ℹ️Streaming is optional. StreamBid works as a standalone live sales page even without a stream connected.
Step 2
Create Products in Shopify
Shopify Admin → Products → Add product
StreamBid pulls products from your Shopify catalog, so you need to create them in Shopify first before adding them to an event.
Creating a Product
Title — Product name (e.g. "2024 Topps Chrome Hobby Box")
Description — Optional
Media — Upload a product image
Price — Set a price (StreamBid will override this with the auction/buy-now price at checkout)
Under Inventory:
Select your shop location
Set quantity to 1 (or however many you have)
Save
Hide Products from Your Storefront
You don't want auction products showing up on your regular store pages — they should only appear through StreamBid during a live event.
On the product page, find the Publishing section in the right sidebar
Click the edit icon (the manage icon next to the channel list)
In the Manage publishing modal, toggle OFF all sales channels:
Shop — off
Point of Sale — off
Online Store — off
Buy Button — off
Google & YouTube — off
Click Done
Save
The product will still be accessible to StreamBid through the Shopify API, but it won't appear in collections, search, or anywhere else on your storefront.
💡Create all your products for a stream session ahead of time with publishing toggled off. Then when you create your event in StreamBid, they'll be ready to add.
Step 3
Add Products to the Event
From the event detail page, add products you want to sell during the stream.
Product Types
Type
How It Works
Auction
Timed bidding. Set a starting bid and duration. Highest bidder wins.
Buy Now
Fixed price. First customer to claim it gets the checkout.
Auction Product Settings
Setting
What it Does
Starting Bid
Minimum opening bid (e.g. $1.00)
Duration
How long the auction runs once activated (in seconds, e.g. 60)
Anti-Snipe
Toggle on/off per product. Auto-extends the timer by 15 seconds if a bid comes in during the last 15 seconds — prevents last-second sniping
Buy Now Product Settings
Setting
What it Does
Price
Fixed sale price
Adding Products to the Event
Click Add Product on the event page
Select a product from your Shopify catalog
Choose type: Auction or Buy Now
Configure pricing/timing
Save
ℹ️Products start in Draft state. They won't appear on the storefront until you go live and activate them.
Step 4
Go Live
When you're ready to start selling:
Open your event in the StreamBid dashboard
Click Go Live
Event status changes from Draft → Live
All products move from Draft → Ready
Start your stream on Twitch or YouTube (if using a stream)
The Live page on your storefront now shows the stream and "Waiting for next product..." in the sidebar
During the Stream — Activating Products
Products don't go live automatically. You activate them one at a time from the StreamBid dashboard during your stream.
Auction: Click Activate — the timer starts, bidding opens immediately on the storefront
Buy Now: Click Activate — product appears on the storefront, first to claim it wins
End early: You can end an auction manually before the timer runs out
💡Have your next product ready to activate before the current one ends. Keeps the energy up during the stream.
Note
YouTube Live Chat
When streaming on YouTube, StreamBid embeds the YouTube live chat directly into the sidebar so your viewers can chat while they bid — no need to leave the page.
⚠️iPhone users: Due to iOS restrictions, the embedded YouTube chat does not work on iPhones. iPhone viewers will see a button to open the YouTube live chat in a separate tab. They can chat there, then return to the StreamBid page to bid and buy.
Desktop, Android, and all other devices support the embedded chat with no issues.