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Video on demand

Share your video or embed it on another site

Get the watch link and embed code so viewers can find and play your video anywhere.

Before you start

  • Your video has a Ready status.
  • The visibility is set correctly for your audience.

Steps

  1. 1Open the video in your library.
  2. 2Click Share or look for the share icon.
  3. 3Copy the Watch link — paste this in emails, messages, or social media.
  4. 4Click Embed to get the embed code if you want to place the player on your own website or blog.
  5. 5Copy the embed code and paste it into the HTML of your page.
  6. 6Open the link in a browser as a visitor to confirm playback works correctly.

Expected result

Viewers can open the shared link or the embedded player and watch the video with the correct access rules.

Common problems

The embedded video does not load.

Copy the full embed code again — make sure you got all the HTML, not just the URL.

The video is blocked for viewers.

Review the visibility setting — it may still be Private.

I shared the wrong video.

Copy the link again from the correct video's detail page.

Share your video or embed it on another site | DCAST Docs