Enabling meeting livestreaming

Enabling Allow livestreaming of meetings allows you to livestream your meetings on Facebook, Workplace by Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, or a Custom Live Streaming Service.

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

This article covers:

Prerequisites for enabling meeting livestreaming

How to enable meeting livestreaming

Account 

To enable Allow livestreaming of meetings 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 of meetings 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 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 live stream online. It only applies to public events.
  8. (Optional) If you want to make this setting mandatory for all users in your account, click the lock icon, and then click Lock to confirm the setting.

Group

To enable Allow livestreaming of meetings 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 of meetings 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 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 live stream online. It only applies to public events.
  9. (Optional) If you want to make this setting mandatory for all users in the group, click the lock icon, and then click Lock to confirm the setting.

User

To enable 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 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 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 live stream online. It only applies to public events.
    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.