{"id":28263,"date":"2016-10-21T15:01:38","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T07:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=28263"},"modified":"2019-10-22T19:29:41","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T11:29:41","slug":"facebook-schedule-live-broadcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/facebook-schedule-live-broadcast\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Schedule Facebook Live Broadcasts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook Live Broadcast will be getting an often requested feature on Thursday as the company has announced that it will be updating its Live API to allow users to <strong>schedule live broadcasts ahead of the actual stream<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, this feature will <strong>only be available for users with <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/help\/100168986860974?helpref=faq_content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Verified Pages<\/a><\/strong>, so those who wish to utilise this feature would need to acquire verification from Facebook. Assuming that you own a Verified Page, here\u2019s how you can schedule a live broadcast when the feature goes live.<\/p>\n<p class=\"recommended_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Read Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/tips-to-more-facebook-page-fans\/\">Tips to Grow Your Facebook Page Fans: 5 Effective Strategies<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Go to your <strong>Publishing Tools<\/strong>, select \u201c<strong>Video Library<\/strong>\u201c, and then click on \u201c<strong>Live<\/strong>\u201c<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/facebook-schedule-live-broadcast\/01-video-library.jpg\" alt=\"video library\" width=\"800\" height=\"517\"><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Copy and paste your stream credentials into the dialog box. If you don\u2019t wish to do so now, you can always do so later by editing the post in the Video Library.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/facebook-schedule-live-broadcast\/02-create-live-video.jpg\" alt=\"create live video\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Write a post to announce your scheduled stream. You can choose to be as informative and engaging as you want to.<\/p>\n<figure>\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/facebook-schedule-live-broadcast\/03-announce-scheduled-stream.jpg\" alt=\"announce live stream\" width=\"800\" height=\"563\">\n       <\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Select your scheduled start time, add a custom image to your broadcast (if you want), then click on schedule. Your friends would be notified by Facebook of your scheduled broadcast and it will appear on their News Feed.<\/p>\n<figure>\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/facebook-schedule-live-broadcast\/04-schedule-live.jpg\" alt=\"schedule live\" width=\"800\" height=\"563\">\n       <\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>In the event that you wish to reschedule or delete your live broadcast session, you can do so by opening the \u201c<strong>Edit Live Video<\/strong>\u201d option. For rescheduling, choose the \u201c<strong>Edit Schedule<\/strong>\u201d option via the drop down arrow, choose a new time, and select \u201c<strong>Schedule<\/strong>\u201c. To cancel, choose the \u201c<strong>Delete<\/strong>\u201d option via the drop down arrow.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/facebook-schedule-live-broadcast\/05-reschedule-or-cancel.jpg\" alt=\"reschedule or cancel\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\"><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook Live Broadcast will be getting an often requested feature on Thursday as the company has announced that it will be updating its Live API to allow users to schedule live broadcasts ahead of the actual stream. 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