StreamLive ProPost to every network from a WhatsApp or Telegram group
Send a video to your own WhatsApp group or Telegram channel and it is published to the networks you chose: linking, rules, scheduling and the activity log.
Post from groups turns a WhatsApp group or a Telegram channel into a remote control. You send a video, photo or text to the group from your phone, and StreamLive Pro publishes it to the networks you picked for that group, at safe intervals. It is useful when material is shot on the phone and has to go out fast, for example a news desk or a community page.
The feature is on Pro and Studio, and in the 7-day trial with a small daily allowance. It is not on Creator; there the page says "Posting from groups is not included in your plan". See /pricing?lang=en.
Before you start
- The networks you want to publish to are connected in Connections.
- WhatsApp: a phone with WhatsApp, and a group the linked number belongs to (it can be a group with only you in it). StreamLive Pro links to that WhatsApp account as a linked device, the same way WhatsApp Web does.
- Telegram: a channel or group where you are an admin. The StreamLive Pro bot (@Stream_Live_Pro_bot) must be added there as an admin.
Steps
- Open the group settings. In the menu click Publish everywhere, then the From a WhatsApp or Telegram group link at the top. A Publish from groups window opens with quick buttons (Connect a WhatsApp group, Connect a Telegram group or channel, Where it goes). Click All group settings for the full settings with three tabs: Devices, Groups and Activity.
- Link WhatsApp. On Devices click Link WhatsApp. Either scan a QR code (on the phone: WhatsApp, Settings, Linked devices, Link a device), or choose Code by phone number, type the number with its country code and enter the code on the phone after "Link with phone number instead".
- Add the groups. Click Import groups and tick the groups to use, or Add by link / ID and paste an invite link (chat.whatsapp.com/...). If the linked number is not in the group yet, it joins.
- Or connect Telegram. Click Connect Telegram, open the bot and press Start, then add the bot to your channel as an admin with the "Post messages" right (or as an admin of a group). The channel appears by itself; press Connect.
- Choose where each group publishes. Open the group's Settings and tick the accounts under "Where to publish". A group with no networks publishes nothing.
- Set who may post. By default only you (the linked number) can trigger a post. In a Telegram channel every post counts, because only admins can post there; in a Telegram group, only group admins. You can add other numbers or Telegram users. Messages from everyone else are ignored.
- Add rules if you want them. Stop words block a message; a required word (for example #post) makes only tagged messages go out, and is removed from the text by default. You can choose the text layout (the whole message, only the first line, or first line plus the rest), add a signature, and add your logo as a watermark.
- Test before you rely on it. Click Test (no posting), type a sample message, choose video, photo or text, and see whether it would be published, the final text and the destinations. Nothing is sent.
- Send something to the group. Then open the Activity tab: every item shows what arrived, whether it was filtered and why, when it is expected to go out, and a link per network once published.
Scheduling from the group
Write the command at the start of a line in the message:
| You write | It goes out |
|---|---|
| schedule 18:00 | Today at 18:00, or tomorrow if 18:00 has passed |
| schedule 2026-11-20 18:00 | On that date and time |
The Hebrew form works too ("תזמן 18:00", "תזמן 20/11/2026 18:00"). The time is in your account's time zone, and the command is removed from the published text. A line that only mentions "schedule" in the middle of a sentence is treated as plain text.
What the system does on its own
- Shape: a vertical video up to 90 seconds goes out as Shorts and Reels; anything else as a regular post.
- Queue and limits: items wait in a queue and are released within your plan's daily and hourly allowance, each network's limits, and a gap between posts to the same account. An item that has to wait is delayed, not dropped. Queue and limit settings let you set stricter numbers per group or pause a group.
- Defaults: media only (text-only messages are skipped unless you allow text), forwarded messages, replies and stickers are ignored, and the same media or nearly the same text within 24 hours is not published twice.
- Watermark: a video with your logo is re-encoded first, so it goes out a little later.
TikTok is not posted from groups
TikTok posts leave StreamLive Pro only when you press Publish yourself on the publish screen. Posts from groups are automatic, so they do not reach TikTok, even if a group lists TikTok. Post the TikTok version from Publish everywhere: Post a video to TikTok from your computer.
What can go wrong
| In the activity log | What it means | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Sender not allowed | Someone other than you posted | Add their number or user in "Who can post" |
| The group is set to media only | A text-only message | Allow text in the queue settings, or send media |
| Required word missing | The message lacks your tag | Add the word, or clear the rule |
| Duplicate | Already published in the last 24 hours | Nothing to do |
| Telegram lets the bot download files up to 20MB | A large file in Telegram | Send a smaller file, or publish it from the publish screen |
| No networks chosen | The group has no destinations | Tick networks in its Settings |
Telegram's own limit for files a bot can download is in the Telegram Bot API. If WhatsApp shows the session was taken over (for example by WhatsApp Web on another computer), press Reconnect on Devices.
Related pages
- Publish a finished video to social networks
- Schedule social media posts to several networks at once
- Post to Threads, Bluesky and Telegram at the same time: a Telegram channel as a destination.
Frequently asked questions
Will everyone in my WhatsApp group be able to post to my networks?
No. By default only the linked number can trigger a post. You can add specific numbers; messages from everyone else in the group are ignored.
Does StreamLive Pro read my private WhatsApp chats?
It listens only to the groups you added. Removing a group stops publishing from it; the group itself is not deleted in WhatsApp.
Can I post from a group on the Creator plan?
No. Post from groups is on Pro and Studio, and in the 7-day trial with a small daily allowance.
Why did my post go out later than I sent it?
Items are released at safe intervals within your plan's and each network's limits, and a video with a watermark is processed first. The activity log shows the expected time and what it is waiting for.
Can I schedule a post from the group?
Yes. Start a line with schedule and a time, for example schedule 18:00, or a date and time. The time is in your account's time zone.
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