Live stream to Instagram

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Live stream to Instagram by setting up a custom RTMP stream to reach a broader audience.

Who: Hosts and producers
Plan: Live, Webinar, and Business
Device: Computer browser

Live stream to Instagram - Custom rtmp

Before you start

To live stream to Instagram, you must:

Set up live stream connection to Instagram and go live

  1. Join a studio session as the host or producer.
  2. At the top of the studio, click + Live stream.
     Or, click the justheplus.svg add live stream destination icon.
  3. Next to Live stream to social, click the toggle toggle-on.svg to turn it on.
    • This toggle must be turned on for Riverside to connect to your destination platforms.
  4. Click the + plus icon.
  5. Select Custom RTMP.
  6. In the Add custom service pop-up, in the Name field, enter Instagram
  7. In another tab, open Instagram and sign in to your account.
  8. In the menu on the left, click Create.
  9. Click Live Video.
  10. Add a title and choose your audience.
    • Public - Content is streamed to all of your followers
    • Practice - Only you can see the stream, use for test recordings
  11. Click Next.
  12. Copy and paste the Stream Key and Stream URL from Instagram in the respective fields on the Add custom service window in Riverside.
  13. Click Add.
  14. Next to your Instagram destination, make sure the toggle toggle-on.svg is on.
  15. Add a title and description for the stream. 
  16. At the bottom of your Riverside studio, click Go live.
  17. Go back to Instagram Live Producer and click Go live to start the stream. 

IMPORTANT:
The stream starts only after you click Go live in Instagram.

Icon.svg Good to know

  • The connection appears in the list of all of your connected destination platforms inside your studio. Make sure the toggle is in the on position toggle-on.svg before streaming.
  • The connection stays in your list of destination platforms, however we recommend connecting with a new Stream Key and URL every time you want to stream to make sure your connection remains unbroken.
  • Videos on Instagram use a 9:16 ('portrait') frame, so some of your participants on Riverside may be cropped from the video.
  • To stop the live stream, end the broadcast in Instagram before clicking Stop in Riverside. Ending the stream in Riverside first causes Instagram to keep displaying the last frame.

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