Youtube shorts URL not working

I can't get YouTube shorts video links to successfully be found using the video block. Help! 🙂 It has ".../shorts/..." in the link URL

I'm having the same problem and no matter where I click on it or where I pull the short from, squarespace will not recognize the url.

I was having the same issue but found a fix from a Google forum.

Squarespace is so annoying. Why don't my YouTube shorts work??!! Or why don't tiktok videos work?? 

The above answer didn't work for my link..... 

In addition I cannot update the featured image when uploading a short. 

If you right click on the video in Youtube and click copy video URL, it will do so without the short format and then you can add to Squarespace.

About a month ago, I started having issues uploading YouTube Shorts to the blog page on my website.  According to the help desk, this is a known issue with no fix date.   I am quickly running up against my storage allotment, and I don't want to be charged extra for video storage - this is a feature that was working, and now it's not.   I was advised that there are no workarounds that will help me - video blocks won't work because this is a Blog page.   Looking for a solution that doesn't involve paying for more storage.  

Use the watch page URL instead of the Shorts URL
 

EXAMPLE, SAME VIDEO
Short URL: 

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3xReIHV13IQ 

Watch Page URL:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xReIHV13IQ

On 12/21/2022 at 10:32 PM, Ryne said:

If you right click on the video in Youtube and click copy video URL, it will do so without the short format and then you can add to Squarespace.

This worked for me! To clarify: from your YouTube dashboard, click "View on YouTube" on your video, and then right-click the video to pull up the following options. Click "Copy video URL" and then paste the URL into the Video Block in Squarespace.

It still does not work, wether it be a short or long version of the link.

Hey everyone

I still experience the same issue even though I follow your advice. Does anyone have an idea of what I can do?

As seen in the first screenshot, I get an "error" when I insert the YouTube link that I copy when pressing "share" -> "copy link" on my YouTube short video. Furthermore, the gallery page on Squarespace states "invalid video embed" as seen in the second screenshot.

However, as seen in the third screenshot, I have made sure that I have pressed "allow embedding" on the YouTube video. Furthermore, I have tried inserting the standard YouTube URL to the video and the "share" URL.

What to do?

Hey again

Okay, it now works for me, and I want to share the solution in the hope that it will help someone else 🙂

Youtube short has been out for a while and considering the current social media environment, I believe that it is important to add support to Youtube shorts in Squarespace since most of the content is shot in portrait mode.

Thanks.

Still not working for me ^^^ @JonathanKirknel

I am trying to link my YouTube Shorts in my portfolio website. None of the solutions above are working for me. 

Please help! @Squarespace Guru

Hey @homiee

I know this is an old thread, but I just experienced the same issue with trying to embed a YouTube Short and thought I would share what worked for me in case it helps anyone else out.

Instead of using a video block I used an "embed" block.

Then get the sharing URL link of your short from YouTube and replace the text "short" in the URL with "embed".

Then paste that into the embed block in Squarespace.

That's what worked for me anyhow. I also used this successfully inside the "additional info" section of a product page.

Hope that helps.

Hey – not sure if you're still looking for support on this, but this video has a pretty quick and solid workaround to embed Youtube shorts.

Hope this helps!

Here's how I got it to work: 

1) Very important: Play the short in YouTube, click "Share" on the right side of the video, and copy the link. This is a different link than what you'll find in other places. 

2) Paste the link in the Video search box in Squarespace.  You'll get an error, that's ok.

3) In the link you pasted, delete everything from the question mark and beyond. It's not needed. https://youtube.com /shorts/ypSbqqdiG28?si=SS4ENjJ0qZZFmTgw

4) Replace the word "shorts/" and the slash with watch?v=

https://youtube.com /shorts/ypSbqqdiG28?

https://youtube.com / watch?v=/ypSbqqdiG28?

5) When done it should be like this (Note: there are no spaces in the link, I put a space after .com to prevent the short form embedding here in the directions):  https://youtube.com /watch?v=/ypSbqqdiG28?

Thanks for trying to help. However, I am trying to achieve the portrait orientation in the product page. I don't want my Youtube Short videos to be shown with the black bars to the sides.

I was also able to get this to work by swapping the block from Video to Embed and then right clicking on the short and copying the embed code or using the /embed/ link in the embed code. Thanks, @sussexseamstress0603 🙂  

On 4/20/2024 at 3:23 AM, stellacrystals said:

Thanks for trying to help. However, I am trying to achieve the portrait orientation in the product page. I don't want my Youtube Short videos to be shown with the black bars to the sides.

Would you mind to share your product page URL?