Get YouTube and Vimeo thumbnails and short video clips by URL path.
Use a URL path of the form:
{base}/{videoId}.jpg{base} with this server’s URL (e.g. http://localhost:4583) and {videoId} with the video ID.
youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID (e.g. dQw4w9WgXcQ).vimeo.com/123456789 (e.g. 358629078).| Type | Path pattern | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Thumbnail (default) | /{videoId}.jpg | /dQw4w9WgXcQ.jpg |
| Thumbnail (PNG) | /{videoId}.png | /dQw4w9WgXcQ.png |
| YouTube HQ | /{youtubeId}_hqdefault.jpg | /dQw4w9WgXcQ_hqdefault.jpg |
| YouTube max | /{youtubeId}_maxresdefault.jpg | /dQw4w9WgXcQ_maxresdefault.jpg |
| Vimeo large | /{vimeoId}_large.jpg | /358629078_large.jpg |
| Vimeo medium/small | /{vimeoId}_medium.jpg, _small.jpg | /358629078_medium.jpg |
| Short clip (MP4) | /{videoId}.mp4 | /dQw4w9WgXcQ.mp4 |
Use the URL as the src of an image or video:
<img src="http://localhost:4583/dQw4w9WgXcQ.jpg" alt="Video thumbnail" /><video src="http://localhost:4583/dQw4w9WgXcQ.mp4" controls></video>