---
title: "Inserting Videos"
description: "Adding videos to your docs can make them more engaging. With HelpDocs you can quickly insert a video by grabbing its URL or embed code and pasting it into the editor. 📹"
url: "https://support.helpdocs.io/article/bwZli3PAWw-inserting-video"
category: "Content Blocks"
updated_at: "2023-04-04T16:10:42Z"
---

# Inserting Videos

Adding videos to your docs can make them more engaging. With HelpDocs you can quickly insert a video by grabbing its URL or embed code and pasting it into the editor 📹

### Inserting a Video by URL

![](https://files.helpdocs.io/Ytt2uahFxY/articles/bwZli3PAWw/1611751421838/video-embed.gif)

1. Head to the video you want to insert
2. Copy the URL from your browser
3. Click the **Block** icon in the toolbar
4. Click **Embed Block**
5. Paste in the URL
6. Click **Embed**

👁️ Click the eye icon to preview your video to check it's the right one

To embed by URL your video will need to be publicly listed

### Inserting a Video by Embed Code

We might find it difficult to locate your video. In this case you'll need to find the *embed code* for your video.

![](https://files.helpdocs.io/Ytt2uahFxY/articles/bwZli3PAWw/1611751679112/video-embed-html.gif)

1. Head to the video you want to insert
2. Under the video you should see a button called **Share** or **Embed**
3. Copy the Embed code which should start with `<iframe>`
4. Click the **Blocks** button
5. Click **Embed**
6. Click Insert **Embed Code**
7. Paste the code into the box under **HTML Snippet**
8. Click **Insert HTML**

### Inserting Wistia Videos

Inserting a Wistia video? You'll need to use [the fallback code](https://wistia.com/doc/embedding#fallback_iframe_embed) not the standard embed code.

If you're looking to embed a Wistia video on HelpDocs you'll need to do things a little differently. The code you receive should look like this:

```
<iframe src="//fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/avk9twrrbn" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" class="wistia_embed" name="wistia_embed" allowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" webkitallowfullscreen="" oallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" width="620" height="349"></iframe>
<script src="//fast.wistia.net/assets/external/E-v1.js" async=""></script>
```