Methods, systems, and media for delivering manifestless streaming media content

A system for delivering live streaming content, the system comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a hardware processor coupled to the memory that is configured to:
• receive, from a user device, a request for a URL corresponding to a format of a live stream that is provided in a plurality of formats, wherein the live stream comprises a plurality of segments for each of the plurality of formats and wherein each segment of the plurality of segments comprises a respective sequence number;
• resolve the request to a specific segment of the live stream based on the requested URL, wherein the resolving comprises:
• identifying the format of the live stream associated with the request from the plurality of formats based on the requested URL;
• identifying a sequence number associated with the request based on the requested URL;
• and
• identifying a segment of the plurality of segments corresponding to the identified format and having a sequence number matching the identified sequence number;
• load a segment file corresponding to the specific segment;
• and
• return the segment file to the user device in a response to the request.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for delivering live streaming content, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a user device, a request for a URL corresponding to a format of a live stream that is provided in a plurality of formats, wherein the live stream comprises a plurality of segments for each of the plurality of formats and wherein each segment of the plurality of segments comprises a respective sequence number;
• resolving the request to a specific segment of the live stream based on the requested URL, wherein the resolving comprises:
• identifying the format of the live stream associated with the request from the plurality of formats based on the requested URL;
• identifying a sequence number associated with the request based on the requested URL;
• and
• identifying a segment of the plurality of segments corresponding to the identified format and having a sequence number matching the identified sequence number;
• loading a segment file corresponding to the specific segment;
• and
• returning the segment file to the user device in a response to the request.