How do I add a clickable button to my video?

Short answer

Move the playhead to the right moment, click Button in the interaction bar, type the button text, set its Show and Hide times, and pick a Click Action. A button can open a link, jump to another time, switch to another video, show a message, and more.

How to do it

1. Open the video and select Interactions in the video menu.
2. Move the playhead to the moment the button should appear, then click Button in the interaction bar. The new button starts at the playhead and shows for 10 seconds.
3. Under Content, type the Button text. Name the result, such as “See pricing” or “Book a call”.
4. Choose a Click Action and fill in its value, for example a Website Link for Open Link.
5. Under Timing, adjust Show and Hide. Hover a time field to see quick controls, including Start and End.
6. Drag the button on the video to place it, and drag its edges to resize it. Change its colors, font size and roundness under Styling.
7. Click Save Button, then click Preview and click the button to test it.

What a button can do

Each button has one Click Action. A new button starts with Continue, which records the click and keeps the video playing. Use Open Link for a page outside the video, Change Time for a jump inside the same video, Switch Video for a branch, and Show Message for a short note. See all click actions for the full list.

Pause the video or require the click

The Pause setting under Timing controls what the video does while the button is on screen.

• None: the video keeps playing.
• At show time: the video pauses when the button appears. Set Pause Length to Until Interaction to wait for a click, or to a time from 5 to 60 seconds.
• At hide time (Require Click): if the viewer has not clicked the button by its hide time, the video pauses there and waits for the click.

Other settings

• Post Click State hides the button, disables it, or changes its colors after a click.
• Capture Lead asks for the viewer’s details before the click action runs.
• Tooltip shows short text when a viewer points at the button.
• Visibility shows the button on All Devices, Desktop Only or Mobile Only.
• Variables & Logic can set a variable on click (Core and higher plans) or show the button only to some viewers (Pro and higher plans).

Write text that names the result

Avoid “Click here” or “Submit”. Text such as “Download the checklist” tells viewers what happens, helps people who use screen readers, and makes your click reports easier to read.

Test it before you share

When you play the video as its owner, Mindstamp does not record normal viewer data and skips some actions, such as redirects. To check the full result, open the share link in a private browser window, click the button, then find the click under Reporting.

Go further

• Buttons
• Interactions tutorial
• Click actions tutorial