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[Self-Hosted] Youtube Videos not embedding

(#671) Bug Needs triage embeds self-hosting
by RexSystem edited originally by @Hacker6329 on GitHub

Summary

I don't know if this feature is implemented or not, but i guess it should considering the youtube api key. I put my Youtube Data Api v3 in the configuration, the preview and the title are resolved, but i can't click play on fluxer on the video.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open a chat
  2. paste a youtube link
  3. See the link, the title and the preview, but not the play button

Environment

Version: Latest Self-Hosted OS: Browser Windows 11 Device: Computer

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13 comments

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Comment by @Kenkoman
RexSystem 1 vote originally by @Kenkoman on GitHub
Also getting this on my self-hosted instance both before and after putting a Youtube Data API key in admin panel config
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Comment by Hampus
HampusStaff 1 vote originally by @hampus-fluxer on GitHub
Let me know if this is still an issue after updating to [`fluxer-unfurl@2026.816.212224`](<https://github.com/fluxerapp/fluxer/releases/tag/fluxer-unfurl%402026.816.212224>).
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Comment by @MrRubberDucky
RexSystem 1 vote originally by @MrRubberDucky on GitHub
image In my case, I still experience the same issue even after updating it. Stable Web 2026.816.210712 (latest for self-hosted, not sure how person below me gets Canary to work with their self-hosted instance...)
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Comment by @lionnnn1
RexSystem 1 vote originally by @lionnnn1 on GitHub
image image Running the latest self hosted instance here Checked both on browser and canary app (version Fluxer Canary-2026.816.134514) on linux, seems to be working perfectly fine for me.
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Comment by @Kenkoman
RexSystem 1 vote originally by @Kenkoman on GitHub
I tried updating and do not appear to get working embeds still either
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Removed by moderator Rex: Removed a general status note that was posted on many GitHub threads. It no longer applies here.
Comment by @Kenkoman
RexSystem 1 vote originally by @Kenkoman on GitHub
I checked my youtube api service details and it appears my self-hosted instance is calling youtube.api.v3.V3DataVideoService.List whenever trying to embed a youtube video, but the api returns 403 each time - does this indicate i haven't set something up correctly for fluxers api access?
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Comment by @stb109
RexSystem 1 vote originally by @stb109 on GitHub
I checked my youtube api service details and it appears my self-hosted instance is calling youtube.api.v3.V3DataVideoService.List whenever trying to embed a youtube video, but the api returns 403 each time - does this indicate i haven't set something up correctly for fluxers api access?
I am getting the same thing.
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Comment by @stb109
RexSystem 1 vote edited originally by @stb109 on GitHub
Thank you for looking into this @rheeloaded I've changed my API restrictions to none, but I am still getting the same error it seems.
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Comment by @Kenkoman
RexSystem 1 vote originally by @Kenkoman on GitHub
mine has been set to "none" this whole time, unfortunately
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Comment by @stb109
RexSystem 1 vote originally by @stb109 on GitHub
mine has been set to "none" this whole time, unfortunately
I figured it out for my account. The daily search quota was set to 0. I had to make a new project to get the default 10,000 quota. I'm not sure how this happened, but my API key for that project was created in 2018 and I don't think I ever used before so maybe Google set the quota to 0 due to inactivity. As soon as I got a project with the normal quota, videos started embedding correctly. I hope this helps you as well!
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Comment by @Kenkoman
RexSystem 1 vote originally by @Kenkoman on GitHub
I figured it out for my account. The daily search quota was set to 0. I had to make a new project to get the default 10,000 quota. I'm not sure how this happened, but my API key for that project was created in 2018 and I don't think I ever used before so maybe Google set the quota to 0 due to inactivity. As soon as I got a project with the normal quota, videos started embedding correctly.
oh wow, this worked for me! that is so ridiculous from google but i can confirm making a new project rather than using an old one works
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Comment by @playaz44
RexSystem 1 vote originally by @playaz44 on GitHub
Hello, has anyone successfully set up URL restrictions for the YouTube Data API? No matter what URL or wildcard I enter, enabling API protection in YouTube data API causes the YouTube embedding stop working in Fluxer.
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Comment by @MrRubberDucky
RexSystem 1 vote originally by @MrRubberDucky on GitHub
My issue was API protection being enabled in YouTube, disabling it made it work. Also curious about what playaz44 asked, setting it to website and putting any value seems to always make it fail no matter what is set there.
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