Facebook shows a creator the name of each person who sends them Stars, how many they sent and any message they added. Its help page on Stars visibility lists those details but doesn't name a screen or report that collects them. The place it does describe is the comments, where Stars appear and senders carry a badge for a week.
What Facebook shows you about each sender
When a viewer sends you Stars, Facebook's help page on who can see Stars says three details come through to you as the creator:
- The sender's name.
- How many Stars they sent.
- The customised message they wrote, if they added one.
Of the three, the message is the one I'd read closely. The name tells you who to thank and the number tells you how big the gesture was, but the message is a viewer telling you in their own words what made them send it. If a viewer asks you how to send them, point them to our guide on how to send Stars on Facebook.
Where those names appear
This is the gap in Facebook's help. The visibility page tells you what you'll see about a sender. It doesn't give a menu path, an insights screen or a list of senders to open later, so I can't point you to one from it.
What it does describe is the comment thread. Stars sent to you are visible to you and to anyone else viewing the comments. On top of that, each sender earns a badge that shows by their name on comments they send you, on any of your lives, for a week. The badge shows again every time that person replies in the thread, so anyone reading along can see it too.
So, on what Facebook documents, the comments are where you see who sent Stars, and the badge is what keeps those names easy to spot for the week afterwards. I'd treat that week as your window: it's the period when your supporters are marked out in every live you run.
There's a practical upshot for how you say thank you. Because Stars show to everyone reading the comments, a sender has already chosen to be seen supporting you. Thanking them by name on the live, while their badge is showing, fits that choice, and it tells everyone else watching that you notice the people who back you. A private message can come later if you want one.
Keep your own note of who sent what
Two details on the help page are worth knowing as a creator. Nobody can delete or remove the badge before it expires, so a supporter stays marked for the full week. But a sender can delete their comment after the Stars have gone, and Facebook doesn't say what that does to what you see in the thread.
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Put those together and the comment thread isn't a record you can rely on. If thanking people matters to you, jot down the names and messages while the live is running, rather than counting on finding them later. The badge marks a supporter; it isn't a list.
Stars are one of several creator tools on Facebook. For the full set and how they fit together, see our overview of Facebook's monetisation tools, and for the wider question of earning from a page, our guide on getting paid on Facebook is the next read.
Frequently asked questions
Can a viewer choose how many Stars to send me?
Yes. They can pick one of the preset amounts or type in a custom number when they send.
Who can be sent Stars on Facebook?
Participating creators, on their content. If you aren't taking part, viewers won't be able to send you Stars.
Does a supporter's badge show on other creators' lives?
Not according to Facebook. It's tied to you, the creator who received the Stars, and nothing on the page suggests it travels with them elsewhere.
