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Restream Pairs lets you stream your scheduled encoder streams to your guests' channels. This unique setup grows your audience and multiplies your views.
How to use Pairs for Encoders
Follow the steps here to set up and schedule an event.
On the home screen, locate your event and click the three dots.
Click Pair channels.
Toggle on the pairs button.
Click Copy Link and share it with whoever should add their channels to your stream.
Requirements
To use Pairs, the host needs at least a Standard plan.
Guests can pair up to 3 channels for free (including paid ones, like Facebook pages or Custom RTMP channels).
Note: SRT channels can only be paired if the guest has access via a Business or Enterprise plan. Learn more.
If your guests don't have a Restream account, they will be asked to enter an email to add their channels, but no payment is needed.
For scheduled encoder streams, you can have a maximum of 100 channels paired. We recommend up to 10 guests with up to 10 channels each.
Guests can only pair channels before a scheduled event starts, not while it's live.
Guests have the option to pair and join the stream on-screen exclusively with Studio Events. Events with encoders solely offer a pairing option.
FAQ
Will I receive comments from the chat of my guests' channels too?
Will I receive comments from the chat of my guests' channels too?
Yes, chats from your guests’ channels will be marked as “Paired”. Only the chat relay feature will not be supported between host and guest channels.
You will also only be able to respond to comments in your own channels due to the privacy settings and permissions of streaming platforms.
Why do my guests see a message to come back in a few days to join?
Why do my guests see a message to come back in a few days to join?
When using scheduled encoder streams, guests can pair their channels up to 7 days in advance. If you send them an invite link earlier than that, they will see a prompt to return to the event once it is 7 days away and then pair their channels.
Can I unpair guest channels?
Can I unpair guest channels?
Yes. Just click the channel icons under your event card. Select Paired Channels and toggle off any channels you want to remove. Then, click Save.
💡 Adding guest channels to your stream can give you up to 3X more views