, bidder accounts, bidding engine and checkout. A UI Kit provides ready-made streaming screens; the Core SDK gives your team more control over the interface. Auction rules and transactions remain in your application.
Send both to the same authoritative auction backend. It should decide bid order, closing time and the winner, then return confirmed results to every client. Show pending and accepted states separately, and make retries safe so an interrupted request cannot create a duplicate bid.
Video delay affects how soon bidders see the auctioneer and current lot. Bid acceptance has a separate timing path through your auction server. Test both across your target devices, networks and regions before launch. Base closing rules on server time and confirmed bids, and explain those rules to participants.
When the bidder returns, reconnect the live experience and fetch the active lot, accepted price and eligibility from your server. Check the result of any pending bid before allowing a retry. Show whether the auction is still open so the bidder can continue with the current state.
Yes, by connecting your existing checkout and order services to the confirmed auction result. Your transaction system manages charges, refunds, settlement and fulfillment. Tencent RTC supplies the live communication components; the Live plan does not include payment processing or an auction transaction engine.
Your auction backend validates bids, timestamps and winning state. Publish the item demo through Live and use authoritative application updates for price and bidding status.
Media and comments can arrive with different delays. Use the auction server’s confirmed bid order and rules, then display that result consistently to participants.
