The disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for live streaming. The method includes receiving a live streaming pausing command sent by a first client, in which the live streaming pausing command is configured to instruct a pause of a live streaming in a live streaming room created with a login account of the first client; pausing acquisition of live streaming data from the first client and acquiring a target resource based on the live streaming pausing command; sending a target resource to a second client to instruct the second client to switch from displaying a live streaming picture to displaying the target resource, in which the second client includes a client of an account entered in the live streaming room.