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How to go live on Dailymotion with a stream key

Go live on Dailymotion: get live enabled on your account, create a live stream in Dailymotion Studio, and paste its stream URL and key into StreamLive Pro.

Updated November 5, 2026 · 4 min read

To go live on Dailymotion from StreamLive Pro, you take the stream URL and stream key of a Dailymotion live stream and paste them into the Dailymotion Live card on Connections. Then you tick Dailymotion in the studio and start, alone or together with YouTube, Facebook and other networks. Live on Dailymotion is a feature Dailymotion switches on per account, so check that first: without it there is no key to paste.

Before you start

• Live enabled on your Dailymotion account. Dailymotion's developer guide says streaming live events is a plan feature and that you reach out to your Dailymotion account manager to have it set up (Dailymotion developers: Create and schedule a live event). The same page says you can create and schedule a live event from Dailymotion Studio.
• A live stream in Dailymotion Studio. Each one has its own stream URL and stream key.
• A StreamLive Pro account. The browser studio works on the 7-day trial. OBS or vMix as the source needs a paid plan (see the /pricing?lang=en page).

Steps

1. Create the live in Dailymotion Studio. Open Dailymotion Studio and choose Live streams, then Create a live stream. Give it a title and the details Dailymotion asks for.
2. Copy the two values. In the encoder settings of that live stream, copy the Stream URL and the Stream key. Dailymotion's guide shows the stream URL in the form rtmp://publish.dailymotion.com/publish-dm, with the key as the part that follows it.
3. Add the Dailymotion Live card. Open Connections, go to the Manual section (live with a stream key) and choose Dailymotion Live. Paste the URL and the key, then save.
4. Open the studio. Go to Live stream and choose Browser Studio, or Stream from software like OBS (RTMP / SRT) if you produce in OBS or vMix.
5. Tick Dailymotion. In the Channels list tick Dailymotion and any other networks for this broadcast.
6. Go live. Press Start stream. StreamLive Pro starts sending to your Dailymotion live stream. Check the live on Dailymotion to see the picture arrive.
7. End. Press Stop stream. Press Record during the broadcast if you want StreamLive Pro to keep the full recording; otherwise our temporary copy is removed about two hours after.

When the key arrives as one long address

Some Dailymotion screens and the Dailymotion API give one long address that contains both parts. Split it at publish-dm: rtmp://publish.dailymotion.com/publish-dm goes into the Server URL field, and everything after the slash that follows publish-dm goes into the Stream key field. Keep the whole key, including any part after a question mark.

What StreamLive Pro checks

• The address belongs to Dailymotion. The card accepts addresses on dailymotion.com and dmcdn.net. If an address from another network is pasted, the message names that network. For any service that is not on the list, use the Custom RTMP card.
• The key field holds only the key. A URL, or text with spaces, in the key field is refused.
• The address starts with rtmp:// or rtmps://.

What can go wrong

See also Troubleshooting the problems that come up most.

Live and posting are two connections

The Dailymotion Live card is for live broadcasts. Posting finished videos to Dailymotion is a different connection: the Dailymotion sign-in card on the Publishing side of Connections, used from Publish everywhere. It appears there only when it is offered on the service. One connection does not create the other.

Limits to know

• Dailymotion live comments and viewer numbers are not shown in StreamLive Pro. Live chat covers YouTube and Facebook (with replies) and Twitch and Kick (read only).
• StreamLive Pro does not create the Dailymotion live stream for you: you create it in Dailymotion Studio and paste its key.

Going further

Several networks in one broadcast: How to live stream to several platforms at once. All networks: Going live on each network: what it needs. Stream keys in plain words: RTMP and stream keys: where to find them, what breaks.

Frequently asked questions

Does every Dailymotion account have live streaming?

No. Dailymotion's developer guide calls live a plan feature that your Dailymotion account manager sets up. If Dailymotion Studio has no live option, ask Dailymotion.

Where do I find my Dailymotion stream key?

In Dailymotion Studio, in the encoder settings of the live stream you created. Copy the Stream URL and the Stream key from there.

Can I stream to Dailymotion and YouTube at the same time?

Yes. Tick both in the same broadcast. You upload one stream and StreamLive Pro sends it to each, within the number of destinations your plan allows.

Do I need OBS to stream to Dailymotion?

No. The browser studio sends your camera, microphone and screen, and StreamLive Pro forwards the broadcast to Dailymotion.

Can StreamLive Pro also post my videos to Dailymotion?

Posting uses a separate Dailymotion sign-in connection for publishing, shown in Connections when it is offered. The live card is only for broadcasts.

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