If you have been a fan of watching streams for a while, you may be thinking about starting live streaming yourself, either as a hobby or as a possible career path.
Today, I will teach you how to get Facebook Live stream key.
Facebook Stream Key for Personal Profile
* Go to Facebook Homepage;
* Find “What’s on your mind” tab and click “Live Video”;
* In the “Get Started” tab, click on the “Use Stream Key”;
* Search for your stream key in the Live Stream Setup;
* Copy it and paste in your streaming software;
Stream Key for Facebook Gaming Page
* On your Gaming Page, click “Manage Page” tab and go to Creator Studio;
* Find “Post something…” and tap the “Go Live” button;
* In the “Get Started” window find and click “Use Stream Key”;
* Copy the stream key from the “Live Stream Setup” section;
* Paste the stream key to your streaming software;
Continue reading to discover everything you need to know about the Facebook stream key: what it is, where to find it, and the best course of action if someone gains access to it.
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What Is a Stream Key?
The most important thing to understand about the Stream Key is that it informs your streaming software where to send the video of the live stream.
The majority of streaming apps and software will require you to input your Stream Key before you can begin recording.
Essentially, it is a unique code assigned to each user.
It is used to ensure that your content appears on a variety of streaming apps.
Each Stream key is unique to the account and is required before starting the live stream.
Stream key is a very private code, and it is recommended that you keep this code to yourself.
Facebook will generate a new stream key each time you access the live stream creator studio.
If others gain access to your live stream key, it can be potentially harmful, as they could use it to stream anything on your account, which could lead to a very uncomfortable situation (at best).
Since there are multiple methods to live stream on Facebook, there are also various ways to locate your stream key on this platform. We will guide you through each method step by step, making it easy for you to find it.
How to Obtain Your Facebook Live Stream Key
On Facebook, you can live stream from either your personal profile or the Creator/Gaming Facebook page, and each option will have a different stream key. Here’s how to find them.
Stream Key for Personal Profile
Stream Key for Creator/Gaming Page
What Is the Persistent Stream Key?
A term you may have heard frequently is “persistent stream key.”
You may also find it in the Facebook Creator Studio, within Setup Options.
If you’ve been wondering what this means and whether you should enable it, here are the answers.
As the name implies, a Persistent stream key is a stream key that can be used an unlimited number of times and will only change if you decide to change it yourself.
If you do not use a persistent stream key, Facebook will generate a new and unique code each time you sign back in, and that code will remain valid until you log out of your page or profile.
Enabling a persistent stream key may seem very convenient; however, this convenience comes with reduced security.
If you consistently have a new stream key, people will be less inclined to use the code and join your stream.
If you are streaming solely from home, using your own PC and home network, you will be in a safer position and better equipped to enable a persistent stream key.
However, if you are streaming from a different location, disabling the persistent stream key option is the best course of action.
What Happens If Someone Gets Your Facebook Stream Key and What Should You Do?
Believe it or not, the solution to this seemingly daunting problem is actually quite simple.
You should simply go and change your stream key!
As previously mentioned, the stream key remains unchanged until you either log out or modify it yourself.
If this situation occurs, please change the stream key!
Here are the steps to accomplish this:
