Fixing a browser-source overlay
If an overlay is blank or stale in OBS, isolate the browser source before changing the stream itself.
Checklist
- Open the overlay URL in a normal browser tab and confirm it loads.
- In OBS, confirm the Browser Source URL is complete and has no accidental spaces.
- Press Refresh cache of current page in the Browser Source properties.
- Check the source width and height match the channel canvas.
- Confirm the overlay is set to Main and the widget or campaign is active.
Do not paste a private dashboard URL or API token into a browser source. If the public overlay loads but one widget does not update, test the channel and destination connection separately, then recreate only the affected widget.