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title: "Embedding a YouTube Video or Short"
slug: "embedding-a-youtube-video"
updated: 2023-06-22T14:45:26Z
published: 2023-06-22T14:45:26Z
canonical: "support.smarteru.com/embedding-a-youtube-video"
---

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# Embedding a YouTube Video or Short

Embedding a YouTube video or YouTube short in your content consists of two main steps:

1. Copying the embed code for the [YouTube video](/v1/docs/embedding-a-youtube-video#copying-the-youtube-videos-embed-code) or [YouTube short](/v1/docs/embedding-a-youtube-video#copying-the-youtube-shorts-embed-code).
2. [Adding the embed code](/v1/docs/wysiwyg-editor-adding-a-video-to-content#embedding-a-video-) to your content.

## **Copying the YouTube Video's Embed Code**

To copy the YouTube video's embed code:

1. Open the YouTube video in a browser window.
2. Click **Share**.

![Interface gráfica do usuário Descrição gerada automaticamente com confiança média](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/embedding-a-youtube-video-image-a8qnd1l6.png)

1. Click **Embed**.
2. Click **Copy**.

![Interface gráfica do usuário, Texto, Aplicativo, Site Descrição gerada automaticamente](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/embedding-a-youtube-video-image-12rjaex0.png)

**NEXT STEP:** [Add the embed code to your content](/v1/docs/wysiwyg-editor-adding-a-video-to-content#embedding-a-video-).

## Copying the YouTube Short's Embed Code

To copy the YouTube short's embed code:

1. Open the YouTube short in a browser window.
2. Right-click anywhere on the short.
3. Select **Copy Embed Code**.

![YouTube Short - Copying Embed Code 20230619](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/YouTube%20Short%20-%20Copying%20Embed%20Code%2020230619.png)

**NEXT STEP:** [Add the embed code to your content](/v1/docs/wysiwyg-editor-adding-a-video-to-content#embedding-a-video-).

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