How To Live Stream Video On Facebook Page Or Profile (Reaction Count)

Facebook is rather the best way to connect with people on the internet. This is because it is the biggest and the most popular social network today. People get hooked on Facebook due to various features like sharing, commenting, messaging and much more. The main reason behind Facebook’s success is that it keeps introducing new features. This also keeps the user interested and addicted. Hence, Facebook has introduced many features user time which include stickers, comment replies, smartphone apps, photo editing and much more. Now, to get the users even more addicted, Facebook has introduced a new feature known as “Live”.
When you live stream video on Facebook, you can share a live video post for your friends to watch to share your experience. Even nowadays its treading to host live voting based video on Facebook. Your live video will appear in their news feed. They can also subscribe to get notified if you go live again. Hence, if you are interested in this new Facebook feature, and plan to go live soon, we have everything you need to know.

How To Live Stream Video On Facebook Page With Reaction.

• For this concept you have to download OBS (Open Broadcaster Software).
• After installation, you need to configure OBS for live stream reaction video from Facebook Page. So we have to fulfill below given 4 task for this whole process.
1. Live Video Script.
2. Access Token.
3. Live Video Stream Key.
4. Video ID.
5. Include Access Token & Video ID Into Script.
6. Configure OBS with Live Video To Stream Script.

#1. Steps For Creating Live Video Script.

• To create any comparison image for voting on the bases of reactions. We need a script which stream through OBS to Live Video. If you want to create script visit below.
Download Script
• Lets suppose you want to create poll between AMD & NVIDIA. You need icon for both and select them on specific reaction.
• Then add title, footer and also select background image if you want.
• After adding all the information simply click preview and download it.


#2. Steps For Generating Access Token.

Make sure you get access token only from that account in which you are Admin or Editor of page where you want to live stream video. To get access token we need to create an app id on Facebook.
• First of visit developer.facebook.com
• Now Click on Register button on top right corner. If you are already registered then click on Create App.
• Then add Display name and select category as shown below.

• After app creating, now we have generate access token. To get access token visit below
Generate Token
• Now make to get an access for specific app only which have created. There are two option User Token and App Token.
• We only need user token so you need to grant permissions just by clicking on it.

• Now copy paste access token anywhere in doc or notepad for using into further steps.

#3. Steps To Get Live Video Stream Key.

• Open you Facebook page where you want create live video.
• Go to Publishing tools from top navigation >> Video Library from left sidebar.

• Now Click on Live Video option visible on top right corner.
• Now copy paste Stream Key into notepad for further steps.

Note:- Make sure don’t close this live video popup screen because we are using Stream key and Video ID of this session.

#4. Steps To Get Video ID.

• Now click on Next button on popup window.  At top right corner of that popup screen there is an Embed option click on it.
• Copy paste the numerical ID into notepad as shown below.


#5. Steps To integrate All Things.

• Now go to that script which we have downloaded in first part. Extract it by using winrar or any other extracting tool.

• Extracted folder contain file name index.html. Simply edit it with notepad or any other code editor.
• After editing index file you need to search for PUT_YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN_HERE and replace it with Access token which we generated in Part 2.
• After replacing Access token just below that code there is PUT_YOUR_POST_ID_HERE just replace it with Video ID got from Part 3.

• Now save index.html after replacing access token and video id.

#6. Steps To Configure OBS for Live streaming.

• Open OBS software to configure it for Facebook Live Video.
• From top left corner click on File >> Settings.

• Select Stream tab >> Then select Facebook Live option from services.
• Then paste Stream Key of live video which we have generated in Part 3 to connect live video with OBS.

• Now click on + icon in source selection tab visible under black portion. From list select BrowseSource option as shown.

• Popup window will appear select Local file >> Then Browse source of index.html file of downloaded script.
• Setup Width ratio 640 and height ratio 360 and press OK button.

• All steps are completed simply click on start streaming button.

• Now go back to Facebook page where we initiate Live video process on page.
• Wait for 1,2 min on Basic screen preview will be visible. After preview click on Live button.
• Go back to OBS now click settings icon of source to refresh streaming video accurately. It takes 2,5 min to start showing reactions on Live video.