Manual Live Stream to Twitter

December 16, 2021 update June 02, 2023

IMPORTANT: Twitter has started to remove the Media Studio tool from certain accounts. Without Media Studio, Manual Live Stream from Pangea CMS to Twitter is not possible. To learn more, please check for announcements from Twitter. Pangea CMS continues to support Manual Live Stream to Twitter.

What's inside this article:

Basic information
Configure the stream in CMS
Configure the stream in Twitter
Copy the Server URL and Stream key
Start the stream
End the stream

Basic information

This article explains how to stream video content to Twitter using the Manual Live Stream tool in Pangea CMS.

For general information about Manual Live Stream, see the alternative article below:

Getting started with Manual Live Stream

Configure the stream in CMS

To access Manual Live Stream in CMS, go to Scheduler > Manual stream.

First, you need to complete the following required settings:

Stream name
Source
Max stream length

For detailed information about these settings, see our general Manual Live Stream guide:

Getting started with Manual Live Stream

To stream to Twitter, select Twitter under Social media.

After you select a social media platform, the following additional fields appear:

Name of channel: Enter the name of the social media page where you will send the stream. The name will only be visible in Pangea CMS.
Server URL: Paste the Server URL that needs to be retrieved from Twitter.
Stream key: Paste the Stream key that needs to be retrieved from Twitter.

NOTE: Your service can add a default channel name for Manual Live Stream requests to Twitter. When Twitter is selected under Social media, the default value will appear automatically in the Name of channel box. Contact Pangea Customer Care to add a default channel name.

Configure stream in Twitter

To configure the stream settings in Twitter:

Go to your Twitter account and select More > Creator Studio > Media Studio.
Select the Producer tab, and hit Create broadcast.

You can configure the stream via the Broadcast details dialog. Provide the following:

Broadcast name: Enter a name that will be shared with the stream.
Category: Select one or more categories that reflect the topic of the stream.

Use the Source drop-down menu to select the source for the stream.

Select Create a new source and provide the following details:

Source name: The name of the source that is visible only in Twitter.
Source type: RTMP
Region: Select the region that is closest to the source of the stream.

Select Create to save the new source.

You can now copy the Server URL and Stream key.

Copy the Server URL and Stream key from Twitter

Perform the steps below:

Highlight the value shown below Source URL and copy it to your clipboard. In CMS, paste this value into the Server URL field.
Highlight the value shown below Stream key and copy it to your clipboard. In CMS, paste this value into the Stream key field.

You can now start the stream.

Start the stream

To start the stream:

Hit Send stream in CMS. This sends the stream to Twitter. However, the stream will not go live until you manually start it in Twitter.
Go to Twitter. A preview of the stream might already be available. However, it might take up to one minute before the preview is visible.
When you are ready to start the stream, select Create broadcast > Tweet.

The stream starts.

End the stream

IMPORTANT: It's important to end to stream both in Twitter and in Pangea CMS.

Follow these steps:

Select End in Twitter (either via the Broadcast details dialog or by hovering over the broadcast panel under the Broadcasts tab).
In CMS, select Delete stream to stop the whole streaming event (including other platforms). If needed, you can select Cancel streaming to only stop the stream to Twitter.