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# YouTube Video Activity

**Insert a YouTube episode as a Pathway Activity.** 

## How to create a YouTube Video Activity

1. **Open a Pathway.**
2. **Select the + icon and then select YouTube Video.** 
3. **Activity name.** Name the activity.
4. **Enter the YouTube Video ID.** To get the video ID, simply copy everything that appears after "[www.youtube.com/watch?v=](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=)" in the URL. Hit enter to load a video preview.
5. **Add a short snippet.** Write a short description of the video. This will be visible on the Pathway for desktop and tablet only (max. 90 characters).
6. **Write a description.** Write a longer description of the video. This will be visible once a user selects the Pathway tile on mobile, desktop and tablet.
7. **Activity settings.**
   1. **Required.** Set as a required or optional activity. 
   2. **Play Fulfilment.** If set to required, the user must play the video in order to fulfill the activity. 
   3. **Start Playback From.** Enter the time in seconds to start the playback from. 
   4. **End Playback.** Enter the time in seconds after which the playback must end.

{% embed url="<https://cdn.falkor.io/uploads/2020/09/cloud-file-6470/aef1855d3de694838d9b09452b472e92.mp4>" %}
The video ID is everything after "v=" in the link
{% endembed %}

{% embed url="<https://cdn.falkor.io/uploads/2020/09/cloud-file-6470/a41afc63aeb9d5c5fe364e58718363ac.mp4>" %}
Insert the video ID & hit enter
{% endembed %}

## Options

| Options              | Description                                                                                |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Activity   Name**  | Name the activity/YouTube video (this will appear on the pathway).                         |
| **YouTube Video ID** | Enter only the video ID (the last part of the URL behind the "watch?v=/" part of the URL). |
| **Activity Notes**   | Add text and links.                                                                        |

## Activity Settings

| Setting                 | Description                                                                                                            |
| ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Required**            | Choose whether the activity is required (activity must be fulfilled in order to proceed) or optional (can be skipped). |
| **Play Fulfilment**     | This auto-setting requires users to play the video in order to fulfil the activity (not applicable if optional).       |
| **Start Playback From** | You can set the time at which the video must begin.                                                                    |
| **End Playback At**     | You can set the time at which the video must end.                                                                      |

### YouTube Video Activity: Video not playing / video unavailable in Pathway

{% hint style="info" %}

#### **YouTube videos that don't play may have a restriction or setting applied. If a video is not working, always check the video setting on YouTube.** For consistent usage, ensure that the video in YouTube Studio:

1. is allowed to be embedded;
2. is not restricted to adults.
   {% endhint %}