Livestream to third parties

Covers the best practices and instruction to stream out to third parties streaming platforms such as social media platforms

Getting started

If you require our operators to stream out to your, or partners, accounts on external platforms (i.e., Facebook, Youtube, Linkedin, Instagram, etc.) We will need to exchange confidential information.

If your project includes many output destinations, and many sources (i.e., different source for each output) the project complexity will increase and the management on both ends can be time consuming and source of errors.

Please read this article and the related ones to get familiar with our processes.

In general, to preserve security and confidentiality best practices, Brainsonic Live recommands its client to not communicate any credentials to outside the organization, even to Brainsonic Live.

To avoid useless complexity we ask organizers to fill and use our template for simulive and thrid parties streaming projects. It's available in Microsoft Excel format.

Depending on the third party (social media platform) we would prefer organizer: 

  1. To add a Brainsonic Live account as content administrator to your account or page
  2. To share the streaming destination values (i.e., stream key) with Brainsonic Live

However in some cases it can be necessary for Brainsonic to get those credentials.
Those scenarios are:

How to work with third parties live streaming platforms

How to work with third parties live streaming platforms

LinkedIn Live

There is two ways to stream out to your LinkedIn page:

In any scenario, your page needs to meet the LinkedIn Live access criteria.
Please refer to the official LinkedIn Live access criteria documentation.
Be aware that this enablement can take time.

Regardless of who is streaming, Linkedin has a maximum of 4 hours for each stream.

1. You create a LinkedIn Live event on your own 

You login into your account, schedule and create your event and send us Stream Key
Please refer to the official LinkedIn Live documentation

2. Our operators act on your behalf

You authorize our operators to manage your LinkedIn Page on your behalf
Please add our operation LinkedIn account Camille Faussaire (https://www.linkedin.com/in/camille-streamaura/) by referring to the official LinkedIn Pages permission management documentation

Do not communicate your password under any circumstances.

And we need the following items:

How to work with third parties live streaming platforms

Youtube Live

There is two ways to stream out to your Youtube channel:

In any scenario, your channel needs to request access to live streaming.
Open the Youtube Creator Studio then request the activation. 
Be aware that this enablement take up to 24 hours.

Youtube has no limit of time for the live stream. However, there will be no recording if it lasts more than 12h so we advise you to stay under this limit. 

1. Our operators act on your behalf

You authorize our operators to create content on your Youtube channel on your behalf
Please add our operation Youtube account brainsonic.exchange@gmail.com with the Editor role by referring to the official Youtube channel permission management documentation

Do not communicate your password under any circumstances.

And we need the following items:

2. You create a Youtube Live event on your own 

You login into your account, schedule and create your event and send us Stream Key
Please refer to the official Youtube Live documentation

To access or launch a scheduled live stream, go to the Live Control room and select Manage

How to work with third parties live streaming platforms

X / Twitter

There is two ways for to stream out to your Twitter account:

In any scenario, you need a Twitter account with Media Studio enabled by a Twitter representative
Please refer to the official Twitter Media Studio enablement documentation.
Be aware that this enablement can take a few days.

1. You create a Twitter live broadcast on your own 

You login into your account, schedule and create your event and send us Stream Key
Please refer to the official Twitter Media Studio documentation

2. Our operators act on your behalf

You authorize our operators to manage your Twitter account on your behalf
Please add our operation Twitter account @bsevent_dev by refering to the official Twitter Media Studio permission management documentation

Do not communicate your password under any circumstances.

And we need the following items:

See list of available categories

Automotive (Cars, Trucks, Racing)
Comedy
Digital Creators
Entertainment & Pop Culture
Esports & Video Games
Financial & Business News
Food & Drink
Lifestyle (Fashion, Travel, Wellness)
Music
News & Current Events
Politics
Science & Education
Sports
Technology
Television

How to work with third parties live streaming platforms

Facebook Live

There is two ways for to stream out to your Facebook page:

1. You create a Facebook Live event on your own 

You login into your account, schedule and create your event and send us Stream Key
Please refer to the official Facebook Live documentation

2. Our operators act on your behalf

You authorize our operators to manage your Facebook page account on your behalf
Please assign Editor role to our operation account liveteam@brainsonic.com to the official Facebook Pages permission management documentation

Do not communicate your password under any circumstances.

