Enabling or disabling meeting livestreaming

Account owners and admins can enable or disable Allow livestreaming of meetings. When enabled, this setting allows users to livestream their Zoom Meetings on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, or a Custom Live Streaming Service, depending on which services are enabled.

Requirements for enabling or disabling meeting livestreaming

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How to enable or disable meeting livestreaming

Account 

To enable or disable Allow livestreaming of meetings for all users in the account:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal as an admin with the privilege to edit account settings.
  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 of meetings toggle to enable or disable it.
  5. If a verification dialog appears, click Enable or Disable to verify the change.
  6. Select the check box next to each streaming service you want to allow users in your account to livestreaming meetings to.
  7. (Optional) When the meeting 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 livestream 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 or disable Allow livestreaming of meetings for a group of users:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal as an admin with the privilege to edit groups.
  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 of meetings toggle to enable or disable it.
  6. If a verification dialog appears, click Enable or Disable to verify the change.
    Note: If the option is grayed out, it has been locked at the account level and needs to be changed at that level.
  7. Select the check box next to each streaming service you want to allow users in the group to livestreaming meetings to.
  8. (Optional) When the meeting 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 livestream 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 or disable Allow livestreaming of meetings 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 of meetings toggle to enable or disable it.
  5. If a verification dialog appears, click Enable or Disable to verify the change.
    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.
  6. Select the check box next to each streaming service you want to livestream meetings to.
  7. (Optional) When the meeting 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 livestream online. It only applies to public events.