This article will teach you how to add and authenticate a Facebook destination to your Switchboard Cloud account.
Note: Facebook as of June 10th, Facebook Live updated their live stream requirements:
According to Facebook:
- Your account must be at least 60 days old.
- Your Page or professional profile must have at least 100 followers.
- To go live from a Page, you need to have Facebook access or task access to create content.
Topics covered:
Add a New Facebook Destination
We recommend that you do the following before you begin the authorization.
1. Use a desktop computer to authorize the destination to your Switchboard Cloud account.
2. In the same browser, log into the appropriate social media account before starting the authorization process.
Let’s begin!
You can start by watching the video and following the step-by-step instructions below.
Add a new Facebook destination.
Step 1
Click on the Facebook icon.
Step 2.
Click Authorize.
Step 3
You may be prompted to log into your Facebook account. It helps to have pop-up blockers disabled.
Log in and click continue.
Step 4
Select the Facebook destination type ( profile, page, or group).
Step 5
Click Close.
Step 6
Click "Finish" when you are done or “Add another Destination” to continue adding more destinations to the workflow page.
Congratulations! You've successfully added a Facebook Destination to your Switchboard Account!
If you click Add Another Destination, follow the steps below.
New Destination.
Select Facebook Live (or any other social channel).
Press the Authorize
Select the Facebook destination type profile or page.
Important Information Regarding Facebook Groups.
April 2024: Connecting to Facebook has changed.
You'll need to add a Facebook group using the RTMP method.
Follow the steps here: Stream to Facebook Groups
Ready to Go Live!
Going live on Facebook
- When ready to go live, start sending the video from your encoder.
- Double-check that the video shows on the confidence monitor and that the “receiving” indicator is green.
- Select the destinations and press Go Live.
Check out these additional resources below.
Add a Facebook destination as a Custom RTMP
Add a stream title and description for the broadcast
How to create a Facebook Live Event and go Live with Switchboard
Connect to a previously scheduled Facebook Event