How can I share my interactive video?

Q: How can I share my interactive video?

Publish the video, then open Share. Copy the share link for messages, email and social posts, or copy an embed code for a website or LMS. The interactions run in the Mindstamp player, so a video file uploaded directly to a social network plays as a normal video with no interactions.

How to Share a Mindstamp Interactive Video

Short answer

Publish the video, then open Share. Copy the share link for messages, email and social posts, or copy an embed code for a website or LMS. The interactions run in the Mindstamp player, so a video file uploaded directly to a social network plays as a normal video with no interactions.

How to do it

Open the video and select Share.
If the page says the video must be published, select Publish Video.
To send the video, select Copy link and paste the link into your message, email, post or document.
To post on a network, use a tile next to Share to: Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Email or WhatsApp. Select the QR code tile to download a QR code for print.
To place the video on a web page, choose Responsive, Popout or Basic iframe under Embed, then select Copy embed code.
Open the link in a private browser window where you are not signed in. Play the video and use each interaction once.

Export section of the Mindstamp Share page with Download SCORM package, Personalize for a recipient and Download offline package highlighted — The Export section of the Share page: a SCORM package for your LMS, personalized links, and an offline package.

Top of the Mindstamp Share page with the share link and Copy link button, and the Share to tiles for social networks, email and a QR code — The Share page: copy the share link, or share it to social networks, email or a QR code.

Which method to use

Share link: email, chat, text messages, social posts, QR codes and any place that accepts a URL. Anyone with the link can watch unless you add a password or access list.
Embed: your website, help center, landing page or LMS lesson. See how to embed a video on your website.
Download SCORM package: an LMS that must record completion. Available on Core and above. See SCORM export.
Personalize for a recipient…: one link for each person, with their name and details filled in. Available on Core and above.
Download offline package: a trade show or other place with no internet. See offline mode.

What happens on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Facebook

Social networks do not run interactions from other platforms. This is true for every interactive video tool, not only Mindstamp. If you upload a video file to a social network, it plays as a flat video. Buttons, questions, hotspots and branches do not appear, and Mindstamp records no views or answers.

To get the interactive version to social viewers, post the share link. A common method is to upload a short clip natively as a preview, then put the share link in the caption, bio or comments. The viewer opens the link and the full experience, and the data comes back to your Mindstamp reports.

Edits do not change the link

The share link and embed code stay the same when you edit interactions or design. You do not need to send a new link after each change. The Playback options on the Share page (autoplay, loop and start time) are added to the link and embed code when you copy them, so copy the link again after you change one of those options.

Branded and unbranded links

Links use a Mindstamp address by default. On Core and above, Hide Mindstamp branding in the Playback section gives an unbranded link. On Pro and above, you can share videos from your own domain. See remove Mindstamp branding and custom domains.