How to Download a Twitter/X Broadcast or Live Replay
By The xfetchy team · June 1, 2026 · 5 min read
X supports live broadcasts — video streams that play in real time and, when recorded, leave a replay on the post. Like Spaces, these replays don't last forever, and a broadcast worth keeping is best saved sooner rather than later.
Broadcasts vs Spaces: what is the difference?
Broadcasts are video livestreams — the host is on camera. Spaces are audio-only conversations. Both can be recorded and both leave a replay. The difference matters for saving: a broadcast replay is a video file (MP4), while a Spaces replay is audio. The Spaces downloader handles audio replays; the broadcast downloader handles video streams.
How to save a broadcast replay
- Find the post that contains the broadcast replay on X.
- Copy the post link (it should contain `/status/` in the URL).
- Paste it into the broadcast downloader on xfetchy.
- Click Fetch — if the replay is still available, it will appear as a downloadable video.
- Click Download and save the MP4.
How long do replays stay up?
X doesn't publish a firm expiration policy for broadcast replays, but in practice they can disappear weeks after the stream ends — sometimes sooner if the account deletes the post or gets suspended. Don't wait. The same urgency applies to Spaces recordings, which expire after roughly 30 days.
What if the replay is gone?
If the replay has already expired or the post was deleted, there's no way to recover it — the source file is gone. This is the same situation as deleted tweet videos. Save anything you care about while it's still live.
Paste the post link into xfetchy while the replay is still there.
We build xfetchy, a free, no-login Twitter/X video downloader, and spend our days working with X's media formats — so these guides come from hands-on experience, not guesswork.