YouTube Livestream URL formats and limits

Check this before connecting a YouTube livestream, or if a link isn't being accepted.


Plan availability

Available on Premium and Enterprise.


Supported URL formats

CustomGPT accepts the following YouTube livestream URL types as data sources.

URL typeExample
Standard watch linkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxxxxxxxx
Short linkhttps://youtu.be/xxxxxxxxxxx

The stream must be currently live, or scheduled and not yet started. A link to a finished video, playlist, or channel belongs in the YouTube source instead.


Things to know

  • Private livestreams can't be added.
  • The livestream must have auto-captions enabled in YouTube, including when you stream through another tool such as StreamYard.

Refer to How YouTube Livestream works for what gets captured and when.


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