Add Videos from YouTube

Already have videos on YouTube? Add them to your Bamboo library in seconds, without downloading or re-uploading anything. Paste the video's link, and Bamboo imports its name, description, thumbnail, and duration for you. Import from YouTube is available during your free trial and on the Bamboo Pro and Bamboo Business plans.

In this article:

1. Where YouTube videos play: your website, with YouTube's player
2. Add a YouTube video: import a video from its link or ID
3. After you import: add categories and other details

Where YouTube videos play

YouTube videos play on your Bamboo website, using YouTube's own player. You'll see a Website only label next to Import from YouTube, and a YouTube label on these videos in your library.

To show a video in your apps or in an embedded player as well, upload the video file to Bamboo instead. See Add Videos to Your Library.

Add a YouTube video

1. Go to Content → Videos, click Add Video, and choose Import from YouTube.
2. In YouTube URL or Video ID, paste the video's link (for example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ) or just its ID (dQw4w9WgXcQ).
3. Click Import.

The video appears in your library with its YouTube name, description, thumbnail, and duration already filled in.

Tip: the video ID is the part of the link after v=. In a short link like youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ, it's the part after the slash.

After you import

Open the video from Content → Videos to finish setting it up, just like any other video:

• Add it to a category so it appears on your website. See Create & Edit Categories.
• Edit the name or description, and add tags and talent.
• Set a start and end date, privacy, a price, or subscriptions.

Learn more: Edit a Video · Add Videos to Your Library

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