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How to stream on Kick and TikTok at the same time

Kick is where your long streams live; TikTok LIVE is where people who've never heard of you scroll into them. Going live on both from one OBS gets you the two at once, and Kick Partners get a pleasant surprise: TikTok doesn't count against Kick's multistreaming payout rule, because it's a vertical platform.

Below: how to go live on both with Multistream Cloud (one upload) or the free Multistream app (from your PC), how to give TikTok a vertical picture, and the rules to know on each side.

Method 1: Multistream Cloud (one upload for every platform)

Multistream Cloud takes one stream from OBS and sends a copy to Kick and TikTok, and to up to 12 platforms in all. Your internet only uploads that one stream, so adding a platform doesn't need a faster connection. It comes with Pro, $10/mo.

  1. Create your Multistream account, then get Pro on your Account page.
  2. In the Studio, step 1 (Pick platforms), click Add a platform and add each one:
    • Kick: click Sign in with Kick, log in and click Allow. Or paste the Stream URL and stream key from Kick's Creator Dashboard → Settings → Stream Key.
    • TikTok: paste the server URL and stream key from TikTok LIVE Studio or TikTok's LIVE settings. TikTok only gives a stream key to accounts it has allowed to go live from streaming software.
  3. Install Multistream for OBS (Windows 10 or 11, OBS 31 or newer) and open OBS. The Multistream dock opens on the right.
  4. In the dock, click Sign in with your browser and approve it.
  5. The dock's pre-flight check looks at your OBS settings, Multistream Cloud, your platforms and where OBS sends. If OBS isn't sending to Multistream yet, click Point OBS at Multistream.
  6. Click Go live on 2. After a 3, 2, 1 countdown, OBS starts streaming and Kick and TikTok go live.

If OBS or your internet drops, Pro keeps your platforms live on your BRB clip for up to 30 minutes, and when OBS is back you carry on in the same broadcast, with the same chat. Turn it on under Disconnect protection.

Method 2: the free Multistream app (from your own PC)

The free Multistream app for Windows can send the copies from your own PC instead. Your upload then carries one copy for each platform, and if your PC's internet drops, your platforms drop with it. Run the app's Speed test first to see what your connection can carry, or work it out with the free upload calculator.

  1. Download the Multistream app for Windows 10 or 11 and open it.
  2. Go to Multistream → Go live and set Where the relay runs to This PC.
  3. Open Setup guide and click Add a platform for Kick and TikTok. Twitch, YouTube and Kick accounts you've connected in the app add in a click; the others take their stream key.
  4. Install Multistream for OBS and open OBS. Without Pro, the Multistream dock sends your stream through the app on this PC, so keep the app open.
  5. Click Go live on 2 in the dock. Your PC uploads one copy for each platform.

Give TikTok a vertical picture

Add the free Multistream Vertical tool to OBS (it's offered after the settings check in the Studio's step 2, and in the app's setup guide). It sends a second, 9:16 picture next to your main one, and Multistream sends that one to TikTok and the 16:9 one to Kick.

Without it, TikTok gets your widescreen picture, which still works but looks small on a phone.

Good to know for Kick and TikTok

Kick Partners and TikTok. Kick asks Partners to turn on its Multistreaming toggle when they also stream to a long-form platform like Twitch or YouTube, and that stream's payout is cut by 50%. Short-form, vertical platforms such as TikTok LIVE are the exception: Kick says you don't need the toggle for them. Add Twitch or YouTube to the same stream and the toggle applies again.

Getting a TikTok stream key. TikTok only gives a stream key to accounts it has allowed to go live from streaming software. If yours has one, it's in TikTok LIVE Studio or TikTok's LIVE settings, and it can change between streams, so paste the new one into Multistream when it does.

TikTok's rules on screen. TikTok's LIVE rules forbid showing another platform's info, like a merged chat overlay or an "also live on" banner. Multistream's pre-stream check reminds you.

Kick's stream URL. Kick shows a Stream URL and a stream key in the Creator Dashboard → Settings → Stream Key. With Multistream Cloud you can sign in with Kick instead, and it reads them for you.

Questions, answered

Can you stream on Kick and TikTok at the same time?

Yes, if TikTok has given your account a stream key for streaming software. Kick allows multistreaming, and for Kick Partners TikTok doesn't need Kick's Multistreaming toggle.

Does streaming to TikTok lower my Kick Partner payout?

No. Kick's 50% payout cut comes with its Multistreaming toggle, which Kick asks for when you also stream to long-form platforms like Twitch or YouTube. Kick lists vertical platforms such as TikTok LIVE as not needing it.

How do I make my stream vertical for TikTok?

Add the free Multistream Vertical tool to OBS. It sends a 9:16 picture next to your 16:9 one, and Multistream sends each platform the right one.

Can I do Kick and TikTok for free?

Yes, with the free Multistream app, which sends both copies from your PC, so your upload carries both. With Pro ($10/mo), Multistream Cloud takes one upload and sends both copies for you.

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