Yes, you can rewatch a Facebook Live video after it has ended. Facebook Live videos allow you to broadcast live video to your followers on Facebook. Once your Facebook Live broadcast is over, the video remains on your Facebook page’s timeline so that people can replay and watch it later. There are a few different ways to find and rewatch Facebook Live videos.
Finding your own Facebook Live videos to rewatch
If you want to rewatch a Facebook Live video that you created from your own Facebook page, it’s easy to find. Here are the steps:
- Go to your Facebook page and click on the “Videos” tab in the left sidebar.
- This will open your Facebook Videos page. It will default to show you all the videos you’ve shared on your page.
- Look for the videos marked “Live” with a red icon. These are your Facebook Live videos.
- Click on any video you want to replay. The video will start playing from the beginning just like any other video.
- You can also find your Facebook Live videos in your page’s main timeline. They will be marked “Live Video” in the timestamp.
As long as your video was public or shared with a specific group of people, you will always be able to access and replay your own Facebook Live broadcasts this way.
Finding other people’s Facebook Live videos
You can also search for and replay Facebook Live videos from other people and pages you follow. Here is how:
- Go to the Facebook page that created the Live video.
- Click on the “Videos” tab in the left sidebar to open their Videos page.
- Look for videos marked as “Live” and click on the one you want to replay.
- You can also sometimes find their Live videos directly on their timeline, marked as “Live Video” in the timestamp.
As long as the video was shared publicly, you should be able to access replays of Facebook Live videos from any page you’re able to view. The page owner does have the option to delete replays after the live broadcast ends, so some live videos may not be available.
How long are Facebook Live videos available for replay?
Facebook automatically saves and publishes replays of every Facebook Live video by default. The replays will remain available to view on the page’s timeline indefinitely unless the page owner deletes them.
So Facebook Live videos can continue being replayed and viewed long after the original live broadcast ends. There is no time limit on how long the replays are available.
Can you download a Facebook Live video?
Unfortunately there is no built-in way to directly download a Facebook Live video from Facebook’s platform. However, there are some workarounds you can try to save a copy of a Facebook Live replay:
- Use a third party online video downloader tool. There are many free online tools and websites that allow you to enter the URL of a Facebook video and download an MP4 copy.
- Use screen recording software while playing back the Facebook Live video to essentially record your own version of it.
- Use the open source download-facebook-videos code library. This automated solution downloads Facebook videos including Live replays.
While Facebook does not make it easy, with the right tools you can download and save replays of Facebook Live broadcasts on your computer or device.
Watching Facebook Live on mobile devices
The Facebook Live broadcasting feature and video replays are fully available on mobile devices via the Facebook mobile apps for Android and iOS.
Here is how to find and replay Facebook Live videos on mobile:
- Open the Facebook app on your phone or tablet.
- Go to the page that posted the Live video.
- Tap the “Videos” tab under their cover photo.
- Scroll through their videos and tap on the one marked “Live”.
The video replay will open in the app’s built-in video player. You can watch it just like any other video.
The Facebook Live broadcasting feature is also available in the Facebook mobile apps, allowing you to go live from your phone or tablet.
How to replay a Facebook Live video on desktop
You can replay Facebook Live videos on your Windows PC or Mac computer using the Facebook website:
- Open Facebook in your desktop web browser.
- Go to the Facebook page with the Live video you want to watch.
- Click the “Videos” tab to go to their Videos page.
- Click on the video marked “Live” to start replaying it.
The video will play directly in your browser. You can pause, rewind, or fast forward as needed.
The Facebook Live broadcasting feature is not available through Facebook on desktop. You can only replay videos that were originally streamed from the Facebook mobile apps.
Conclusion
Replaying Facebook Live videos after the original broadcast is easy to do. The replays remain available for viewing on the video creator’s Facebook page indefinitely. While you can’t directly download the videos from Facebook, there are workarounds to save Live video replays to your device using third party tools and apps.