Method and device for playing video

The invention discloses a method for playing the video, which can improve the flexibility of video playing. The method comprises the steps that a server judges whether the code rate of a first video content to be played by terminal equipment in a first time period is the same as the code rate of a second video content played in the current time period or not, wherein the first time period is a time period after the current time period; and if the server judges that the code rate of the first video content is different from the code rate of the second video content, the server sends indicationinformation to the terminal equipment, wherein the indication information is used for indicating the terminal equipment to obtain a primary index file of the first video content so as to facilitate the terminal equipment to play the first video content according to the primary index file of the first video content in the first time period after the second video content is completely played. 本申请公开了种播放视频的方法，能够提高视频播放的灵活性。该方法