Add Videos to Your App

Prefer full control and offline playback? Upload your videos instead of linking them.

Inside your lesson, click + Add Content.
Select Lesson Widgets, then click Video.
In the video settings, choose Upload Video instead of adding a link.
Upload your MP4 or MOV file.
Once uploaded, the video will appear directly in your lesson and will support offline sync in mobile apps.

💡 Uploading videos ensures the best playback experience for learners—especially if they want to watch offline.

Log in to your Passion.io app and navigate to Learn section.
Choose the course and lesson to add your video link.

To add in a new lesson, check the article How to add a Lesson to a Course?
Inside the lesson, click on + Add Content on the upper right corner.
Select Lesson widgets and click Video to appear inside the lesson.
Click the widget to add the video.
Add the YouTube, YouTube Live Stream URL, or Vimeo link in the Video Link field on the left side, below the upload video box.
Click Add video. You can see a preview of your video once the content is added.

⚡ Note: When using YouTube or Vimeo links, offline sync in the mobile apps is disabled.

If your videos do not appear correctly in the app, follow these steps:

Recommended YouTube/ Video settings to ensure video accessibility

YouTube: The video must be set to Unlisted (not Private). Learn more: YouTube – Change video privacy settings
Vimeo: The video should be Hidden from Vimeo, and in the Embed settings, select Anywhere. Learn more: Vimeo – Change your video’s privacy

The YouTube link added displays: “The video owner has disabled playback on another website.”

Make sure your YouTube videos are allowed to be embedded on third-party websites.
Go to your video → Edit (Details) → scroll to License and check Allow embedding.
Ensure the video is Unlisted (not Private) to play properly.

Disabling end screens (screen cards) on YouTube videos

Go to your YouTube video settings → Playback.
Disable show annotation, channel promotion, and interactive card on video under Annotation and Interactivity.

Playback unavailable

When using YouTube or Vimeo links, it's an expected behavior for the playback option not to appear
To enable playback inside the app, video must be uploaded as an MP4 or MOV file instead.

Troubleshooting video issues in the app

You can check out the article Troubleshooting Video Issues in the App and follow our basic troubleshooting to fix the issue.

Easily add YouTube, Vimeo, or uploaded videos to your lessons in Passion. 🎥