WIP: Background Youtube Video "This video is unavailable"

Bugs
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Bricks Version: 1.5.7
Browser: Microsoft Edge Version 107.0.1418.62 (Official build) (64-bit)
OS: Windows 11
URL: N/A using LocalWP to develop locally.

When I go to a section and change the background, the instructions say to add a Youtube, Vimeo or File URL. I add a Youtube URL and the whole section background says ā€œThis video is unavailableā€.

Iā€™m not sure whatā€™s causing this error, but I know Youtube changed the format of itā€™s URL structure a few months back and I suspect this is the reason why this isnā€™t working anymore.

URL I tried: Gradient Liquid Blue Shapes Animation Background video | Footage | Screensaver - YouTube

Also tried this URL (same video but short link): Gradient Liquid Blue Shapes Animation Background video | Footage | Screensaver - YouTube

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Hi Olija,
Thanks so much for your report!

As far as I know, only one format has been functional so far:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jox6R5-rIH0

Short URLs like https://youtu.be/Jox6R5-rIH0 are not supported.

URLs that contain parameters (&list=ā€¦) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jox6R5-rIH0&list=PLdGJJ6BBahVodCt3Cet2bDmDSiRVJoE5G are also not supported.

Can you provide me with an official source?

Best regards,
timmse

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Most YouTube videos nowadays are structured with parameters in the URL.

This URL (Resident Evil Village: Shadows of Rose - #2 | SUPER POWERS, UGLY FLOWERS - YouTube)
Turns into this automatically by Youtube to fetch the correct video (Resident Evil Village: Shadows of Rose - #2 | SUPER POWERS, UGLY FLOWERS - YouTube)

But if I try to use the first link I just mentioned, it wonā€™t work in Bricks builder. Before YouTube changed itā€™s URL structure, it would work, now it does not.

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It works for me (Resident Evil Village: Shadows of Rose - #2 | SUPER POWERS, UGLY FLOWERS - YouTube). Remove the link and paste it again. Does it work then?

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Nope. That didnā€™t work either. Same link any everything. I am now using Bricks 1.6 and still experience the same issue.

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@timmse I also need a section background video on a current cliente site. I entered - for testing reasons - a YouTube URL in these formats (in Style / Background / Background Video):

https://youtu.be/Rk6_hdRtJOE

https://youtu.be/watch?v=Rk6_hdRtJOE

I can confirm, that with Bricks 1.6 none of these two link types is working.

Could you please update this bug anytime soon, cause itā€™s really urgently needed on this client site.

Thanks!

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Did you try this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk6_hdRtJOE

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Yes, I tried it now with ā€œwwwā€ too, but video is still not showing up as a section background video.

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Hey,
Short URLs definitely do not work. The ā€œnormalā€ URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk6_hdRtJOE works for me on the first attempt:

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Hi Stefan,

this is very very weird. I have been testing this today on a 1:1 staging site AGAIN, now it works, though I swear that I have been trying it the same way previously several times.

But the issue doesnā€™t seem to be solved though, because I then did EXACTLY the same steps on live dev site ā€¦ and there it didnā€™t work ā€¦ same video url, same hosting, same plugins, same ssl, same procedure, ā€¦

Very very weird!

Link to staging site (where itā€™s working):
https://test.staging-bau.beziehungsweise.cc

Link to dev site (where itā€™s not working):
https://dev-baumstoff.beziehungsweise.cc

Could you please check again?

Thanks

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Hey,
There is a JS error on the dev site that might be helpful for our developers :slight_smile:
However, I canā€™t promise anything, since the error occurs rather ā€œrandomlyā€, as you said yourself.

But with the error, we have a starting point.

Best regards,
timmse

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Ok ā€¦ I hope this will be fixed soon, cause the site with the background video section needs to go live latest mid of January 23.

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New piece of information:

On the same client site, I have now used a DEFAULT video (with Bricks video element). This is working.

Putting the same video in the section background does not work. And yes, I have tried all possible URL variations :slight_smile:

So I can confirm, that I do have a working video and that the issue is 100 % for sure NOT related to a YouTube restriction. Maybe this helps ā€¦

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Yeaā€¦ I just want it to be known that it still does not work for me lol. Iā€™m not sure why it works for some people and not others?

Iā€™m using the same URLs you guys are using. I tried it on Dev & Live site. It just says the video is unavailable and never plays anything. It works on Vimeo but not Youtube for me.

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Yes, itā€˜s not really understandable that it works on some sites and not on other. I hope they can find a solution anytime soon!

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Hey @OhJey , would you be so kind as to send us temporary access data to one of your sites where it isnā€™t working? Please send the credentials to help@bricksbuilder.io + a link to this thread and some information, on which page we can find the video :v:

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Hi timmse, Iā€™m vincent, I just want to informe that I was send a message to help@bricksbuilder.io for cheking if itā€™s possible to solve this issue on a project I have for a clientā€¦
thx by advance
reagrds
Vincent

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Hi Vincent,

As per my reply in the email, it was due to the youtube link including extra parameters. Remove it and the background video works correctly now.

Regards,
Jenn

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@timmse

Hey, any idea when short URLs for YouTube (example: https://youtu.be/m6eqw4kM8VM) will work for video backgrounds?

Thank you!

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Hi Jake,
So far, there is no ā€œofficialā€ request for this on the idea board and, therefore, no task :v:

You are welcome to submit an idea!