video

To send a video to a chat, use the video reply type.

tip

You can also use the equivalent video DSL tag or the $reactions.video method.

If a channel supports video preview, a user will be able to watch the video in the channel’s chat without following a link. Otherwise only the link to the video will be displayed in the chat.

Properties

Property	Type	Required	Description
videoUrl	String	Yes	Video URL.
videoName	String	No	Video caption. Can be aliased as text or caption.
markup	String	No	Markup applied to video caption (available for the chat widget, Chat API, and Telegram). Acceptable values are html and plain (default value is plain).

Syntax

{
  "type": "video",
  "videoUrl": "https://example.com/video.mp4",
  "text": "<b>Video description</b>",
  "markup": "html"
}

Channel restrictions

video is not supported in voice assistants and in the phone channel.

How to use

state: HowTo
    a: Watch our tutorial and learn how to create your first chatbot and publish it into a channel.
    script:
        $response.replies = $response.replies || [];
        $response.replies.push({
            "type": "video",
            "videoUrl": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=QWERty123"
        });