Livestreaming to Facebook GROUPS now requires Custom RTMP

[Ray_Harwood]

Facebook has stopped live-streaming to Facebook Groups from any application as of today.  This includes Zoom's built-in  integration to livestream to Facebook.  Note: You should still be able to livestream to other Facebook endpoints -- just not to Groups.

Zoom did not make this change; it was made by Meta/Facebook.  This change was made by the implementation of Version 19.0 of the Facebook Graph API, which was released January 23, 2024, and became effective today, April 22, 2024.  

To livestream to a Facebook Group, you must now use the Custom RTMP method of connecting a livestream.  See this Zoom Support article for information on how to do this from Zoom:

https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0064210

Unfortunately, this option requires a Licensed/paid account. Please note that I’m a Zoom Customer just like many of you. I don’t make the rules! If you’re a Basic user, your option to live-stream from Zoom to Facebook Groups at the moment is to upgrade to a Pro license. Consider streaming from OBS which is free and has the Custom RTMP capability built in without restriction. (info added here 25 April 2024)

References in Zoom documentation to being able to livestream to Facebook no longer include the ability to stream to Facebook Groups from the Zoom-Facebook integration.

Added 24 April 2024:

Watch this video to see how it can be done:

https://vimeo.com/938818658?share=zoomcommunity

[SteffB]

Thank you so much Ray... I was getting crazy with the live on Facebook group and with your video I understood I was missing one lat step... you saved me!

[MGeorge]

hi @Ray_Harwood many thanks for the guide! i have found it extremely helpful! however i recently tried to do another fb live and followed all the steps, and i have been successful last month, and unfortunately a pop up message comes up that says invalid parameters.

[Ray_Harwood]

Thanks for the kudos, @MGeorge.  That error normally indicates that the copy/pasted values were altered somehow in the process. Clear out all of the parameters and copy/paste again, ensuring you get all the text and don’t have any stray characters. Some systems are tolerant of additional spaces brought over, but most aren’t. 

If this continues to nag you, grab some screen shots, redact some of the “secret characters” for safety, and include a shot of the error message. I’ll see if I can spot the issue.