If you're getting a "URL is invalid" message when you try to upload your Vimeo or Youtube video, do not worry. There's a simple explanation. The URL uploader accepts video links in a specific format- you need to modify your videos. URL to the proper format see how below:
Vimeo
Determine your video to Vimeo's ID, go to the video's page, and look for the numbers after the slash (/).
Underlined in red is the video ID. The Strikingly video background upload accepts Vimeo URLs in the following formats:
In the following examples, (*) represents the name of the channel, and (XXXXXXX), is the video ID.
- vimeo.com/ XXXXXXX (This is the most preferred and common video URL)
- vimeo.com/channels/*/ XXXXXXX
- vimeo.com/groups/*/videos/ XXXXXXX
YouTube
The ID for your YouTube video is the sequence of letters and numbers found after "v =" in the video URL. For instance, in the following video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-G59dzN-zo, the code after "v =" is the video ID, which in this example is Q-G59dzN-ZO.
In the case of YouTube shorts, the ID is located after "www.youtube.com/shorts/" in the URL. For example, in the short video URL: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iU7m4OWfUoM, the ID is iU7m4OWfUoM.
When adding your video's URL to the site editor, please ensure it follows this format: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXXX, where XXXXXXX represents the unique video ID.