YouTube’s published Live Redirect requirements do not list a separate India-only threshold or exclusion. If the option or destination is missing in Studio, check the sender channel’s eligibility, the destination channel’s permission settings, whether a suitable target exists, the source video settings and the live format.
Live Redirect is a setting for sending viewers from your stream to a Premiere or another channel’s live stream after your source stream ends. YouTube documents it for horizontal live streams, not the vertical live feed, so a vertical workflow can be the reason the feature is absent even when the channels otherwise qualify.
Is Live Redirect unavailable in India?
YouTube’s Help guidance for Live Redirect describes feature eligibility and recipient permissions without naming India as an excluded country or setting a separate India threshold. The careful conclusion is that the published feature rules do not state an India-specific restriction. That is different from guaranteeing that every channel in India can use the feature: account status, policy standing, permissions, the available destination and YouTube’s current product behaviour still matter.
This distinction is useful when search results or an old forum post suggest that the problem must be regional. The official documentation points first to conditions on the sending channel and the receiving channel, rather than to changing the account country. A missing control is not, by itself, evidence of an India-wide block.
Avoid changing your country, using a VPN or buying streaming equipment as a first response. None of those actions addresses the requirements documented for Live Redirect. If you are able to start an ordinary livestream but cannot configure a redirect, troubleshoot the feature-specific checks below separately from general livestream access.
Check the published sender requirements
The sending channel must have more than 1,000 subscribers and no Community Guidelines strikes, according to YouTube Help. The threshold is more than 1,000, not 1,000 or more. If the channel is below that mark, or has a strike, changing a source video’s settings will not make the sender eligible.
Check the right channel: the requirement applies to the channel whose stream will redirect viewers, not merely to the channel hosting the eventual destination. If you operate a devotional stream on one channel and want to send its viewers to a partner’s Premiere, confirm the eligibility of the devotional channel first. Keep the checks separate when you manage multiple brands or channels under one account.
Also distinguish redirect eligibility from permission to livestream at all. YouTube’s general live streaming guidance says a channel must be verified and must not have had live-streaming restrictions in the preceding 90 days to go live. Those are general livestream prerequisites; they are not a substitute for the separate Live Redirect sender test. A channel can satisfy one set of checks and not the other.
If you suspect a policy issue, review the channel’s notices and the current YouTube live-streaming restrictions guidance. Do not infer a strike from the absence of a menu item alone. Equally, do not assume that verification or livestream access automatically satisfies the redirect threshold.
For a practical channel workflow, keep eligibility checks on a short pre-stream checklist alongside the stream’s title and source settings. If the broadcast itself is a continuous prerecorded loop, the mechanics are different from redirecting an audience at its end; this guide to streaming prerecorded video to YouTube Live from a computer covers that separate setup. It will not unlock redirect, but it can help you establish which channel is sending and which stream is the source.
Confirm permission from the destination channel
For a redirect to another channel’s content, the receiving channel must allow the sender. YouTube describes permission choices that can cover subscribed channels, all channels or specifically approved channels. A sender can meet the subscriber requirement and still be unable to select a target if the destination has not authorised it.
Ask the destination channel owner to review the relevant controls in YouTube Studio under Settings > Community. They should check which channels are permitted to redirect viewers to their content and whether the sending channel is covered by that choice. If the receiver has chosen manual approval, the sender may need to be added explicitly. Do not treat a public video or an upcoming stream as automatically open to redirects.
The subscribed-channel option has an additional detail: public subscription visibility is relevant to that permission behaviour. If both channels expect a subscription-based permission to work, check the sender’s subscription visibility as well as whether it subscribes to the destination. If the channel owner wants a more explicit control, they can use the available approval setting instead, where appropriate.
You can make this diagnostic quicker by asking the recipient to confirm the permission setting directly rather than repeatedly searching the sender’s Studio interface. Keep the distinction clear: the destination channel controls whether it accepts a redirect, while the sender channel configures its source stream to point there. If the destination’s permission is changed, return to the source settings and see whether the target becomes selectable.
For channels that publish across different formats, a useful operating habit is to document who approves redirects and where. That is a permissions record, not a workaround; the destination owner still controls the setting. General YouTube creator policies and guidelines are worth reviewing for channel policy questions, but they do not replace the specific recipient permission controls in Studio.
Check target availability and source settings
A redirect needs a destination YouTube can offer for selection: a Premiere or another channel’s live stream. If the other creator is not live and has no eligible upcoming stream or Premiere, there may simply be nothing to select. This can look like a permission problem, so check availability before changing channel settings.
