Videos in Embeds

[nate-blum]

In the docs, it seems that it is possible to add a video to a rich embed. However, when I try this, I don't see any videos in my embed. It works fine with pictures though. I'm using discord.js, could that be part of the issue?

Here's my embed:

  author: {
    name: 'WORLDSTARHIPHOP (@WORLDSTAR)',
    url: 'https://twitter.com/WORLDSTAR/status/1202689666949926917',
    icon_url: 'https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/488738791511703552/cxf92nyL_normal.png'
  },
  color: 44269,
  description: 'There goes that cellphone... 😯😂📱 (IG: ' +
    'andrewwmathis & wilmarinich) ' +
    'https://t.co/IljAHBEWYk',
  footer: {
    icon_url: 'https://images-ext-1.discordapp.net/external/bXJWV2Y_F3XSra_kEqIYXAAsI3m1meckfLhYuWzxIfI/https/abs.twimg.com/icons/apple-touch-icon-192x192.png',
    text: 'Twitter'
  },
  video: {
    url: 'https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1202689635769389057/pu/vid/540x960/95WcDAAN9tTAH1Ah.mp4'
  }
}

I'm trying to make a twitter interface for discord if that helps.

[PixeLInc]

Bots can't post video embeds.

That structure is only there to show you can read it if one is sent.

[nate-blum]

So I'll need to send the link to the video after the embed in order for it to show?

[AntiTcb]

Or include the video link in the content of the message.

[z64]

For reference, that restriction is documented under here:

https://discordapp.com/developers/docs/resources/channel#create-message

For the embed object, you can set every field except type (it will be rich regardless of if you try to set it), provider, video, and any height, width, or proxy_url values for images.

[night]

Thanks for linking the create message docs. We don't support videos in bot/webhook embeds yet, but hope to in the future.

[MrFlynn]

Is there any timeline on when this might be added? This seems like something that a lot of bot creators would be interested in utilizing, myself included.

[NtTestAlert]

Attaching a file (video) works. Cannot however link to it in the text since links to attachments are not supported. Tried setting the image: to the embedded video. Shows error (probably tries to display the video in an )
Bots and webhooks obviously can send videos, its just the block from using video in embed. Probably would be able to use attached file as video field, as is possible with thumbnail, author image, and image fields.

[AmineDev07]

Bots can't post video embeds.

That structure is only there to show you can read it if one is sent.

explain this

[advaith1]

that's clearly a link embed (part of the link is visible at the top), not a bot embed

[AmineDev07]

yes Le mar. 22 juin 2021 à 10:33, Advaith ***@***.***> a écrit :

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[josejooj]

that's clearly a link embed (part of the link is visible at the top), not a bot embed

Yes, but how he incorporated the video in the embed body?

[ManHatos]

that's clearly a link embed (part of the link is visible at the top), not a bot embed

Yes, but how he incorporated the video in the embed body?

That is an embedded link. The website supports embeds via the <meta> tag I believe.