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15-Minute Checklist: Your First Live

This is the condensed version. Each step links to the full page if you get stuck.

There's one goal: get a single alert to appear in OBS when a viewer sends a gift. Once that works, every other IndoFinity feature follows exactly the same pattern.

1. Create an account (2 minutes)​

Open app.indofinity.com → Continue with Google or Continue with Discord. Your account is created automatically.

See Creating an IndoFinity Account.

2. Connect TikTok Live (3 minutes)​

  1. Start your live in the TikTok app first.
  2. In the dashboard, open the Connection menu.
  3. Enter your TikTok username without the @ sign.
  4. Click Connect to Live and wait for the connected status.

See Connecting TikTok Live.

3. Create one Interaction (3 minutes)​

Interaction = what happens.

  1. Open the Interaction Center menu.
  2. Click [+ Interaction].
  3. Give it a name, for example Gift Alert.
  4. Tick Show Alert (User + Text) and fill in the Text Format: Thanks {username} for the {giftname}!
  5. Pick Screen 1 in the screen selector.
  6. Save.

See Interactions and Message Variables.

4. Create one Activity (2 minutes)​

Activity = when it happens.

  1. Still in the Interaction Center, click [+ Activity].
  2. Who can use this: Everyone.
  3. When will this be executed: [TikTok] Send gift with minimum coin amount.
  4. Minimum amount: 1.
  5. What action will be triggered: pick the Gift Alert you just made.
  6. Save.

See Activities.

5. Install the overlay in OBS (3 minutes)​

  1. Still in the Interaction Center, scroll to the very bottom.
  2. Copy the Screen 1 link, the same screen you picked in step 3.
  3. In OBS, click [+] in the Sources panel → Browser.
  4. Paste the link, set the size to 1920 × 1080, click OK.

See Installing Overlays.

6. Test it without waiting for a real gift (2 minutes)​

You don't need a real viewer. The Interaction Center has a Simulator Panel:

  1. Open the Gift tab.
  2. Pick any gift and set Combo Count to 1.
  3. Click send.

The alert should appear in OBS. If it does, you're done, and you now know the pattern behind everything in IndoFinity.

Tip

The Interaction table also has a Play Interaction button that tests a single action without triggering any Activity.

If the alert doesn't appear​

Check these three things first, in this order:

  1. Do the screens match? The Interaction is set to Screen 1, but the link you added to OBS is Screen 2. This is the most common cause.
  2. Is the Browser Source visible? Make sure it isn't hidden (the eye icon) in the OBS Sources panel.
  3. Is the live connected? The Simulator Panel works without a live, but real gifts won't come through until you press Connect to Live.

Everything else is in Common Problems and Solutions.

See also​