A Webinar Platform Host is the person or account HeySummit uses to connect your event to an external webinar provider for live talks. You only need a Webinar Platform Host when you want HeySummit to use one of its native webinar integrations. If you are sending attendees to an external URL, embedding a livestream, or using a pre-recorded video, you may not need one.
What a Webinar Platform Host does
When you connect a supported provider to a Webinar Platform Host, HeySummit can create the webinar or meeting for the linked talk at the time scheduled in HeySummit. If you later update the talk details in HeySummit, HeySummit can also update the provider record where that provider supports it. Current native host options include Zoom Webinar, Zoom Meeting, BigMarker, LiveWebinar, Remo, GoToWebinar, Webex, and BrainCert. The options shown in your dashboard are the best source of truth because availability and provider requirements can change.
Where to manage Webinar Platform Hosts
From your event dashboard, go to Setup > Webinar Hosts. The Webinar Hosts page shows whether each host is active, not connected, or has an error that needs attention.
Choose Add Host.
Add the first name, last name, and email address for the person who owns or manages the external webinar account.
Connect the provider account yourself, or send login details so the host can connect and manage their own provider account.
Select the connected host when setting up a live talk.
If a host has been invited to manage their own account, they become responsible for connecting or reconnecting the webinar provider. Event organizers can revoke that access from the host actions menu when needed.
Choosing the right setup
Use a Webinar Platform Host when you want HeySummit to create and manage the live session through a native provider connection.
Use an external URL when the session already exists outside HeySummit and attendees should be sent there.
Use a live stream or custom embed when attendees should watch on the HeySummit talk page but the video itself is managed elsewhere.
Check the external provider account for capacity, licence, recording, host-permission, and feature limits before your event goes live.