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Cannot start a second live stream at the same time

Cannot start a second live stream? What "one live broadcast at a time" means, how to find the broadcast that is still running, and when a second live helps.

Updated November 5, 2026 · 3 min read

When StreamLive Pro refuses to start a broadcast with "Your plan allows one live broadcast at a time", another broadcast on the same account is still live. Most often it is one you started earlier in another tab, on the phone, or from an encoder, and it was never stopped. Stop that broadcast and start again. If you really need two separate broadcasts running together, the number allowed depends on your plan.

Before you look for a second live, check whether you need one. A single broadcast already goes to every network you tick, so streaming to YouTube and Facebook together needs one live, not two (How to live stream to several platforms at once).

Which message you see

The pricing page lists, per plan, how many broadcasts can run at the same time. On the 7-day trial it is one.

Steps

1. Look for the running broadcast. Open Live stream. A broadcast that is still on air shows as live there. Also check other tabs, another computer, and the phone where you are signed in.
2. Stop it. Open that broadcast and press Stop stream. If it came from OBS, vMix or another encoder, also stop streaming in the encoder, or it may keep the broadcast alive.
3. Wait a few seconds. When the host's tab closes without Stop, the server keeps the broadcast for a short while so the host can come back without losing it. Pressing Stop stream ends it at once.
4. Start the new broadcast. Go back to the broadcast you wanted and press Start stream again.
5. Need both at once? If the second broadcast is a different show, for example two rooms of a conference to two different channels, check the number of broadcasts per plan on the /pricing?lang=en page and compare plans in Which plan fits: Creator, Pro or Studio.

Things that cause it

• A forgotten tab. The browser studio sends the broadcast from the open tab. A second tab with the studio of an older broadcast can still be live.
• An encoder still sending. OBS or vMix keep pushing until you press Stop Streaming there.
• A test you left on. A test broadcast counts like any other live.
• Two people on one account. A team member may be live from their own computer. Live broadcasts count per account, not per person.

What a second broadcast does not solve

• More networks. Tick them in the same broadcast, within the number of destinations your plan allows.
• A vertical version for TikTok or Instagram. One broadcast has one picture. Shorts in 9:16 are cut automatically after the live: How to create Shorts from any video, no live stream needed.
• A backup stream. Sending the same show twice to the same channel makes the network show two lives or refuse the second.

When to contact support

If no broadcast of yours is live and the message still appears after a few minutes, write to [email protected]. Send the e-mail of the account, the exact message, the time you tried, and whether an encoder or the phone was used for the previous broadcast.

Frequently asked questions

Why can I not start a second live stream?

Another broadcast on the same account is still live. On the trial one broadcast runs at a time; on paid plans the number depends on the plan. Stop the running one and start again.

Do I need two broadcasts to stream to YouTube and Facebook?

No. One broadcast goes to every network you tick. You upload one stream and our servers send the copies.

I closed the tab. Why is the old broadcast still live?

The server waits a short while for the host to come back after a tab closes. Open the broadcast and press Stop stream to end it at once.

Does a team member's live count against my account?

Yes. Live broadcasts are counted per account, so a broadcast started by anyone on the team counts.

How many broadcasts can run at the same time on my plan?

The pricing page lists it per plan. On the 7-day trial it is one.

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