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# YouTube Live Stream Credentials  (Stream URL and Stream Name)

While you can already use XSplit Broadcaster to connect to YouTube Live directly, you may optionally want to use Custom RTMP to connect instead.

This guide shows you how to obtain the Stream Key and Stream URL from YouTube Live as well as set up the Custom RTMP plugin on XSplit Broadcaster.

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### Getting your Stream Credentials (Stream URL and Stream Name)

1. Go to your [Live Dashboard by clicking here](https://www.youtube.com/live_dashboard). Alternatively on the [YouTube home page](https://www.youtube.com/): click on the **+Create** button on the top-right corner and select **Go live.**

![Going Live on Youtube](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/5/6/7/5/567507547fcdcc00/youtube-credentials-1_ogtbq5.png)

2. The **Stream URL** will be shown under the Stream Settings tab. Click on the **Copy** button to copy it to your clipboard.

![YouTube Studio's stream settings](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/5/6/7/5/567507547fcdcc00/youtube-credentials-2_1pvlfs2.png)

3. The **Stream Key** can be copied by clicking on the **Copy button** on the top-right.

![The Copy button here copies the currently selected stream key. Custom stream keys can also be set up separately.](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/5/6/7/5/567507547fcdcc00/youtube-credentials-3_xdu0ha.png)

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## Using your YouTube Live Stream Credentials

### Setting up Custom RTMP

1. On XSplit Broadcaster: click on **Broadcast > Set up new output > Custom RTMP**

![Broadcast > Set up a new output > Custom RTMP highlighted](https://cdn4.xsplit.com/helpdesk/images/i/o/323576817/ae959c0bb5cc1c6a5cafbdb1/Youtube-RTMP-Setup-Output-1.png)

2. Enter the *Stream URL* and *Stream Key* from YouTube into the RTMP URL and Stream Key field respectively.

![Custom RTMP properties with YouTube RTMP settings](https://cdn4.xsplit.com/helpdesk/images/i/o/323577214/d79242cc3eade6db7bd18d4c/Youtube-RTMP-Setup-Output-2.gif)

3. The Name field is also required. This way, you can easily distinguish your output on the Broadcast menu list.

4. Click **OK** and you should now be able to access this as an output under **Broadcast** and start your stream directly.

![Broadcast > Highlighting the YouTube custom RTMP output you have just created](https://cdn4.xsplit.com/helpdesk/images/i/o/323577505/c5b46017eff68f3e6c661709/Youtube-RTMP-Setup-Output-3.png)