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Live streaming

Control who can watch your stream

Make your stream public, private, link-only, or subscriber-only — and change it at any time.

Before you start

  • Your stream exists in the dashboard.
  • You know whether the stream is for everyone, a selected group, or paying subscribers.

Steps

  1. 1
    Open the stream and click Settings.
  2. 2
    Find the Visibility or Access section.
  3. 3
    Choose Public — anyone can discover and watch.
  4. 4
    Or choose Link Only — only people with the exact URL can watch.
  5. 5
    Or choose Subscribers Only — only people subscribed to your channel can watch.
  6. 6
    Or choose Private — only you can see it.
  7. 7
    If you use subscriber or tier access, confirm that your monetization settings are active.
  8. 8
    Save the settings.

Expected result

The watch page enforces exactly the access rules you set. Test it in a private browser window before sharing.

Common problems

A viewer says the stream is locked but it should be free.

Check that the visibility is actually set to Public, not Link Only.

I accidentally shared a private stream link.

Change the visibility immediately and let viewers know the correct link.

Subscriber access is not working.

Open the Monetization section and make sure your subscription tiers are active and published.

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