How do I know if a live stream stops working?

Published 21 October 2026 at 2:07 am IST · Updated 31 October 2026 at 5:03 am IST · 2 min read

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Where: Newsroom → Your live channels → Live video checks

Open this page: admin.<your-site>/newsroom/streams (replace <your-site> with your site address)

Steps

Open Newsroom → Your live channels, then open Live video checks. Each live stream has a card.
Read each card: Working, Down, Not checked or Not monitored, with Checked and the time, or Down since.
Tap Check now to test a stream.
Tap Settings to switch Check this stream regularly on, choose How often (every N seconds), and write the fallback Message. You can also pick a slate image.
Save. You see "Monitor saved."

Readers see your fallback message instead of a broken player.
YouTube Live streams can’t be checked from here.
No card? The page says "No live streams to watch yet. Add a channel first." See Your live channels.
Errors say, for example, "The stream server answered with error …" or "The stream couldn’t be reached."

Do I get an alert?

Yes. You get a warning when a stream counts as down.

When is a stream counted as down?

After two failed checks in a row.

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