Where to Find Your LinkedIn Live Stream URL and Key
LinkedIn doesn't keep a stream key in your account settings. Here's where the stream URL and key appear on a LinkedIn Live event, why they belong to that event, when to copy them, and how to fix an event that sits waiting for your stream.
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Your LinkedIn Live stream URL and stream key are shown in the stream settings of a LinkedIn Live event that uses a custom stream. Create or open the event from your profile or Page, make sure custom stream is the broadcast method, then open the event's stream setup and copy both values into your encoder or cloud streaming tool.
If you've looked for a permanent key in your account settings, that's why you couldn't find one: on LinkedIn, the credentials belong to the event. Here's where they live, when to grab them, and what to check when LinkedIn doesn't pick up your feed.
Key takeaways
- Stream credentials only appear for profiles and Pages with LinkedIn Live access.
- They're generated for a specific event set to custom stream, not stored in general settings.
- Paste the URL and key into separate fields, early enough to run a test.
- An event that keeps waiting almost always means mismatched credentials or a feed that isn't arriving.
Why there's no LinkedIn stream key on your screen
If you can't find a stream URL or key anywhere, one of these is usually the reason:
- No LinkedIn Live access yet. Credentials only exist for eligible profiles and Pages; our guide on how to go live on LinkedIn covers the criteria.
- The event uses a different broadcast method. If a third-party broadcast tool was chosen when the event was created, that tool connects through its own sign-in and LinkedIn won't show you RTMP details.
- It isn't a LinkedIn Live event. In-person events and events that link out to an external webinar don't have stream settings.
- Your Page role is too limited. On a company Page, you need an admin role that can manage the Page's events.
- You're on the mobile app. Stream settings are generally easiest to reach from LinkedIn in a desktop browser.
Revealing the stream URL and key on a LinkedIn Live event
LinkedIn renames menu items occasionally, so follow the wording on screen, and LinkedIn Help's article on custom streams if anything looks different.
- Open the event from your profile or the Page that organizes it.
- Confirm the broadcast method is custom stream. If you're creating the event now, choose it at the broadcast tool step.
- Open the event's stream settings, which the organizer can reach from the event page.
- Pick a region if asked, choosing the one closest to where the stream is sent from; for a cloud service, that's its servers, not your office.
- Copy the stream URL into your tool's server field.
- Copy the stream key into the key field with LinkedIn's copy control.
Keep this screen open while you test. LinkedIn generally shows the incoming preview here once your feed arrives.
One event, one set of credentials
Treat a LinkedIn stream URL and key as belonging to one event. A new event, including a weekly show you recreate each time, typically comes with new credentials, so a key saved from last week is the most common reason a stream never appears. Update your encoder or streaming destination for every event, and delete old keys from shared notes.
Timing matters too. Grab the credentials well before the start so there's room for a test feed, instead of copying them while attendees wait. How early LinkedIn lets you connect, and how it handles a feed that starts ahead of schedule, can change, so check the event's stream settings.
Once a broadcast on an event has ended, don't assume the same key restarts it; you may need a new event. For other platforms, see where to find your stream key on every major platform.
Fixing an event that keeps waiting for your stream
Work through these checks in order:
- Confirm the encoder is sending: an active connection and steady outgoing bitrate, not a retry loop.
- Re-copy both values from this event. Duplicated or rescheduled events make it easy to pair a URL with the wrong key.
- Check for stray spaces around the key, and make sure it isn't sitting in the URL field.
- Stay within LinkedIn's recommended settings, commonly H.264 video, AAC audio, 30 fps, a 2-second keyframe interval and a constant bitrate.
- Look at the network. Office and venue networks sometimes block outbound streaming connections.
- Make sure only one source uses the key. A second encoder can knock the first off.
- Give it a minute, then refresh the event page before changing anything else.
Using your LinkedIn stream URL and key in StreamHouse
Once you've copied the pair, add a LinkedIn Live destination in StreamHouse and paste the stream URL and key. Then choose the source: a playlist of recorded sessions from your media library, or a live OBS feed that StreamHouse relays so your connection carries only one stream.
A few habits make event-based keys painless:
- Paste new credentials as soon as the event provides them, then schedule the start to match the event time.
- Add other destinations such as YouTube or Facebook to the same stream; they don't use extra stream slots.
- Hand key updates to a teammate with the stream manager role, so nobody needs your LinkedIn password or StreamHouse admin login.
If the network or LinkedIn hiccups mid-broadcast, the stream reconnects automatically. Set up LinkedIn Live streaming.
Frequently asked questions
Does LinkedIn Live give me a new stream key for every event?
Typically, yes. Custom stream credentials are generated for a specific LinkedIn Live event, so a recurring show set up as separate events needs its key updated each time. Always copy the URL and key from the event you're about to broadcast.
Can I get a LinkedIn Live stream key without creating an event?
In LinkedIn's current flow, the custom stream URL and key are tied to a LinkedIn Live event, so creating one is how you reveal them. LinkedIn has changed this flow before; if your account shows a different option, follow LinkedIn Help's article on custom streams.
Where is the stream key for a LinkedIn company Page?
On the Page's LinkedIn Live event. Create or open the event with the Page as organizer, choose custom stream, and open its stream settings. You need an admin role, and the Page itself must meet LinkedIn Live's eligibility criteria, separately from your profile.
Can two encoders stream to the same LinkedIn event at once?
No. An event's stream key expects a single incoming feed, and a second connection can interrupt the first. Mix multiple cameras in one encoder first, and to reach other platforms too, send that feed to a multistreaming service rather than sharing the key.
