diff --git a/plugin-server/src/capabilities.ts b/plugin-server/src/capabilities.ts
index b7285d1b1ebee..e2543d66adbb5 100644
--- a/plugin-server/src/capabilities.ts
+++ b/plugin-server/src/capabilities.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { PluginServerCapabilities, PluginServerMode, PluginsServerConfig, stringToPluginServerMode } from './types'
-import { isTestEnv } from './utils/env-utils'
+import { isDevEnv, isTestEnv } from './utils/env-utils'
 
 export function getPluginServerCapabilities(config: PluginsServerConfig): PluginServerCapabilities {
     const mode: PluginServerMode | null = config.PLUGIN_SERVER_MODE
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export function getPluginServerCapabilities(config: PluginsServerConfig): Plugin
                 processAsyncOnEventHandlers: true,
                 processAsyncWebhooksHandlers: true,
                 sessionRecordingBlobIngestion: true,
+                sessionRecordingV3Ingestion: isDevEnv(),
                 personOverrides: true,
                 appManagementSingleton: true,
                 preflightSchedules: true,
diff --git a/plugin-server/src/main/ingestion-queues/session-recording/session-recordings-consumer-v3.ts b/plugin-server/src/main/ingestion-queues/session-recording/session-recordings-consumer-v3.ts
index 4567851d0d9bc..93e5cc3581516 100644
--- a/plugin-server/src/main/ingestion-queues/session-recording/session-recordings-consumer-v3.ts
+++ b/plugin-server/src/main/ingestion-queues/session-recording/session-recordings-consumer-v3.ts
@@ -414,7 +414,8 @@ export class SessionRecordingIngesterV3 {
     }
 
     private setupHttpRoutes() {
-        expressApp.get('/api/projects/:projectId/session_recordings/:sessionId', async (req, res) => {
+        // Mimic the app sever's endpoint
+        expressApp.get('/api/projects/:projectId/session_recordings/:sessionId/snapshots', async (req, res) => {
             // TODO: Sanitize the projectId and sessionId as we are checking the filesystem
 
             // validate that projectId is a number and sessionId is UUID like
diff --git a/posthog/session_recordings/realtime_snapshots.py b/posthog/session_recordings/realtime_snapshots.py
index d6890c63517e1..6c29ed59758d3 100644
--- a/posthog/session_recordings/realtime_snapshots.py
+++ b/posthog/session_recordings/realtime_snapshots.py
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import json
 from time import sleep
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional
+import requests
 
 import structlog
 from prometheus_client import Counter
 
 from posthog import settings
 from posthog.redis import get_client
+from posthog.settings import RECORDINGS_INGESTER_URL
 from sentry_sdk import capture_exception
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
diff --git a/posthog/session_recordings/session_recording_api.py b/posthog/session_recordings/session_recording_api.py
index f34424ee46ee4..191f8ae1df87a 100644
--- a/posthog/session_recordings/session_recording_api.py
+++ b/posthog/session_recordings/session_recording_api.py
@@ -381,8 +381,17 @@ def snapshots(self, request: request.Request, **kwargs):
             response_data["sources"] = sources
 
         elif source == "realtime":
-            # TODO: Swap to using the new API if supported
-            snapshots = get_realtime_snapshots(team_id=self.team.pk, session_id=str(recording.session_id)) or []
+            if request.GET.get("version", None) == "3" and settings.RECORDINGS_INGESTER_URL:
+                url = f"{settings.RECORDINGS_INGESTER_URL}/api/projects/{self.team.pk}/session_recordings/{str(recording.session_id)}/snapshots"
+                with requests.get(url=url, stream=True) as r:
+                    if r.status_code == 404:
+                        return Response({"snapshots": []})
+
+                    response = HttpResponse(content=r.raw, content_type="application/json")
+                    response["Content-Disposition"] = "inline"
+                    return response
+            else:
+                snapshots = get_realtime_snapshots(team_id=self.team.pk, session_id=str(recording.session_id)) or []
 
             event_properties["source"] = "realtime"
             event_properties["snapshots_length"] = len(snapshots)