If you’re having problems with the key, select ‘Use Authentication’ and put your Insta username and password here too.Īnother thing to bear in mind is that, unlike some other platforms, once you go live on the streaming software, you are instantly live. As we said before, make sure you stream within two minutes of logging in to Yellow Duck, otherwise your key will expire. Now enter the stream key and URL you got from Yellow Duck. To stream to Instagram in OBS, open the app and go to Preferences > Stream and select Custom from the drop-down menu. It may be that it’s disabled at any time, but for now, it works and here’s how you use it. You're also logging in to the app with your Insta credentials so bear that in mind and, although Yellow Duck says they don’t store any logins, assume the usual risk here. It’s worth pointing out here that this is a third-party software, with no affiliates to Instagram, so you use it at your own risk.
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Once you have your stream key and URL you can enter it into any streaming software you want, how you do that depends on the software, but we’re going to look at OBS as it’s free.Ī third-party, free software called Yellow Duck allows you to view and use your Instagram stream URL and stream key in any software you want. If your key does expire, simply log out and log back into Yellow Duck and you’ll get a new one. Once you’re live, it’ll stay live until you stop streaming, but you have to enter your stream key within two minutes, so don’t log in to Yellow Duck until you’re ready to stream. It’s important to note that this stream key will expire in a few minutes, unlike other services.
Once you do, after a short delay, you’ll be greeted with your stream URL and stream key. Once downloaded, open the app and login to your Instagram account. Instagram uses the same server and stream key system you might be familiar with on any other platform, but it automates it in the backend when you go live and hides it from the user. There’s going to be some assumed knowledge here when it comes to OBS and streaming in general, so if you’re totally new to it all, please read our guide to streaming from phones and laptops first. There are some limitations to bear in mind, so read carefully - here’s how it’s done. And while you can feed high-quality audio directly into your phone, you’re limited in what else you can do, and how much control you have over the shots, as well as intros, outros, graphics etc.īut there is a way to stream directly to Instagram from your laptop, giving you access to as many camera angles as you can connect, audio from any soundcard, logos, assets, and even green screening, as well as anything else that’s supported in your streaming software. Instagram, where many have cultivated bigger and more engaged audiences than any other platform, still appears to only let you go live directly from a mobile device.
Though streaming directly from your phone is possible on most of these platforms, for DJs, it’s usually better to use a computer and dedicated streaming software like OBS, Wirecast, or another, to have more control over camera angles, assets and most importantly, audio. Mixcloud also threw its hat in the ring last week, with a new Mixcloud Live function that promises zero takedowns. Facebook and YouTube have been a go-to source for DJ streaming for many years, with other platforms like Twitch gathering momentum more recently.
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