You can connect two kinds of video feeds from YouTube to Altar Live:

• Uploaded video (pre-recorded)
• Live broadcast video (live or scheduled)

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Connect a Live YouTube Video

Connect an ongoing live event or a scheduled event to an Altar Live event.

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Step 1: Log into your YouTube account.

Step 2: Click the +Video icon and select Go Live

Step 3: Select Stream, Webcam, or Manage - depending on your setup.

Step 4: Once you have your live stream set up, you will click the share icon on the top of the right corner.

Note: Previously, this was the link used to connect your stream to Altar Live - however, link formatting has recently changed.

Step 5: Click the link given

Step 6: Copy the URL from the address bar at the top of the page

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Step 7: Open the Altar Live application.

Step 8: Create an event as described here

Step 9: On the Stream step, paste the URL copied from YouTube to the URL field.

Step 10: To start the event on Altar, all you need to do is to click Go Live on YouTube and Go Live on the upper panel of the event.

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Connecting a Scheduled YouTube Live Event

Step 1: On YouTube, press “Create > Go Live” to open the live stream console.

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Step 2: On the side panel, select “Manage”, and then press the “Schedule Stream” button in the top right corner.

Step 3: Fill in the details/preferences for the event.  Be sure the visibility is public, and “Allow Embedding” is enabled.

Step 4: From the YouTube live stream console, press the share icon and follow the URL provided.

Step 5: A new tab will open with a preview of your live stream. From here, copy the URL from the address bar.

Note: this URL and the share URL are different!  Be sure you use the URL from Step 5 when connecting Altar Live.

Step 6: Create a new event in Altar Live.  On the Stream step, select YouTube Live as the stream source and paste the URL.

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Connect an Existing Video (Uploaded)

You can connect an existing video on YouTube to an Altar Live event. ‍

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Step 1: Find the video on YouTube.

Step 2: Copy the URL link from the address bar at the top of the page.

‍Step 3: Create an event as described here

Step 4: On the Stream step, paste the URL copied from YouTube to the URL field.

Step 5: To start the event on Altar, all you need to do is to click Go Live on YouTube and Go Live on the upper panel of the event. 

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Troubleshooting YouTube issues

If you experience problems viewing your video, the following steps may help:

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‍Delete your browser data

It is possible that the problem is not the link, but simply your browser. Check whether the video is also displayed incorrectly in another browser. If you only see the problem in one browser, try clearing the cache and cookies.

‍Insert the link including “https://

If you insert your link without the "https://" part, you may receive the error message", The file or directory could not be found.” Make sure to use the full link when embedding.

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Allow embedding of your video

If you receive an error message that says "embedding disabled on request" when embedding your YouTube video in Altar Live, you may have accidentally disabled embedding on YouTube.

To allow embedding, follow these steps from your YouTube account.

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For a Live Video

Step 1: Navigate to your YouTube Livestream dashboard.

Step 2: Press the Edit button

Note: If you're using a Webcam option, you can press the "Advanced" button in the "Details" setup step to show to the same settings

Step 3: Keep scrolling until you see a section called License. Click the checkbox in the "Allow Embedding" box.

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For a Pre-Recorded Video

Step 1: Navigate to your YouTube video. Make sure you are logged in with admin access to the video.

Step 2: Click the button "Edit Video" below the video. This will open the video editor.

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Step 3: Hover over the video and click "Details" pencil icon to open the editor.

Step 4: In the editor, scroll down or click to expand "See More".

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Step 5: Keep scrolling until you see a section called License. Click the checkmark in the "Allow Embedding" box.

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Step 6: Save the changes.

Change video privacy settings

Step 1. Sign in to YouTube Studio.

Step 2. From the left menu, select Content.

Step 3. Point to the video you'd like to update. To see your live uploads, select the Live tab.

Step 4. Click the down arrow under "Visibility" and choose Public, Private, or Unlisted.

Step 5. Save.

Note: The default video privacy setting for creators aged 13–17 is private. If you’re 18 or older, your default video privacy setting is set to public. Everyone can change this setting to make their video public, private, or unlisted.

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Ready to use Altar Live for your own event? Check out How To Run a Church Conference Online!