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Integrating Videos in AMP an Overview

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Introduction

There many different ways to integrate videos in AMP HTML files.

Here is a list of all currently supported video formats and platforms.

Setup

Import the libraries.

<script async custom-element="amp-instagram" src="https://cdn.ampproject.org/v0/amp-instagram-0.1.js"></script>

Embed your own Video with amp-video

Use amp-video for hosted videos.

Find more examples here.

Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video.

<amp-video width="480"
  height="270"
  src="/static/samples/video/tokyo.mp4"
  poster="/static/samples/img/tokyo.jpg"
  layout="responsive"
  controls>
  <div fallback>
    <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video.</p>
  </div>
  <source type="video/mp4"
    src="/static/samples/video/tokyo.mp4">
  <source type="video/webm"
    src="/static/samples/video/tokyo.webm">
</amp-video>

Supported Video Platforms

amp-brightcove

Use amp-brightcove for Brightcove videos.

Find more examples here.

<amp-brightcove data-account="906043040001"
  data-video-id="1401169490001"
  data-player-id="180a5658-8be8-4f33-8eba-d562ab41b40c"
  layout="responsive"
  width="480"
  height="270">
</amp-brightcove>

amp-dailymotion

Use amp-dailymotion for dailymotion videos.

Find more examples here.

<amp-dailymotion data-videoid="x3rdtfy"
  layout="responsive"
  data-ui-highlight="FF4081"
  width="480"
  height="270">
</amp-dailymotion>

amp-facebook

Use amp-facebook for Facebook videos.

Find more examples here.

<amp-facebook width="552"
  height="310"
  layout="responsive"
  data-embed-as="video"
  data-href="https://www.facebook.com/zuck/videos/10102509264909801/">
</amp-facebook>

amp-instagram

Use amp-instagram for videos on Instagram.

Find more examples here.

<amp-instagram data-shortcode="1totVhIFXl"
  width="1"
  height="1"
  layout="responsive">
</amp-instagram>

amp-twitter

Use amp-twitter for Twitter videos.

Find more examples here.

<amp-twitter width="375"
  height="472"
  layout="responsive"
  data-tweetid="707569406105092096">
</amp-twitter>

amp-vimeo

Use amp-vimeo for Vimeo videos.

Find more examples here.

<amp-vimeo data-videoid="27246366"
  layout="responsive"
  width="16"
  height="9">
</amp-vimeo>

amp-vine

Use amp-vine for Vine embeds.

Find more examples here.

<amp-vine width="400"
  height="400"
  layout="responsive"
  data-vineid="MdKjXez002d">
</amp-vine>

amp-youtube

Use amp-youtube for YouTube videos.

Find more examples here.

<amp-youtube width="480"
  height="270"
  layout="responsive"
  data-videoid="lBTCB7yLs8Y">
</amp-youtube>

What if your Video Provider is not Supported?

Use amp-iframe for videos not supported in AMP.

Find more examples here.

<amp-iframe title="Video of Sintel, an independently produced short film"
  width="500"
  height="281"
  layout="responsive"
  sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups"
  allowfullscreen
  frameborder="0"
  src="https://player.ooyala.com/iframe.html?ec=Vxc2k0MDE6Y_C7J5podo3UDxlFxGaZrQ&pbid=6440813504804d76ba35c8c787a4b33c&platform=html5">
</amp-iframe>
Need further explanation?

If the explanations on this page don't cover all of your questions feel free to reach out to other AMP users to discuss your exact use case.

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