How it works

How to run a
24/7 YouTube
live stream

No OBS to install, no channel access to grant, no server to manage.

  • No channel linking
  • Nothing to install
  • Just a stream key
  1. 01

    Upload your videos

    Upload your pre-recorded videos as MP4, MOV, MKV or similar files. We convert each one to a stream-ready format in the background.

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  2. 02

    Add your YouTube stream key

    In YouTube Studio, go to Create → Go live, copy your stream key and paste it into your dashboard. To send the stream to Twitch and Kick too, add their keys as well.

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  3. 03

    Press start and stay live 24/7

    As soon as you press start, the stream runs from our servers to YouTube. It continues 24/7 until you stop it.

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Your first 24/7 live stream, step by step

From creating an account to managing your stream. Each step takes just a few minutes.

Steps 1 – 2

Create your account, upload your videos

  1. 1

    Create your account

    Enter the code we email you or continue with Google. No password needed, and your dashboard is ready right away.

  2. 2

    Upload your videos

    Upload your files from the Library in your dashboard. Once uploaded, each video is converted to a stream-ready format in the background, which can take a few minutes depending on file size. You can follow the progress in your Library.

Steps 3 – 4

Get your key from YouTube, create the stream

  1. 3

    Set up a live stream on YouTube

    In YouTube Studio, click Create → Go live. When Live Control Room opens, copy the stream key from the Stream tab. Turn off auto-stop in the stream settings; if it stays on, YouTube ends the stream about a minute after the video signal stops.

  2. 4

    Create the stream in airloop.live

    In your dashboard, go to Streams → New stream. Name it, choose the videos in the order you want, and paste the stream key you copied. To send it to Twitch and Kick too, add them as destinations.

Steps 5 – 6

Press start, our servers do the rest

  1. 5

    Press start

    When you press Start, our stream server connects and within seconds you’re live on YouTube and any other platforms you added. You can close the tab now.

  2. 6

    Monitor and manage

    Your dashboard shows how long the stream has been live, which server it’s on, and its event history. Stop it whenever you want, or change the playlist without interrupting the stream.

What happens after you press Start?

The stream runs on our servers, not your computer. Turning your computer off, losing your internet or traveling won’t affect it.

  1. Upload

    Your file uploads in chunks from your browser straight to our encoding server.

    • MP4 · MOV · MKV · WEBM
    • M4V · AVI · FLV · TS

  2. Conversion

    Each video is converted once to 1080p 30 fps H.264/AAC. We keep the encoded copy and delete the original.

    • Landscape 1920×1080
    • Vertical 1080×1920

  3. Stream server

    Videos are sent one after another in your order, with no re-encoding while live. The playlist loops when it ends.

    • 30 fps
    • About 4,500 kbps

  4. YouTube, Twitch, Kick

    Your stream reaches your channels using the keys you entered, and one stream can go to several platforms at once. If it drops, it restarts automatically.

    • Automatic restarts
    • Multistream

Stream key

Where do I find my YouTube stream key?

In YouTube Studio, click Create at the top right and choose Go live. In Live Control Room, open the Stream tab and copy the value in the Stream key field. This key can only send video to your channel. It can’t sign in to your account or manage your content, and you can reset it on YouTube anytime.

  1. 1Open YouTube StudioYour channel’s dashboard
  2. 2Click Create → Go liveLive Control Room opens
  3. 3Select the Stream tabThe streaming software screen
  4. 4Copy your stream keyThe value in the Stream key field
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On Twitch and Kick
  • Creator Dashboard → Settings → Stream → Primary Stream Key
  • Creator Dashboard → Stream settings → Stream URL and Stream Key
  • Only sends video to your channel
  • Can’t sign in to your account or manage content
  • You can reset it anytime from the platform’s own dashboard
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Common questions

Can’t find what you’re looking for? Write to us and we’ll reply the same day.

[email protected]

Yes. The stream runs on our servers, not your computer. Turning your computer off, losing your internet or traveling won’t affect it.

Yes. With multistreaming, you can send one stream to YouTube, Twitch and Kick at the same time. Every platform gets the same video, and it counts as one stream slot. You choose the platforms for each stream.

Yes. Line up as many videos as you like; they play in order and the playlist loops when it ends. The only requirement is that all videos in a playlist share the same orientation, either all landscape or all vertical.

Live streams are checked every minute. If a stream drops or loses connection, it restarts automatically, picks up where it left off, and the event is logged in your dashboard. After 5 stops in a row, automatic retries end; check the event log, your stream key and videos, then restart it yourself. We can’t fix a reset stream key or YouTube stopping a stream over copyright or policy, which is why we don’t promise 100% uptime. We recommend turning off auto-stop in Live Control Room; if it stays on, YouTube ends the stream about a minute after the video signal stops.

Start your 24/7 stream today

Creating an account is free. You only pay when you decide to go live.

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