Display Youtube video on Telegram

[gapizen]

Hello,
I have connected my YouTube channel to a Telegram bot.
The link that gets sent is not playable within the Telegram environment and redirects users to the YouTube app for viewing.

What I expect is that the video should be displayed within Telegram and also in the telegra.ph environment, so that users don’t have to leave Telegram to watch the video.

I am attaching the errors encountered.

I’d appreciate any guidance on this.
Thank you!

 

[Preeti Paryani]

Hello @gapizen,

It seems that while mapping the URL under the text field, you have mapped it incorrectly, which is why the URL is not working as expected. Please refer to the attachment for more details and ensure you correct the mapping, removing the ID that has been mapped after the URL.

Regarding the video being redirected to YouTube, we cannot provide support for this as it’s outside our domain. However, you can try using the Send Video action and see if that resolves the issue.

 

[gapizen]

The sent link is valid and works in the browser. What I want is for the video to play within the Telegram app when clicked, instead of redirecting to YouTube.

How can a YouTube video be played directly within the Telegram app?

 

[Preeti Paryani]

Hello @gapizen,

The functionality of playing YouTube videos directly within Telegram is controlled by Telegram itself. Pabbly Connect only facilitates sending the video link, but how the link behaves within Telegram depends on Telegram's platform policies and YouTube’s embedding permissions.

Since this is related to Telegram’s handling of YouTube links, we recommend reaching out to the Telegram support team for further clarification on whether this can be achieved.