# Manifest properties
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These are the main properties in a manifest that determine if it's live or VOD:
+ For HLS and CMAF VOD manifests, `EXT-X-ENDLIST` is at the end of the bitrate manifests. In live manifests, this tag isn't present.
+ For MPEG-DASH VOD manifests, `type="static"` is in the `MPD` properties. In live manifests, `type=dynamic`.
+ For Microsoft Smooth VOD manifests, `IsLive` isn't present in the `SmoothStreamingMedia` properties. In live manifests, `IsLive=TRUE`.

For VOD, the scrub bar on playback devices also often shows that the program has a limited duration. This duration is equal to the length of the current manifest. If a playback request defines a specific playback window, this duration is equal to the length of that playback window. 

To determine if the manifest is live or VOD, see [Live and VOD manifest reference](what-is-manifest.md).