Use this order when a particular target is missing:
| Check | What to establish | What to try next |
|---|---|---|
| Destination type | The target is a Premiere or another channel’s live stream | Ask the destination owner which eligible event or stream should be used |
| Availability | The target is live or upcoming and available for selection | Recheck once the event is scheduled or live |
| Recipient permission | The destination allows the sender under its chosen setting | Have the owner review subscribed, all-channel or approved-channel access |
| Source configuration | You are editing the correct live video in the sending channel | Open the source video’s Customization settings and inspect Redirect |
| Format | The source is a horizontal live stream | Use a horizontal workflow if the current source is vertical |
YouTube’s documented source path is YouTube Studio > Content > Live, then edit the relevant live video, open Customization, and add the destination under Redirect. Check that you are editing the source video intended for the upcoming broadcast, not a past stream or an unrelated scheduled item. If you manage several streams, compare their titles and scheduling details before saving changes.
The setting is about what happens after the source broadcast ends. Do not expect viewers to be moved to the destination as soon as you add it or while the source is still live. Once the source stream ends, autoplay can take viewers to the selected target; viewers’ own playback conditions can affect what they experience. This is a hand-off at the end of a broadcast, not a live switch between scenes.
If your operation needs to replace one segment with another without changing its current live session, that is a different scheduling problem. A guide to switching YouTube livestream playlists without changing the stream key may help with playlist continuity, but playlist switching does not grant redirect permission or create an eligible destination.
Confirm the live format is supported
Format is an important part of the diagnosis, particularly if the option is absent even though you have checked eligibility and permissions. YouTube’s live feature comparison lists Live Redirect for horizontal live streams, not the vertical live feed. If you are using the vertical live feed, do not expect redirect to appear as though it were a supported setting.
Check how the source is being created and presented in Studio, rather than relying only on the shape of the video file. A landscape file inside a vertical live workflow does not necessarily turn that workflow into a horizontal stream. Conversely, if redirect is important for a programme, plan the source as a horizontal live stream and verify the setting on that source before the broadcast.
This is a product limitation, not an India-specific exception. Switching to a horizontal workflow is relevant only when the current source is vertical and the redirect is needed; it does not resolve an ineligible sender or an unapproved recipient. Work through the other checks as well, and avoid describing the vertical feed as supported for redirect.
If you run a long loop, format choices affect more than the redirect button: they also shape how the source is presented and which production workflow you need to maintain. A practical example is a small business promotion that runs as a landscape loop, then hands viewers to a scheduled product launch Premiere. The hand-off only makes sense if the launch is a selectable destination, the recipient allows the sender and the source uses the supported horizontal format. For a local promotion workflow, this India-focused OBS looping guide may help with the separate task of preparing a source loop.
Work through a missing redirect option
When the control itself is missing, diagnose in a fixed order rather than repeatedly opening unrelated menus. Start with the sender’s subscriber count and policy standing, then separate general livestream eligibility from redirect-specific eligibility. Next ask the destination channel to confirm its permission choice, and check that a suitable Premiere or live stream exists. Only then inspect the correct source video and its format.
A simple record can keep a team from repeating the same checks. Note the sending channel, the source video being edited, the destination channel, the intended target, the recipient permission confirmed by its owner, and whether the source is horizontal. Do not record passwords or stream keys in a shared checklist. This makes it easier to tell whether a change in Studio has fixed the relevant condition or whether the team is testing a different source by mistake.
If you have verified those points and the setting still behaves unexpectedly, consult the current YouTube Help instructions and report the issue through the channel’s available support route. Give a concise description of the source format, the sender’s eligibility status, the recipient permission and the target type. Avoid sharing private channel details publicly.
There was a historical report in 2022 of a temporary issue involving a subscriber-only permission setting, followed by a restoration update in the YouTube Help Community. Treat that as historical context only, not evidence of a current outage in India. A past incident does not establish that today’s missing option has the same cause.
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FAQ
Is YouTube Live Redirect blocked in India?
YouTube’s published Live Redirect requirements do not state a separate India-only threshold or exclusion. That does not guarantee availability for every individual channel, because its eligibility, permissions, destination and current product status can still affect the setting.
Do I need exactly 1,000 subscribers?
No. YouTube Help states that a sender needs more than 1,000 subscribers, as well as no Community Guidelines strikes. General livestream requirements, including verification and the absence of live-streaming restrictions in the previous 90 days, are separate checks.
Why can I not find the channel I want to redirect to?
The destination must be an eligible Premiere or another channel’s live stream available for selection, and its owner must permit your channel to redirect viewers to it. Ask the recipient to check its Community settings, then confirm that the target exists and that you are editing the intended source video.
Does Live Redirect work with a vertical live feed?
YouTube’s feature comparison lists Live Redirect for horizontal live streams, not the vertical live feed. If redirect is required, use a horizontal source workflow and still confirm sender eligibility, recipient permission and target availability.