And we need the following items:

How to work with third parties live streaming platforms

Instagram

Prerequisite

Your IG account need to be eligible to IG Live Producer. Please contact your Brainsonic Live representative to obtain such an access.

We do not use nor promote the usage of applications such as Instafeed or Promovgram.
These providers are offering an integrated Web solution to get Instagram stream key from a mobile device emulator.
However this solution not being officially supported by Meta, and those services being hosted outside of EU. We cannot expose our clients to potential credentials leaks.

It is not possible to disable comments on an IG Live video that was initiated though IG Live Producer. Therefore IG proposed a few options, see below.

1. You create an Instagram Live event on your own 

You login into your account, schedule and create your event and send us Stream Key
Please refer to the official Instagram Live Producer documentation

2. Our operators act on your behalf

If you choose to communicate your credentials (which is not recommended - you can still change it before the live and change it for the old one after the live) make sure that you are able to 

  1. Provide a username and a password to your Brainsonic representative
  2. Provide a direct communication channel between the Brainsonic operator and the person supposed to provide the 2FA temporary code.
  3. This person will be asked to provide a 2FA code when the Brainsonic operator try to login to the platform to start pushing the livestream
  4. We strongly recommend to perform a test of all this chain including the direct communication channel, >24h before the live show. 

We need the following items:

Handling comments

This is the only way a partner can theoretically “disable” comments on a live on Instagram Live Producer as no true option is available. This allows only pages you follow to comment which gives a bit of control. You can effectively unfollow people and then follow them back once the live is over. However, choosing this option will restrict comments on the entire account (will apply to comments on live broadcasts, reels, stories and posts).

How to work with third parties live streaming platforms

Tiktok

Principle

 You login into your account and send us Stream Key 

  
Steps

  1. You need a Tiktok account with >1000 followers (to keep the live access, you need do stream regularly)
  2. Once you are eligible go there https://livecenter.tiktok.com/producer 

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  3. Click "Go LIVE" when your event is set up

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  4. Copy the Server URL and Stream key and send them to your Brainsonic representative  

Live functionnality access

We might need your account UID to assist getting live capabilities enablement. 

Note that we have to contact Tiktok for this so it might take some time.

UID can be obtained from the TikTok mobile application

  1. Install and login on TikTok app
  2. Go to Profil from the bottom menu
  3. Click on the three lines icon on the top right then on Settings and Privacy
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the menu
  5. Click multiple times on the version number
  6. Get the UID

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Going live

The livestream will start once the Brainsonic Streaming Infrastructure will start streaming. Despite wanting to start as late as possible we recommend starting streaming way before show start (i.e., 5-10min) to avoid any issue and take no chance to miss the live show start. 

How to work with third parties live streaming platforms

Twitch

Principle

You login into your account and allow us to stream on your behalf

Steps

  1. Once you are logged in go there https://dashboard.twitch.tv/settings/stream 
  2. Scroll down to authorisations and click on "People allowed to stream on your channel"
  3. Add our email : camille.faussaire@brainsonic.com.
  4. We will receive a stream key dedicated to us on your channel (so we don't have access to your stream key)

Going live 

The livestream will start once the Brainsonic Streaming Infrastructure will start streaming. Despite wanting to start as late as possible we recommend starting streaming way before show start (i.e., 10min) to avoid any issue and take no chance to miss the live show start. 

Check stream settings

Twitch does not provide the ability to preview the stream before going live. You can still perform a test that won't be visible on the channel by adding ?bandwidthtest=true at the end of the stream key when you paste it on your streaming software.

Once ready to perform a test, account owner needs to login to https://inspector.twitch.tv/ 

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Information about stream health will be visible during the test.

How to work with third parties live streaming platforms

Teams Live Event

Disclaimer : when this documentation is written, there is a new display appearing is teams calendar. However, the new display doesn't show options to create live events at the moment so this documentation require to use the older dipslay by making sure that the option "New Calendar" is unchecked at the top right corner of teams' window.

