TikTok LIVE Setup Guides
How to get on air from a computer and add overlays, voices, sounds and games, written from what the apps really show. Where TikTok has a built-in option, the guide says so.
Get on air
Going LIVE from a computer, and getting your first overlay on screen.
TikTok stream key
Where the key is if your account has one, and what to do if it does not.
OBS with TikTok LIVE
Two routes from OBS to TikTok: with a stream key, or through LIVE Studio without one.
Overlays in TikTok LIVE Studio
Add a Link source, paste the overlay's link and place it on your canvas.
Overlay not showing in LIVE Studio
A checklist, in the order most worth trying, for a blank or frozen overlay.
Overlays in OBS Studio
Add leaderboards, goals, timers and chat to OBS with a Browser source.
Voice and sound
Have chat read aloud, and give gifts their own sounds.
Gifts and games
Give viewers something to play for and something to watch fill up.
Gift goals on TikTok LIVE
TikTok's own LIVE Goal, a goal bar that counts every gift, and a one-gift counter.
Spin wheel on TikTok LIVE
A wheel that a gift or a chat command spins, with your own segments.
TikTok LIVE auction
A gift auction with a clock and a leaderboard, and how it differs from a Shop auction.
TikTok LIVE battle
Start a LIVE match from the app, then put the score and your record on stream.
Your chat
Put chat on the video, or keep it where only you can see it.
What gifts cost
What popular gifts cost in coins and money, and what a creator may see from them.
How much is a Lion on TikTok?
29,999 coins, what that costs in money, and what the creator may receive.
How much is a Galaxy on TikTok?
1,000 coins, and why the creator's share gets quoted at anything from $2.50 to $7.50.
How much is a TikTok Universe?
44,999 coins today, why older pages say 34,999, and what it costs in money.
How much is a Rose on TikTok?
1 coin, why you cannot buy just one, and how many Roses make a dollar for a creator.
TikTok gift earnings
How coins, gifts and diamonds turn into what you actually get paid.
Ready to set up your stream?
Connect your TikTok username and put your first overlay on stream.