How to Embed YouTube Videos on Twitter?
Twitter is one of the most popular and fastest-growing social media platforms all around the world. This platform allows its users to post statuses, videos, news, and many more in the form of tweets. You can also share and download a video on Twitter. But did you know that you can also embed YouTube videos on Twitter?
Embedding YouTube videos on this app allows you to share as many videos as you wish with your followers in the easiest way possible. You do not have to download and upload each video you want to share as can just embed a link to that video.
If you are unaware of how to embed YouTube videos on Twitter, worry no more because, with this article, we have you covered.
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What does Embedding YouTube Videos on Twitter do?
Before beginning our journey on how to embed a YouTube video on Twitter, let’s talk about why you should do so. Twitter is a fast-growing app, meaning that many people here are scrolling their feeds day and night. When you embed and share a YouTube video and they open it, it will drive traffic to your YouTube channel. This will increase engagement and increase the views, likes, and even subscribers to your channel.
If you are an activist or just want to know someone about something, sharing informative texts with a video embedded related to that will generate more awareness. As people as they will be able to not just read it but also see it. This will able help you build a proper and stronger relationship with other Twitter users and will also be easy to retweet by others.
How to Embed YouTube Videos on Twitter using Phones?
One of the ways you can embed YouTube videos on Twitter is by using your mobile phone. The steps mentioned will be similar for your android as well as iOS devices. You can embed YouTube videos on Twitter using your android or iOS devices by two methods and they are:
Using YouTube Share Option
To embed YouTube videos on Twitter using the Twitter app on your mobile devices with the help of the YouTube share option, follow the given steps:
1. Open YouTube and Twitter apps on your phones and log into your accounts.
2. On YouTube, go to the video you wish to embed and share on Twitter.
3. Click on the ‘Share’ icon you see.
4. Select the ‘Tweet’ option.
5. The video gets embedded in your tweet as shown below.
6. Add the texts and set the audience of your choice.
7. Tap on ‘Tweet’.
8. The tweet gets posted on your account with the YouTube video embedded.
In this way, you can embed YouTube videos on Twitter using the YouTube share option on your phones.
Using the Link
Another way to embed YouTube videos on Twitter is by using the link to the video. To do so, follow the given steps:
1. Open YouTube and Twitter apps on your phones and log into your accounts.
2. On YouTube, go to the video you wish to embed and share on Twitter.
3. Click on the ‘Share’ icon you see.
4. Select the ‘Copy Link’ option.
5. Now, open Twitter and tap on the ‘Create’ icon.
6. Add the text you wish then paste the link you just copied.
7. Once done, click on ‘Tweet’.
8. The tweet gets posted on your account with the YouTube video embedded.
In this way, you can embed YouTube videos on Twitter by copying the link to the video and pasting it.
How to Embed YouTube Videos on Twitter using Desktop/PC?
Another way you can share YouTube videos on this app is with the help of your desktop/PC i.e. using the Twitter website. To embed YouTube videos on Twitter using your computer devices by two methods and they are:
Using YouTube Share Option
To embed YouTube videos on Twitter using the Twitter website with the help of the YouTube share option, follow the given steps:
1. Open YouTube and Twitter on your device and log into your accounts.
2. On YouTube, go to the video you wish to embed and share on Twitter.
3. Click on the ‘Share’ icon you see.
4. Select the ‘Twitter’ option.
5. The video gets embedded in your tweet as shown below.
6. Add the texts and set the audience of your choice.
7. Tap on ‘Tweet’.
8. The tweet gets posted on your account with the YouTube video embedded.
In this way, you can embed YouTube videos on Twitter using the YouTube share option.
Using the Link
Another way to embed YouTube videos on Twitter is by using the link to the video. To do so, follow the given steps:
1. Open YouTube and Twitter on your device and log into your accounts.
2. On YouTube, go to the video you wish to embed and share on Twitter.
3. Click on the ‘Share’ icon you see.
4. Select the ‘Copy Link’ option.
5. Now, open Twitter and tap on the ‘What’s on your mind?’ section.
6. Paste the link you just copied.
7. Add text and set audience of your choice.
8. Once done, click on ‘Tweet’.
9. The tweet gets posted on your account with the YouTube video embedded.
In this way, you can embed YouTube videos on Twitter by copying the link to the video and pasting it on the Twitter website.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How to watch embedded videos on Twitter?
You can watch the embedded YouTube videos on Twitter by simply tapping on link on the tweet. When you do so, you will automatically be taken to YouTube and the video in the link starts playing.
Can I directly share a video on Twitter?
Yes, you can share a video on Twitter directly, open Twitter and tap on the ‘Create’ icon and select the ‘Photos’ option. Choose the video you wish to tweet and make the edits you want. Once done, add texts and then tweet it.
How long video can I post on Twitter?
If you are a Twitter Blue subscriber, you can add up to 60 minutes long video (1080p) using your computer devices and 10 minutes long videos using your android or iOS devices. If you are not a subscriber, you can add and post up to 4 minutes long videos on Twitter.
Conclusion
Hence, by using the steps mentioned above in the article, you can now easily embed YouTube videos on Twitter using your phones as well as computer devices. You can do so either by using the YouTube share option or by copying and pasting the link to the video. You can also add direct videos if you wish to.
Hope this article was helpful and cleared your doubts. Feel free to leave comments in case of any queries.
