# Testing images as YouTube links forbidden **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 15, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-images-as-youtube-links-forbidden/987063 "2023-07-15T10:59:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-images-as-youtube-links-forbidden/987063/1 "2023-07-15T10:59:09Z")
Testing an image as YouTube links aren’t allowed to be posted - getting the warnings when I try to post a link to YouTube: > An error occurred: Sorry, you can’t embed media items in a post. [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/SMPTE_Color_Bars.svg/1344px-SMPTE_Color_Bars.svg.png) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/SMPTE_Color_Bars.svg/1344px-SMPTE_Color_Bars.svg.png) ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-images-as-youtube-links-forbidden/987063/2 "2023-07-15T11:01:08Z")
Why can’t I post any sort of link to YouTube? The forum doesn’t even give the option of posting a link without embedding it. EDIT: you can if you post it via the hyperlink icon, then it just appears as a link. Posting the link into the body of the message is refused. I don’t think it’s always been like this. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYZ9LUPIpWk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYZ9LUPIpWk) ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-images-as-youtube-links-forbidden/987063/3 "2023-07-15T11:02:44Z")
> [@Have links to YouTube been disabled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-links-to-youtube-been-disabled/981958): > > I just tried posting a couple of YouTube links in and got the message An error occurred: Sorry, you can’t embed media items in a post. What’s going on? ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-images-as-youtube-links-forbidden/987063/4 "2023-07-15T11:04:19Z")
Ah thanks, I did look but must have missed that. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-images-as-youtube-links-forbidden/987063/5 "2023-07-15T11:06:19Z")
Usually, putting a slash after the URL will fix it. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pHdoKZkde_4/maxresdefault.jpg "My Dingaling (The Simpsons)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHdoKZkde_4) ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-images-as-youtube-links-forbidden/987063/6 "2023-07-15T11:09:48Z")
> **[LIVE: High Winds 🌬️✈️ at London Heathrow Airport \[4K\]](https://www.youtube.com/live/cYZ9LUPIpWk?feature=share)** > > \#aviation #plane #aviation #planespotting #boeing #airbus #heathrow Our guidelines for your happy online chat experiencePlease make new Members feel welcome.... Well it sort of works… but its not a playable video. Thanks for your help. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-images-as-youtube-links-forbidden/987063/7 "2023-07-15T11:23:31Z")
Try copying the video URL, not the page URL. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cYZ9LUPIpWk/maxresdefault.jpg "LIVE: High Winds 🌬️✈️ at London Heathrow Airport [4K]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYZ9LUPIpWk) ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-images-as-youtube-links-forbidden/987063/8 "2023-07-15T11:29:34Z")
I used the URL provided by YouTube’s share button which should have been the video… Hmm I’ll try with this video (which is excellent BTW): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LXrbmKakIls/maxresdefault.jpg "Led Zeppelin, Kashmir - A Classical Musician’s First Listen And Reaction") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXrbmKakIls) ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-images-as-youtube-links-forbidden/987063/9 "2023-07-15T11:31:09Z")
Great it works only with the / as you suggested, although I cannot edit. Can’t believe this has been an issue since April and I hadn’t noticed before! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-images-as-youtube-links-forbidden/987063/10 "2023-07-15T12:23:55Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HMFF3MrX7mI/maxresdefault.jpg "Glass and Coin Mouse Trap - Easy Mouse Trap That Works! Mousetrap Monday") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMFF3MrX7mI) ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-images-as-youtube-links-forbidden/987063/11 "2023-07-15T16:51:05Z")
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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-images-as-youtube-links-forbidden/987063/12 "2023-07-15T16:54:41Z")
This is a bug. The folks at Discourse have been made aware of it, but so far we don’t have a fix. See the link to the thread in Site Feedback that @crowmanyclouds posted above for more information and for various workarounds that people have discovered. Since there is already a discussion in Site Feedback, I am going to close this. Please use the Site Feedback thread for testing and for further discussion about the bug.