Embedding Unlisted Videos

Updated on Apr 17, 2023

Follow these steps to embed your video if your video is not public:

1. Navigate to your desired video in Youtube

1. Get your embed code by visiting your video at YouTube and select the “SHARE” button beneath the footer.

Screenshot of a YouTube video showing the share button next to the like and dislike button and before the download button

2. Embedding your video

2. Then, a Share window will appear and in that pop-up window, select the Embed icon.

Screenshot of the share pop-up window showing where to find the Embed icon which is the first option from the left

3. Next, an Embed Video window will appear, copy Your Embed Code (a YouTube iframe). To copy this pre-generated code, just select the word “COPY” in the lower right corner.

Screenshot of the embed video window showing where to copy your embed code that is on the right-side of the screen under embed video and to select Copy on the rightmost corner of the window

3. Adding a video using the "Insert Stuff" icon

4. Option 1 is to add the video using “Insert Stuff.” Return to your course and edit the item’s “Description” window then click on that item’s drop-down and select Edit Topic.

Screenshot of the discussions page navigating to Discussions List and showing to select the first topic which is Introductions Discussion (Module 1) drop down arrow and to select Edit Topic next to View Topic in Grid View

5. An Edit Topic page will generate. Then select the “Insert Stuff” button and select “Enter Embed Code.”

Screenshot of Edit topic page showing to select the Insert Stuff icon next to the List icon and before the Insert Link icon.

Screenshot of Insert Stuff window showing to select enter embed code next to Insert Link and before Panopto Embed

6. An Enter Embed Code window will generate. Paste in your YouTube’s embed code and select the Next button.

Screenshot of Enter Embed Code window that shows to paste the copied YouTube embed code in the content box and then to select the Next button

7. When the preview window appears, select the blue “Insert” button and then the “Save and Close” button in the main page.

Screenshot of Insert Stuff window showing to select Insert button at the bottom.

Screenshot of Edit Topic window showing to select Save and Close at the bottom of the page

4. Adding a video using HTML Source Code

8. Option 2 is to add the video using HTML Source Editor. From your description window, click on the Source Code (< / >) symbol in the lower left corner to open the source editor.

Screenshot of Edit Topic page showing where to find the source code in the description menu which is the icon next to the Preview icon and before the Undo button

9. Paste your code where you would like to appear on the D2L page.

Screenshot of the Source Code showing to paste the copied embed code and to select the Save button on the bottom

If you don't see the </> symbol, click the 3 dots (more actions) button on the top-right of the description box.

5. Adding a video to a widget

10. Option 3 is adding a video to a widget. To open an existing widget’s editor. From that widget’s drop-down, select “Edit this Widget.”

Screenshot of the Your Instructor widget showing to select the drop-down arrow next to Your Instructor and then to select the middle option which is the Edit this widget

11. This will take you to the Edit this widget page, then choose the “Content” tab to open the description window and click on the < / > button in the lower left corner to open the source editor.

If you don't see the </> symbol, click the 3 dots (more actions) button on the top-right of the description box.