I Tried to add a Youtube video on the board. It works on my Chrome, but if I try it without signing in from incognito mode or Safari browser, it just says: “This video is unavailable”.
So the video doesn’t load on “View only mode” for some reason?
@Jalmari K - It is very possible that your YouTube’s Visibility is set to Private, therefore when you are not signed in (incognito) it won’t play.
Update: Okay, scratch that thought - the message “unavailable” clearly does not mean “is private”.
Do you perhaps running a VPN with a browser extension component, so the videos will play when signed in, but won’t play when incognito (when the extension is likely disabled).
Are there location-based settings for your YouTube videos that will only play then in certain regions?
@Jalmari K - Just doing a test of my own and not experiencing the same behaviour as you. I grabbed this random video from YouTube and put it in a board set to Anyone with the link → Can view.
@Jalmari K - Can you play the video via an incognito window directly from YouTube.com?
@Robert Johnson Ah damnit, I double-checked this, and somehow it was still a private video.
Sorry for this, noob mistake All good now.
@Jalmari K - It happens to us all. It would have helped if the message showed when directly on YouTube’s site matched what they return for an embedded board.
If I go to youtube.com incognito:
But an embedded board returns:
There are several issues causing this problem. A few of the reasons why you might get such error include:
There is a possibility that the video violates YouTube policy.
The cache got corrupted and needs to be cleared.
There may be a reason for the poor quality of the video.
There may be an issue with the internet speed.
You can try out some options to avoid such situations of non-availability of your favorite videos. A few recommended options include:
Try to reinstall your web browser.
You can try a different browser to play the desired youtube video.
Enable Flash and JavaScript.
Deleting Cookies
Update GPU drivers.
@warrensacko The issue was that the video was set to private, which the author clearly states in this reply:
"Ah damnit, I double-checked this, and somehow it was still a private video.