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Create a live event

Creation

In order to create a Teams Live Event, you need to unfold the menu on the "New meeting" button (1) then select Live Event (2).

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Settings

Once you've clicked on Live Event, a new window pop up for the configuration.

There, you can set the title (1) as well as the details of your event. In order to allow us to join your event, you will need to check "Allow external presenters" (2) and add our email address (3). Once this is done, the new presenter will be displayed bellow the organizer. Click on it to change it's role to producer (4). You can then click "next"

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This part can be updated after the event creation by opening on it from the calendar.

In the next windows, you can change some other settings according to your need. Make sure that "Teams Encoder" is checked on the "How will you produce" section.

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We also recommend to uncheck "Recording available to attendees" as we will provide you a version of better quality after the live.

Once you're ready to go, you can click on schedule to finish the creation.

This part can also be updated after the event creation by opening the event on the calendar the by clicking on "Settings".

How to work with third parties live streaming platforms

Teams Town hall

Disclaimer : when this documentation is written, there is a new display appearing is teams calendar. However, the new display doesn't show options to create town hall at the moment so this documentation require to use the older dipslay by making sure that the option "New Calendar" is unchecked at the top right corner of teams' window.

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Create a town hall

Creation

In order to create a Teams Town hall, you need to unfold the menu on the "New meeting" button (1) then select Town hall (2).

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Settings

Once you've clicked on Town hall, a new window pop up for the configuration.

There, you can set the title (1) as well as the details of your event. In order to allow us to join your event, add our email address (2) as co-organizer. The new presenter will be displayed below the organizer. Once you're done with your own settings, click on "Meeting options" (3) to continue.

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In the new window, under the "Production tools" menu (1), enable "RTMP-in" (2). You can do your other configurations then click on "apply" and then, back on the previous window, click on "Save and send invites".

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You can now finish your configuration and click on publish on the top right corner to finish and get your attendees link.

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You can modify your settings after the creation by double-clicking on the event in the calendar then clicking on "Manage event"

How to work with third parties live streaming platforms

Overview of Microsoft Teams Event Types

This page summarizes the different Microsoft Teams event types, their participant capacity, and whether each one supports live human language interpretation. Use it as a quick reference when planning a multilingual or large-scale event.

Microsoft Teams offers several event formats, each designed for a specific use case. Choosing the right one depends mainly on three criteria: the expected audience size, the level of interaction needed, and whether live human interpretation is required.

The four main formats are Meetings, Webinars, Town halls and (the now deprecated) Live events.

Participant capacity and live interpretation

The table below summarizes the maximum number of participants and the availability of live human interpretation channels for each Teams event type.

Event type Interactive participants View-only mode Max total Live human interpretation
Standard meeting 1,000 Up to 10,000 additional 11,000 ✅ Yes (up to 1,000 participants)
Webinar 1,000 — 1,000 ✅ Yes
Town hall (standard) Presenters only 10,000 10,000 ❌ No
Town hall (Teams Premium) Presenters only 20,000 – 50,000 20,000 – 50,000 ❌ No
Town hall (LEAP assistance) Presenters only Up to 100,000 100,000 ❌ No
Live events (deprecated) Presenters only 10,000 (temporarily 20,000) 10,000 – 20,000 ❌ No
Meet now / ad-hoc / 1:1 call — — — ❌ No
End-to-end encrypted (E2EE) meeting — — — ❌ No

Microsoft is gradually phasing out Live events in favor of Town halls. We recommend planning new broadcast-style events as Town halls.

Details by event type

Standard meeting

Standard Teams meetings can host up to 11,000 participants in total: the first 1,000 attendees can fully interact (audio, video, screen sharing, chat), and any additional attendees — up to 10,000 more — join in view-only mode.

When a meeting reaches 1,000 attendees, the meeting organizer and presenters will see a banner indicating that new attendees will join as view-only.

Breakout rooms can only be created in meetings with fewer than 300 attendees. Creating breakout rooms automatically caps the meeting at 300 attendees.

Webinar

Webinars are structured events with clear presenter and attendee roles. They support up to 1,000 attendees and include registration management, a customizable event and registration site, and event-oriented default meeting options.

