Streaming to YouTube

SidelineHD adds overlays and sends your livestreams directly to YouTube for your team community.

I don’t have a YouTube channel. How do create one?

To start, you'll need to create a YouTube Channel. Follow below to learn how to do so:

1. Go to YouTube.com on a laptop or desktop computer browser.

2. Sign in via the button on the top right.

   1. If you don't have a YouTube account, you'll need to create one before continuing.

3. Click on the profile avatar on the top right, then select SETTINGS.

4. Select ADD OR MANAGE CHANNEL(S), Then CREATE CHANNEL

5. Follow the steps provided by YouTube to complete setting up your channel!

Feel free to give your viewers as much or as little information as desired. Once completed, you should see “Your channel”. If you do not, try refreshing your browser.

I have a YouTube channel. Now what? ENABLE LIVESTREAMING!

Once your YouTube channel is created make sure to enable it for livestreaming! To learn how to do so, follow the steps below. These must be completed on a laptop or desktop computer.

1. Go to YouTube.com. Select the “CREATE” icon (camera with a plus sign) in the top right corner as shown below.

2. Select “GO LIVE”

3. Select “REQUEST”

4. YouTube may ask you to verify your phone number. If necessary, follow those instructions by selecting “VERIFY”.

5. Go back to the YouTube tab you were working off of before and refresh the page. You should see the message below with a countdown timer. That is good! YouTube has a 24 hour waiting period before you are able to livestream.

After those, 24 hours, login to your sidelineHD account and navigate to your sidelineHD camera settings (Settings -> Stream Settings -> Stream Publishing) and click  “LINK YOUTUBE”. Be sure to select the Google account that you made the channel with and ALLOW all permissions.

Troubleshoots:

If this does not work, please ensure your 24 hours have passed. If you waited and still can’t get your channel linked, it may be best to try again. After multiple attempts, if you still cannot get your channel linked, please contact Customer Care!