YouTube rate limits are causing login/YouTube-stream issues for some users. We’re working with Google on a fix.
Last updated: 10 Aug 2025 09.17 (BST).

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What’s happening

YouTube is rate-limiting our API usage. If your BeamXR account is linked to YouTube, you may be unable to log in or start a YouTube stream.

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Who’s affected

  • Users who have YouTube connected in BeamXR Live.
  • Twitch-only users are not affected.

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Why this is happening

We use YouTube’s APIs to create and manage streams on your behalf. We had more sign-ups than expected (🎉), which temporarily pushed us over our initial quota.

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Our fix

We’re working with Google to increase our API limits. Once approved, the issue will resolve automatically—no app update required. If you want to stream right now:
  1. Open BeamXR Live → Settings
  2. Under Connections, go to **YouTube. **Hit the the 3 dotsand hit Disconnect
  3. Stream to Twitch (or reconnect YouTube after we’ve lifted the limits)
You can reconnect YouTube later from the same menu.

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Status updates

We’ll update this page as soon as the quota increase is live.