If your live stream is less than 12 hours, YouTube can automatically archive it for you. This option applies to all types of live streams, including: encoder, webcam, and mobile. YouTube will also automatically archive streams of 1440p and 2160p (4K) video resolution. We recommend recording a local archive as a backup. You can create highlight clips while your stream is still live.
Note: If your stream exceeds 12 hours, it may not be captured at all.
Archive settings
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Go to YouTube Studio.
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From the left menu, select Content
.
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Click the Live tab.
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Select detail
on the video you would like to change.
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To change your privacy setting: Select Visibility. Once you’ve made your selection, click Done.
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To delete the video: In the upper right hand corner, click More
Delete
. In the pop up that appears, confirm that you would like to delete the video. Then, click the Delete forever button.
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Click Save.
Note: On mobile live, you can edit privacy settings—including setting it to private—or delete the archive on the "My videos" page.
After your mobile live stream ends, you can edit privacy settings—including setting it to private—or delete the archive on the "My videos" page.
Note: You can also change the privacy of any live stream archive using the Content page.