You can go live on Facebook with OBS by connecting OBS to Facebook Live, copying your stream key, and then starting the stream from OBS before pressing Go Live in Facebook’s Live Producer. Facebook’s Help Center says to choose Facebook Live in OBS, get the stream key from Live Producer, paste it into OBS, then use Start streaming and finally Go live on Facebook.

Quick steps

  1. Open Facebook Live Producer and choose the option for streaming software.
  1. Copy your stream key from Facebook.
  1. Open OBS , go to Settings > Stream, and select Facebook Live as the service.
  1. Paste the stream key into OBS and save the settings.
  1. Add your camera, microphone, or screen as sources in OBS.
  1. Click Start streaming in OBS.
  1. Go back to Facebook, check the preview, add your title/details, then click Go live.

Best settings

Facebook’s Help Center recommends an H.264 encoder, a keyframe interval of 2 seconds, and says the maximum supported stream setting is 1080p at 60 fps. It also suggests choosing a bitrate based on your upload speed, with a maximum recommended bitrate of 15 Mbps.

Common mistakes

  • Using the wrong stream key. The key is private and should be copied carefully from Facebook’s Live Producer.
  • Skipping the preview check. Always confirm your audio and video look right before going live.
  • Starting on Facebook first. In this setup, OBS usually starts the stream first, then you confirm and publish it on Facebook.

Simple example

If you want to stream a webcam talk show, add your camera and microphone in OBS, paste the Facebook stream key, click Start streaming , then finish by clicking Go live in Facebook. That workflow matches the steps described by Facebook and recent OBS tutorials.

Extra note

A 2026 tutorial also shows the same basic flow: choose live video in Facebook, pick streaming software, copy the key, paste it into OBS, then start streaming and go live.