Source: https://mindstamp.com/help/share-video-in-email
Generated from the Help Center records: 2026-10-15

# Can I put an interactive video in an email?

Topic: [Sharing and embedding](https://mindstamp.com/help/sharing) · Updated: 2026-10-12

## Short answer

Not inside the email itself. Email clients do not run video players or interactions, so you send a link to the video. Put a still image of the video in the email, link the image and a text button to the share link, and the viewer watches the full interactive video in their browser.

## Steps

1. Open the video, select **Share**, and select **Copy link**.
2. In your email tool, add an image of the video with a play icon on it. A frame from the video or the thumbnail you set in **Design** works well.
3. Link the image to the share link. Add a short text link or button below it, such as “Watch the video”, with the same link.
4. Send a test email to yourself. Open it on a phone and a computer, select the image, and check that the video opens and plays.

![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](https://cdn.mindstamp.com/website2026/help/share-link-tiles.webp)

_The Share page: copy the share link, or share it to social networks, email or a QR code._

## Know who watched

A plain share link does not tell Mindstamp who the viewer is. The view shows as anonymous unless the viewer fills in lead capture. You have three ways to connect a view to a person:

- **Personalized links**: on the Share page, select **Personalize for a recipient…** to make one link per person. You can upload a CSV to make many links at once. Every view through a link is reported under that person’s name. Core and above.
- **URL parameters from your email tool**: add merge fields from your email or CRM tool to the link, so each recipient’s link carries their name or email. See [personalize video links from a CRM](https://mindstamp.com/help/personalize-video-links-from-crm).
- **Lead capture**: ask for name and email inside the video. See [capture name, email or phone number](https://mindstamp.com/help/how-do-i-capture-name-email-or-phone-number-in-my-mindstamp-video).

## Send viewer activity back to your CRM

To trigger a follow-up email from what a viewer did in the video, send Mindstamp data to your CRM. HubSpot, interaction webhooks and lead webhooks are on Pro and above. View webhooks and Zapier are on Core and above. To add viewers to an email list, use the [Constant Contact integration](https://mindstamp.com/help/constant-contact-integration). See [what data each integration sends](https://mindstamp.com/help/what-data-each-integration-sends).

## Tips for email

- Do not attach the video file. An attached file has no interactions and is often too large to send.
- Mindstamp does not make an animated GIF preview for email. If you want motion in the email, make a short GIF in another tool and link it to the share link.
- The **Email** tile on the Share page opens a new message in your own email program with the link already in the body.
- Some company email filters flag unfamiliar links. A link on your own domain (Pro and above) can look more trustworthy to the recipient. See [custom domains](https://mindstamp.com/help/custom-domain-for-video-links).

## Go further

- [Sharing tutorial](https://mindstamp.com/tutorials/sharing)
- [Variables tutorial](https://mindstamp.com/tutorials/variables)
- [HubSpot integration](https://mindstamp.com/integrations/hubspot)

## Related answers

- [How can I share my interactive video?](https://mindstamp.com/help/how-can-i-share-my-interactive-videos)
- [How do I personalize video links from my CRM or website?](https://mindstamp.com/help/personalize-video-links-from-crm)
- [How does Mindstamp recognize viewers, and why are some anonymous?](https://mindstamp.com/help/viewer-identity-and-anonymous-viewers)
- [Can I change a video’s social title, image and description?](https://mindstamp.com/help/how-do-i-control-how-my-video-appears-when-shared-socially-can-i-change-the-generated-title-image-and-description)

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