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You can send a YouTube Live Redirect only if your channel has more than 1,000 subscribers and no Community Guidelines strikes. The destination channel must also allow your channel to redirect viewers to its live stream. These are separate from YouTube’s general rules for going live, which include channel verification and no live-streaming restrictions in the previous 90 days.
Who can use YouTube Live Redirect?
Sending viewers
YouTube’s current Live Redirect Help page says creators sending a redirect need more than 1,000 subscribers and no Community Guidelines strikes. Exactly 1,000 subscribers does not meet the stated threshold.
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A sender can direct viewers to a Premiere or to another channel’s live stream. For a cross-channel destination, the recipient’s permission settings must allow the sender.
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Receiving viewers
The recipient channel controls who may redirect viewers to its content. YouTube’s current settings allow permission for channels the recipient subscribes to, all channels, or specific manually approved channels. The subscription-based and manual-approval options can be combined; the all-channels option cannot be combined with either.
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YouTube’s current Help documentation allows up to 100 manually approved channels. Channels the recipient subscribes to may redirect by default, unless the recipient’s subscriptions are private. A channel does not need to meet the sender’s subscriber threshold merely to receive a redirect, but the sender still has to qualify to send one.
Live Redirect rules versus general livestream requirements
Live Redirect eligibility is not the same as eligibility to livestream. YouTube’s general live-streaming guide says a channel must be verified and must not have had live-streaming restrictions in the previous 90 days. A person must be at least 16 to livestream. These general requirements do not replace the separate Live Redirect sender threshold.
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YouTube’s live-streaming feature comparison lists Live Redirect as available for horizontal live streams and unavailable in the vertical live feed. This distinction is specific to the orientations described in that comparison.
How do I redirect my live stream viewers?
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In YouTube Studio, go to Content > Live.
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Find the source live stream and select Edit.
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Open Customization.
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Under Redirect, select Add.
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Choose a Premiere or a permitted channel’s live stream as the destination, then save the change.
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YouTube also provides a route for configuring a Premiere to redirect viewers. YouTube recommends setting up the Premiere before the livestream. Its guidance suggests telling viewers to wait a few seconds after the source stream ends so their screens can reload, pinning a live-chat message on the Premiere page that points to the live stream, and allowing other streamers to redirect to your channel.
How do I allow other creators to Live Redirect to my channel?
In YouTube Studio, open the live-stream settings and choose who may redirect to your content. The available permission scopes are:
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- Channels you subscribe to: lets subscribed channels redirect to your content. This may be unavailable as a default allowance when your subscriptions are private.
- All channels: lets any channel redirect to your content. You cannot use this together with the subscription-based setting or the manual approval list.
- Specific channels: manually approve channels, with a maximum of 100. This can be combined with the subscription-based setting.
For the exact current control names and location, consult YouTube’s Live Redirect setup instructions, as Studio labels can change.
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YouTube says autoplay moves viewers to the selected Premiere or live stream when the source stream ends. In a May 3, 2022 TeamYouTube announcement, YouTube noted that viewers with autoplay disabled may need to press the play button. That autoplay detail comes from the dated announcement.
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