YouTube Permanent Link
In order to get the permanent link for your YouTube livestream, you first need to know your channel ID.
You can find your channel ID in your YouTube advanced settings here.
t’s also important to note that your livestream must be set to public. The permanent link will not work if your try this with an unlisted or private livestream. You can change livestream settings in the YouTube Livestream Studio.
First open YouTube in a web browser and sign into your account if you’re not already.
Click your profile picture at the upper right hand corner and select Settings.
Click Advanced settings at the bottom of the menu at the right.
Your Channel ID is visible to the right next to the Channel ID field. Make sure you copy your Channel ID and not your User ID.
Now that you have your channel ID you simply need to adjust the below URL to your specific channel ID. Simply replace CHANNEL_ID below with your channel ID you got above.
http://youtube.com/channel/CHANNEL_ID/live
This link will automatically show whatever you’re streaming on your channel.
How to Embed a YouTube Livestream on a Website
With the channel ID you obtained above, your can also use it to embed your livestream on something like a personal website.
Simply replace CHANNEL_ID in the below HTML code with your YouTube channel ID.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/live_stream?channel=CHANNELID" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Once the channel ID has been replaced, copy and paste the HTML on your website and the embedded player should appear.
