Learn to schedule Live Sessions for your cohort-based Course to engage with your students in real time using either Kajabi Live Video or a custom session location of your choice.
Note:
The Cohort-Based Courses Feature is only available with the new Growth and Pro Plans announced on September 16, 2025. Check out kajabi.com/pricing for more details.
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Add a Live Session to Your Cohort Outline
To add a Live Session, first open your cohort for editing:
Select Products from your Dashboard.
Then, select Courses.
Click to open your cohort-based Course.
Then, click the name of the cohort you want to edit:
To add a new Live Session to your cohort outline:
Click + Add Content next to the module where you want to add a Live Session.
Select Live Session as the content type.
A modal popup will appear. Enter a Title for your session and click Create Live Session.
An unscheduled Live Session will be created and added to your module:
Schedule a Live Session
To schedule a Live Session:
Click the name of your Live Session to open it for editing.
(Or, click the yellow Not scheduled button and select Edit lesson session.)Update your Session title and Description as desired, and optionally upload any downloadable resources you’d like to include.
(optional) Add any agenda items to discuss during the live session. These items will be viewable by your students.
Click Save to apply your changes.
Next, go to the top right of the page and click Schedule session.
Select the date, time, and timezone for your session.
Input the Location for your session (either Kajabi Live Video or a custom location).
(Note: If you choose a custom location, your students will see the URL or description you enter for your custom location on the Live Session Page in your Course).Finally, choose your Session Duration and click Schedule:
A notification email announcing the scheduled session will be sent to all students who’ve opted into email notifications.
Note:
If you wish to add a video recording of the session after it has taken place, you can do so using the video uploader on this page.
Set Live Sessions to Automatically Record
If you wish for your Cohort Live Sessions to automatically be recorded and uploaded to that session once the session has been completed:
Select Products from your Dashboard.
Then, select Courses.
Click to open your cohort-based Course.
Select Settings
Under Live Sessions, toggle ON “Automatically upload recordings to your live session page.”
Hit Save to apply the changes:
Edit, Reschedule, or Cancel a Live Session
Edit a Live Session
Want to change your session title and description, upload a session recording, add a new resource for students to download, or mark your session complete? It’s easy!
To edit a Live Session you’ve created:
Click the name of your Live Session to open it for editing.
(Or, click the Scheduled/Not scheduled button and select Edit lesson session.)Update your session title and description, upload your session recording, update your downloadable resources, and/or mark your session complete as desired.
Click Save:
Reschedule or cancel a Live Session
Need to reschedule or cancel a session you’ve already scheduled? Simply follow the steps below.
To reschedule a Live Session:
Click the name of your Live Session to open it for editing.
(Or, click the green Scheduled button and select Edit lesson session.)Near the top right corner of the page, click Reschedule session.
Enter a new date, time, and/or time zone for your session.
Confirm or update your session location and duration, and click Schedule:
A notification email announcing the new session time will be sent to all students who’ve opted into email notifications.
To cancel a Live Session you’ve scheduled:
Click the name of your Live Session to open it for editing.
(Or, click the green Scheduled button and select Edit lesson session.)Click … to the right of the “Reschedule session” button.
Select Cancel session.
A popup modal will appear. Click Cancel session to confirm:
A notification email announcing the session cancellation will be sent to all students who’ve opted into email notifications.
Delete a Live Session
To delete a Live Session you’ve created:
Click the status button (Scheduled or Not scheduled) to the right of your session.
Select Delete live session.
A popup modal will appear. Click Delete Live Session to confirm:
Start a Live Session
Note:
If you chose a custom session location off Kajabi, you won’t see the button to start a Live Session on your Kajabi Live Session page. You’ll need to go to your custom location to start your session.
To start a Live Session with Kajabi Live Video:
Click the name of your Live Session to open it.
(Or, click the green Scheduled button and select Edit lesson session.)Near the top right corner of the page, click Start session.
The Kajabi Live Video launcher will open in a new browser tab.Verify that all of your camera and microphone settings are correct.
Click Join to start your session and enter the live video room:
A notification email announcing the start of the session will be sent to all students who’ve opted into email notifications, and they’ll also be notified when the session ends.
Be sure to notify your students if you’re recording the session. If you’re using Kajabi Live Video, you can conveniently download your session recordings in the Live Session editor afterward and then upload them to your Course:
How Will My Students Join a Live Session?
Students will join your Live Session via the Live Session Page inside your Course. They can open this page by clicking on the title of your Live Session in the Course outline.
If you're hosting your session with Kajabi Live Video, your students will simply click the “Join Live” button to join a Live Session you’ve started:
If you’re using a custom session location instead of Kajabi Live Video, your students will see the location URL or description you entered in your Live Session settings instead of a join button.
Tip:
Using Kajabi Live Video to host your Live Sessions? Learn more about how to customize your Kajabi Live Video settings.
And that’s how you can schedule Live Sessions for your cohort-based Course! Please vote below and let us know if you found this article helpful. We value your feedback. Thanks for being the best part of Kajabi!