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How to stream to YouTube and LinkedIn at the same time

Stream to YouTube and LinkedIn at once: connect YouTube once, create a LinkedIn Live event with a custom stream, paste its key, tick both channels and start.

Updated November 5, 2026 · 4 min read

To stream to YouTube and LinkedIn at the same time, connect YouTube to StreamLive Pro once, create a LinkedIn Live event that uses a custom stream, and paste that event's stream URL and key into StreamLive Pro. Then tick both channels and start. You upload one stream and it reaches both. LinkedIn is the network with conditions here: it decides who may go live, and every event has its own key.

Before you start

• LinkedIn Live access. LinkedIn offers live video to eligible members and Pages and decides who qualifies (LinkedIn Help: LinkedIn Live overview). StreamLive Pro cannot request it for you.
• A scheduled LinkedIn event. LinkedIn says all live events must be scheduled ahead of time, and that LinkedIn Lives are public and recorded, with the video staying on the profile or Page (same page).
• YouTube with live switched on. YouTube asks for a verified channel with no live restrictions in the past 90 days (YouTube Help: Get started with live streaming). The first time, enabling live can take up to 24 hours.
• A StreamLive Pro account. The trial streams from the browser studio to up to two destinations, enough for YouTube plus LinkedIn. Paid plans add OBS and vMix as sources and more destinations (see the /pricing?lang=en page).

Steps

1. Connect YouTube once. On Connections click Connect on the YouTube card and sign in with the Google account that owns the channel.
2. Create the LinkedIn Live event. On LinkedIn, on a computer, create an event on your profile or Page, choose the LinkedIn Live format and, for the broadcast tool, the custom stream (RTMP) option. Set the date and time.
3. Copy the event's URL and key. Open the event's stream setup. LinkedIn shows a stream URL and a stream key for that event.
4. Paste them into StreamLive Pro. In the Manual section of Connections add LinkedIn Live (stream key) and paste both. For later events you only paste the new key when you go live.
5. Open the studio at the event time. Go to Live stream and choose Browser Studio. Tick YouTube and LinkedIn in the Channels list.
6. Fill in the YouTube details. Click the YouTube channel to set its title, description, thumbnail and who can watch. The LinkedIn title is the one you gave the event on LinkedIn.
7. Go live. Press Start stream. YouTube starts. Open the LinkedIn event and check that the preview shows your picture; if LinkedIn asks you to confirm going live, do it there.
8. End. Press Stop stream, then check on LinkedIn that the event shows as ended. 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.

Announcing both in advance

LinkedIn requires the event to exist ahead of time, so its event page is already your LinkedIn link. For YouTube, schedule the broadcast with Schedule broadcast and tick Pre-announce next to YouTube: a YouTube event with its own link is created at once. Share both links with your audience. See Schedule a live broadcast in advance. Because the LinkedIn key belongs to one event, check before the broadcast that the LinkedIn channel holds the key of this event and not of the last one.

Who sees what

What can go wrong

More: Troubleshooting the problems that come up most.

Going further

Each network alone: How to go live on YouTube from your computer and How to go live on LinkedIn with a custom stream. Adding Facebook as a third network: How to stream to YouTube and Facebook at the same time. The full walkthrough: How to live stream to several platforms at once.

Frequently asked questions

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

Yes, if LinkedIn has given your profile or Page LinkedIn Live. You connect YouTube once and paste the key of each LinkedIn event.

Why do I need a new LinkedIn key each time?

Every LinkedIn Live event has its own stream key. The key of last week's event does not open this week's.

Can I start a LinkedIn live right now?

LinkedIn requires a scheduled event. Its help suggests scheduling one a few minutes ahead if you want to start soon.

Can I see LinkedIn comments in StreamLive Pro?

No. Live chat in StreamLive Pro reads YouTube, Facebook, Twitch and Kick. Keep the LinkedIn event open to read its comments.

Does streaming to both need double the upload?

No. You upload one stream to StreamLive Pro and the copies are made on our servers.

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