URL syntax for Youtube video in fullscreen and start at time index

Question

I am able to modify a standard youtube link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0tHEJl_Y8E

to play in fullscreen mode:

https://www.youtube.com/v/R0tHEJl_Y8E

I would like to augment the fullscreen URL so that it starts at time index. I looked at other examples and unsuccessfully tried:

https://www.youtube.com/v/R0tHEJl_Y8E&/#t=68s

Suggestions are appreciated: thank you

The solution for this problem is not here (!), see solution at https://stackoverflow.com/a/22431385/287948 — Peter Krauss, Mar 23 '20 at 12:01

score 19 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 23 '20 at 12:07

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According to the YouTube API Player Parameters page, the /v/ style URL was used for the embedded AS3 player and is deprecated. Instead, use https://www.youtube.com/embed/VIDEO_ID, with the start parameter, e.g.:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/R0tHEJl_Y8E?start=68

Also, just to clarify, this URL will take up the full browser window, not the full screen.

A better solution using iframe here with jQuery or simplest here:

If you add '?rel=0&autoplay=1' to the end of the url in the embed code (like this)

<iframe id="video" 
 src="//www.youtube.com/embed/5iiPC-VGFLU?rel=0&autoplay=1"
 frameborder="0"
 allowfullscreen></iframe>

of the video it should play on load. Here's a demo over at jsfiddle.

edited Mar 23 '20 at 12:07

Peter Krauss

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answered May 24 '16 at 02:25

Tyler C.

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This works great as long as the URL is youtube.com but when youTube provides a redirect link like youtu.be/VIDEO_ID the redirect fails if /embed is inserted. However, if you use the same Video_Id that was provided with the redirect link and append it to the youtube.com/embed/Video_Id The video plays in full screen as desired. But is this valid to change the domain from youtu.be to youtube... or will it break in the future? – Harvey Mushman Jan 10 '17 at 00:27
Is there a way to do this with a live stream link? – Steve Lloyd Mar 07 '21 at 17:46

Bhaskara Arani · Answer 2 · 2019-03-20T10:11:55.623

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you can the url for fullscreen

https://www.youtube.com/embed/R0tHEJl_Y8E?start=68&fs=1

'fs=1' ==> for full screen button to show
'start=68' ==> 68 is in seconds
'https://www.youtube.com/embed/'--> this will enables the fullscreen mode

edited Mar 20 '19 at 10:11

answered Mar 12 '19 at 17:19

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Nice! Is a link to a reference available? – gatorback Mar 19 '19 at 12:11
https://www.youtube.com/embed/R0tHEJl_Y8E?start=68&fs=1 , this video link is working – Bhaskara Arani Mar 19 '19 at 13:10
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`fs=1` only sets the fullscreen button to display on the player, and is the default value - it doesn't actually affect whether the video is fullscreen. See: https://developers.google.com/youtube/player_parameters#fs – Tyler C. Mar 19 '19 at 18:52
Even with `fs=1` **no** full screen button is showed. – Peter Krauss Mar 23 '20 at 11:47
In 2020, adding "&fs=1" to the url breaks the video. – Deborah Nov 06 '20 at 20:11
in 2020 adding "&fs=1" did not break the video but it also did not make the video fullscreen onload. it tells the api if the fullscreen button should be available or not. – MindRoasterMir Nov 28 '20 at 20:51

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 18 '19 at 18:03

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If you right click on you chose video, it will show an option saying "Copy URL at current time". This copies a URL that starts at your selected period.

answered Mar 18 '19 at 18:03

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 10 '22 at 20:31

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I got newer youtube live stream videos working with this format:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/OWbI6WtlI-k?rel=0&autoplay=1

answered Sep 10 '22 at 20:31

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URL syntax for Youtube video in fullscreen and start at time index

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