Error connecting YouTube account in social connections

Error screen when connecting to YouTube

Problem: You get an error page when you connect your YouTube.

“Failed to connect with YouTube: The connection did not receive the required permissions to manage your YouTube livestreams. Please try connecting again and make sure to allow all requested permissions.”

Cause: You didn’t give LIV Hub permission, you skipped the checkbox

Solution:

1. Connect again
2. Ensure you’ve granted permission for LIV Hub to have access to your YouTube account when you connected. If you didn’t, you may have to disconnect and start again.  If needed, you can reset your LIV Hub and YouTube account link at https://myaccount.google.com/connections

YouTube Streaming Error messages

Permanent Errors

These require the user to disconnect and reconnect their YouTube account.

Error State	What Causes It	User Fix
Token expired or revoked	The YouTube OAuth token has expired or you revoked LIV’s access from their Google account settings	Reconnect YouTube account in LIV settings
Permissions denied	You declined one or more permission scopes during YouTube sign in	Disconnect and reconnect, accepting all requested permissions
Organization policy block	Your Google Workspace/org admin has restricted third-party app access. Can happen with School or Work Google accounts.	Use a different Google account that isn’t blocking YouTube streaming. Contact your Google Workspace administrator to whitelist LIV.
Live streaming not enabled	YouTube account doesn’t have live streaming activated	Go to YouTube Studio and enable live streaming. YouTube makes newly enabled accounts wait 24 hours before streaming.
Missing channel permissions	Account lacks a YouTube channel, or the channel doesn’t have live streaming rights	Ensure you have a YouTube channel created and live streaming enabled
Server configuration error	LIV wasn’t able to connect to YouTube	Please contact us at https://liv.tv/discord

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Temporary Errors

These are temporary. You should wait and retry, or reconnect if they persist.

Error State	What Causes It	User Fix
Rate limit	Too many requests sent to YouTube’s API in a short window. LIV is working with YouTube to increase their quota.	Wait a few minutes and try again
Network timeout	Connection to YouTube dropped mid-request	Check internet connection, retry
Internal server error	YouTube’s servers returned a 500-level error. YouTube might be offline.	Wait and retry; check YouTube Status if persistent

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Other Relevant Error States

Not YouTube-specific but may surface in streaming flows.

Error State	What Causes It	User Fix
RTMP URL not valid	Malformed stream URL entered manually	Double-check the stream URL format
RTMPS not allowed	Secure RTMP was attempted but isn’t supported in this context	Use a standard RTMP URL instead
Invalid streaming target details	Streaming config is missing or malformed	Re-enter streaming settings
Streaming link not valid	The stream link provided failed validation	Verify the link and re-enter
Unauthorized	Session expired or user doesn’t have permission	Log out and back in