You can use Playback’s simulcast feature to send your Playback live stream to X (Twitter).

How does simulcast work on Playback?

Playback uses RTMP (Real-Time Messaging Protocol) to broadcast live Playback streams to other platforms. RTMP is a standard protocol supported by many applications, including popular live streaming platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Twitch and Twitter.

Get your X stream key

Twitter provides users with a stream key so they can use streaming software like Playback to create a live X broadcast.

To live stream video on Twitter and get a stream key, you will need an X Premium or Premium+ subscription.

1. First you will need to add Playback as a source on X. Go to X Media Studio > Producer > Sources (https://studio.twitter.com/producer/sources) and click “Create Source.”

1. Type a name for your source, e.g. “Playback,” choose “RTMP” for source type and select the Region closest to where you will be streaming from.

1. Once your source is created, click on it to open the source details. You will find the RTMP URL (this is the Twitter server you will stream to) and the RTMP(s) stream key (this is your personal private key to stream as your Twitter account).

Add X as a simulcast destination on Playback

Next you will need to add your X stream key to Playback. You’ll only need to do this once.

1. Go to your Playback room, open the room Settings and go to the Simulcast tab (https://www.playback.tv/playback?m=room-settings&screen=simulcast).
2. Under “Add a destination,” type the RTMP URL and stream key you got from Twitter and click “Add destination” to save it.