Live | Meta for Creators - Facebook Live You can live stream to your Page, group, profile, or event via the Facebook app on your mobile device or by using a camera and streaming software (also referred to as an encoder) Some restrictions may apply If you wish to live stream using a camera and an encoder, you’ll need to broadcast using Live Producer
Facebook Live | Facebook Facebook Live Producer enables real-time engagement and scheduling live broadcasts using your computer camera or streaming software
Live Producer Helps You Go Live - Facebook You can boost your Live video in Ads Manager, directly from Live Producer or from your Facebook Page With Live Producer, you are able to easily create higher quality, more interactive live streams to more deeply connect with your community For more information on how to use Live Producer, please see our Help Center and best practices
About streaming software for Facebook Live About Live API Live API lets you stream live video directly to Facebook profiles, Pages, and Groups from a video encoder, camera, web or desktop app The stream key and server URL allow you to send a Real-Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) output from the streaming software to Live Producer
How to go live on Facebook with streaming software You can go live on Facebook from a computer with streaming software These instructions assume you'll use a stream key to connect your third-party encoder to Live Producer
How to connect streaming software to Facebook Live Connect a stream to Facebook Live Once you’ve set up your encoder software, you’ll need to connect your stream to Facebook Live From OBS, click Settings and choose Stream Choose Facebook Live from the Service dropdown menu Click Get stream key to open Live Producer in a new window, then click Select on the Go live card
How to schedule a Facebook Live video How to start a scheduled Live video If you set up your Live video with a webcam, you’ll need to start your video manually at the scheduled time Go to Live Producer Find Choose where to post and select where your scheduled Live video will be posted Scroll down and click Scheduled broadcasts