This wikiHow will teach you how to live stream a Zoom meeting or webinar to Facebook Live or YouTube Live. To live stream a meeting, you'll need a Pro, Business, or Enterprise account, and the desktop client for PC or Mac. To live stream a webinar, you'll need those same requirements as well as the webinar add-on.

Method 1
Method 1 of 2:

Streaming to Facebook Live

  1. If you need help to join a meeting that's already in progress, refer to How to Join a Zoom Meeting on PC or Mac.
    • To host the meeting, open the desktop client, log in, and click New Meeting .
    • To enable Facebook streaming, go to the web portal ( https://zoom.com ) click Account Management > Account Settings (Settings) > Allow live streaming the meetings . If this is greyed out, your administrator might have locked the setting and you will need to contact them to change it.
  2. This is the three-dot menu icon in the lower right of the menu at the bottom of your screen.
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  3. If you have a Workplace set up, you can pick Live on Workplace by Facebook .
    • Your default browser will open and prompt you to login.
  4. Use your Facebook username or email and password to sign in; then you can continue.
  5. If you have a page or group associated with your account, you can select it now.
    • If you see a notification to use Facebook's new Live Producer, click Dismiss because Zoom does not work properly with the new features.
  6. After you've set your caption and any details, you're ready to go live.
    • You'll see a notification on your Zoom client that your meeting or webinar is being broadcast on Facebook Live. [1]
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Method 2
Method 2 of 2:

Streaming to YouTube Live

  1. Use an invite link to join a meeting that's already in progress.
    • To host a meeting, open the desktop client, log in, and click New Meeting .
    • To enable YouTube streaming, go to the web portal ( https://zoom.com ) click Account Management > Account Settings (or Settings) > Allow live streaming the meetings . If this is greyed out you will need to contact your administrator because they might have locked that setting.
  2. It's the three-dot menu icon in the lower right of the menu at the bottom of the client window.
  3. Your default browser will open and prompt you to login.
  4. Use your Google email and password to sign in; then you can continue.
  5. Google automatically populates the Live broadcast title with your Zoom meeting or webinar's title, so if you don't have to, you don't need to change it. You can then choose privacy settings between public, unlisted, or private.
  6. After you've set your title and privacy, you're ready to go live.
    • You'll see a notification on your Zoom client that your meeting or webinar is being broadcast on YouTube Live. [2]
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      1. Host or join a Zoom meeting or webinar.
      2. Click More .
      3. Click Live on Facebook .
      4. Log into your Facebook account.
      5. Select where on Facebook you'd like to go Live then click Next .
      6. Click Go Live .

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