Overview

Zoom is one of the most popular video conferencing tools, known for facilitating virtual meetings, webinars, and online presentations for remote teams and professionals. Although Zoom supports live streaming to a single social platform, its features for live broadcasts are somewhat limited. Integrating Zoom with Restream allows users to enhance their streams by going live on multiple platforms simultaneously, accessing live chat, and getting in-depth analytics.

Benefits of using Zoom with Restream

  • Expand your reach with multistreaming: While Zoom allows streaming to individual platforms like Facebook, Restream lets you broadcast your Zoom calls or webinars across multiple platforms, including YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitch, and more. That way, your audience can tune in on their preferred platform, expanding your reach significantly.
  • Audience engagement: Restream Chat gathers comments from all your streaming platforms into a single feed, making it easier to interact with viewers in real time. You can manage your chat on Restream’s website or download and install the desktop chat app.
  • Detailed insights and analytics: Restream’s analytics provide data on viewership, engagement trends, and peak times. This insight helps you understand your audience better and refine future streams for maximum impact.

How to use Zoom with Restream

  1. Enable live streaming on Zoom: Access your Zoom account’s settings on your browser and toggle on Allow livestreaming under your meeting or webinar settings. Then, check the Custom Live Streaming Service option from the list. (To enable live streaming, you’ll need a paid Zoom account and owner or admin access.)
  2. Set up streaming for your meeting or webinar: On your browser, go to your list of scheduled meetings or webinars and select the one you want. Then, go to the Live Streaming tab and click Configure custom streaming.
  3. Get your streaming information from Restream: Click New Stream on your home screen and select Encoder | RTMP. In the next window, you can copy your RTMP URL and stream key, as well as click Schedule Event to set up the details of your upcoming stream.
  4. Add your Restream information to Zoom: Paste your Restream credentials into the Stream URL and Stream key fields, and add a URL to any of the channels you’ll stream to in the Live streaming page URL field.
  5. Start streaming from Zoom: Once you’ve joined your Zoom meeting or webinar, click the More button, and under Livestream, choose Live on Custom Live Streaming Service to go live.

Additional features

If you’re looking for even more ways to power up your Zoom setup with Restream, here are some other features you may want to explore.

  • Restream Studio + Zoom: Zoom is known for its limited customization options. With Restream’s RTMP Source feature, you can pull your Zoom feed into our browser-based Studio and add branded graphics or show comments and lower thirds on-screen. This combination opens up even more exciting tools for your live streams!
  • Broadcast to guest channels: With Restream, your Zoom guests can also broadcast your meeting on their channels. Using Restream Pairs, you can share a link with your guests, which will allow them to connect their channels to your stream. This is a great way to multiply your views and expand the reach of your content.
  • Stream on your website: Restream also offers an embeddable website player for businesses and professionals who want to bring their streams to their websites. This feature allows you to stream your webinars directly on your website and reach your clients at the best place - your home page.

Wrap up

Integrating Zoom with Restream enables professionals, educators, and businesses to expand their live streaming capabilities beyond Zoom’s built-in options, empowering them to create engaging broadcasts and reach new audiences. Whether for team meetings, webinars, or virtual events, the Zoom and Restream integration transforms how you connect with viewers across platforms. Don’t miss the opportunity to see how multistreaming with Restream can transform your Zoom webinars and meetings.