Enabling webinar livestreaming

Enabling Allow livestreaming allows you to livestream your Zoom Webinars on Facebook, Workplace by Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, or a Custom Live Streaming Service. This can also be useful when your webinar has reached capacity and you wish to redirect attendees to watch the livestream instead. 

Note: When a webinar capacity reaches 80% or 100%, the host will receive a prompt to start a live stream to accommodate additional attendees. These prompts only appear if the host has live streaming enabled and is allowed to start streaming. "

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Prerequisites for enabling webinar livestreamig

How to enable webinar livestreaming

Account 

To enable Allow livestreaming of webinars for all users in the account:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
  2. In the navigation menu, click Account Management then Account Settings.
  3. Click the Meeting tab.
  4. Under In Meeting (Advanced), click the Allow livestreaming toggle to enable it.
  5. If a verification dialog appears, click Enable to verify the change.
  6. Select the check box next to each streaming service you want to allow users in your account to livestreaming.
  7. (Optional) When the webinar has reached capacity 
    Remind users to watch the live stream: If enabled, this feature will inform users that try to join when the meeting is full, that they can view the live stream online. It only applies to public events.
  8. (Optional) To prevent all users in the account from changing this setting, click the lock icon, and then click Lock to confirm the setting.

Group

To enable Allow livestreaming of webinars for a group of users:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
  2. In the navigation menu, click User Management then Groups.
  3. Click the applicable group name from the list.
  4. Click the Meeting tab.
  5. Under In Meeting (Advanced), click the Allow livestreaming toggle to enable it.
  6. If a verification dialog appears, click Enable to verify the change.
  7. Select the check box next to each streaming service you want to allow users in the group to livestreaming.
  8. (Optional) When the webinar has reached capacity 
    Remind users to watch the live stream: If enabled, this feature will inform users that try to join when the meeting is full, that they can view the live stream online. It only applies to public events.
  9. (Optional) To prevent all users in the group from changing this setting, click the lock icon, and then click Lock to confirm the setting.

User

To enable Allow livestreaming of webinars for your own use:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
  2. In the navigation menu, click Settings
  3. Click the Meeting tab.
  4. Under In Meeting (Advanced), click the Allow livestreaming toggle to enable it.
  5. If a verification dialog appears, click Enable to verify the change.
  6. Select the check box next to each streaming service you want to livestream.
  7. (Optional) When the webinar has reached capacity
    Note: If the option is grayed out, it has been locked at either the group or account level. You need to contact your Zoom admin.