Town hall

Town halls are designed for one-to-many broadcast scenarios. Attendees can watch presenters and participate through Q&A, but their cameras and microphones stay off.

Live events (deprecated)

Live events support up to 10,000 attendees by default, with a temporary increase to 20,000 until further notice. Up to 100,000 attendees can be planned through the Microsoft 365 Assistance Program.

Microsoft recommends transitioning to Town halls, as support for Live events will eventually end.

Cross-cutting limits

Live human interpretation

Live human interpretation lets organizers assign professional interpreters to language pairs before the event. During the event, attendees pick their preferred language channel and use a volume slider to balance the original speaker's audio against the interpreted audio.

Where it is supported

Language interpretation is supported for regular scheduled meetings, channel meetings, meetings with up to 1,000 participants, and webinars.

Key technical points:

Where it is NOT supported

Live human interpretation is not available in:

If your event requires live human interpretation AND a very large audience (above ~1,000 attendees), Teams native interpretation will not fit. In that case, plan a webinar at the 1,000-attendee limit, or use an external interpretation platform (such as a third-party RSI service) alongside a Teams town hall.

Interpreter agent (Copilot) — AI alternative

Microsoft also offers an AI-powered "Interpreter agent" that requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Unlike the human interpretation feature, the Interpreter agent is supported in meetings, webinars and town halls, making it currently the only built-in way to provide real-time spoken translation in a Teams town hall.

The Interpreter agent is an AI service, not a substitute for a professional human interpreter — quality, terminology accuracy, and handling of overlapping speech are limited compared with a trained interpreter.

Choosing the right event type

If you need... Best fit
Full two-way interaction up to 1,000 people Standard meeting
Registration, branding, attendance reporting Webinar
Live human interpretation Standard meeting or webinar
1,000–10,000 view-only attendees, no human interpretation Town hall
10,000–100,000 attendees Town hall with Teams Premium + LEAP

Official references

Event Engine State API

Brainsonic Live is relying on an in-house application called Event Engine. For each digital event, an Event Engine instance is created.

This API allows third party applications to get information about an Event Engine instance configuration and state.

The access to this API may incur additional charges
To obtain an API key and secret get in touch with your Brainsonic Live representative

We assume that this third party application is split into a frontend application that is executed on client environment and a backend application that runs on a server.

This information is provided thanks to two requests :

  1. The frontend application get the State URL from the backend application
  2. The backend application get the Event Engine instance state URL
    • Carries a bearer token. JWT HS512 format,
    • The token is signed with a secret (API key)
    • Payload contains a service ID (aud), a  client ID (iss) and an expiration date (exp)
    • TTL range = 30s - 60s
    • To be cached on backend for 15 minutes
  3. Every 5 seconds, the frontend application pull the Event Engine instance state
    • Response is cached for 5 seconds

Exemple use case

  1. Frontend application request the State URL to backend application (request 1)
  2. If the backend application obtained the State URL more than 15 minutes ago then it needs to be requested again (request 2).
    There is no need to maintain a state on the backend server. A 15 minutes cache on request 1 is enough.
  3. Frontend application uses the State URL to pull Event Engine instance state every 5 seconds (request 3)
  4. Frontend application requests a new State URL to the backend application every 15 minutes.


get State URL

requete Method GET
requete Header Authorization: Bearer <JWT>
reponse Cache: no-cache
Success response

a json object holding the following properties 

response Statuses
Properties

The token carried by the request is a Json Web Token (JWT) encrypted with a shared secret. Secret is shared between Event Engine and the third party backend application


get Sate

requete Method GET
response Cache 5s
response Status
Success response

a json object holding the following properties 

Response statuses


Limitations

get State URL 

Embedded Player Customization

Event Engine can be customized with event-specific assets. In order to simplify integration workflow, especially for last minute assets delivery, the following settings are mandatory.

Different states

Layers composition

Expected material

The following list will help us integrate quickly and seamlessly your custom design to

  1. Event Engine Web interface, i.e., for embedded digital event,
  2. Event Engine State API, 
  3. Preshow video/image slates

If you are using Figma please
- name the elements with unique label (i.e., myLabel-language-[ratio:169|916])
- group elements by language then ratio
- use the / character as folder/group prefix