You can also adjust this in real time later. You can also adjust the width and height of the display as needed.

Paste the Streamlabs Widget URL that you copied from the Streamlabs website in the previous steps.

In this example we will name it 'Streamlabs Alert Box'.

Under the 'Sources' column, click the '+' sign to add a new source.

In my example, I am picking my sample - Xbox scene. Or create one if you have yet to set this up.

Select your Scene that you want to display the graphics.

Once copied, lets open up your broadcasting software. As the warning below states, do not share this with any other users or sites. This is your unique URL that will be pasted into OBS. Next, click the 'Copy' button in the Widget URL section. Here you can enable whichever alerts you want active. Here is the top section of the Alert Box settings. This option lets you set alerts for follows, subscriptions, donations and hosts. As of the writing of this article you should have the following options. Your available Widgets will now be listed. Since we will be setting up the OBS overlays, lets click on Widgets section to open this up. This handy screen lets you see some of your up to date stats. You will most likely be taken to the main Dashboard screen. This will give Streamlabs all the required permissions it needs to function properly. Grant any authorizations that may pop up. This tutorial is for Mixer so we will click the Mixer logo to login. Enter your credentials for your streamer account. Streamlabs gives you the option to login via multiple accounts. Head over to the Streamlabs homepage and click the ' Login to get started button'

It would then be your job, as the streamer, to address the alert and give the viewer their recognition. From a viewer's perspective, its exciting to see your name pop up on stream. Frankly, I believe this is a staple alert that needs to be added to your stream. This guide will cover the Alert Box overlay, which gives you audio and visual alerts for follows, subscribers, donations and hosts. Streamlabs has multiple URLs for the different overlay tools, but the process is similar to add each one. Setting up Streamlabs is fairly straight forward.

How to set up alerts on streamlabs obs