Embed video links in Day One
How to add links to videos in your entries.
Day One supports embedding links for videos from YouTube and Vimeo. Simply copy the URL/link from Vimeo or YouTube and paste it in a Day One entry. You can also use the share extension from Vimeo/YouTube to Day One.
Video embedding is not currently supported on Day One Web or Day One for Windows. On the web app at dayone.me and in the Windows app, a pasted YouTube or Vimeo link stays a plain link instead of becoming a playable video.
Supported YouTube Video Types for Embedding in Day One
Currently, Day One supports the following formats of YouTube videos to be embedded in Day One apps:
- Public videos
- Unlisted videos
- Videos for Kids
- Live Streams
- Single video inside a playlist
- Videos with a timestamp parameter
- Short video links, such as
https://youtu.be/hashValue
Certain YouTube video types, such as private videos, may not be supported for embedding in Day One.
Video player configuration error (Error 153) on Day One Web and Windows
If an entry shows Error 153, “Video player configuration error”, or a blank or broken video player on Day One Web or Day One for Windows, this is the limitation described above rather than a problem with your account, your entry, or the video link.
You may see this when you open an entry that contains a video: the player area shows the error message instead of the video.
The message comes from YouTube’s own player, which Day One Web does not yet load in a way that supports inline playback.
To watch the video inside the entry, open the same entry in the Day One app for iOS, Android, or macOS, where embedded video is supported. The error will continue to appear on Day One Web and Windows until embedded video support is added there.
