There are many ways to upload media to your Wistia account. However, if you’re hoping to save yourself a few steps, you may want to consider importing your file via URL. To get started, all you’ll need is a public URL containing a video or audio file.
Import your media from a URL
To import a media file from a URL, click the “Create” button at the top of your account. From the dropdown menu, select "Import" then "Import from URL."
Tip
The Import from URL feature can also be accessed from the "Upload" option on your Home page, the “Add” button in the Content Library, and the “Add” button in a folder.
After clicking “Import from URL,” paste a publicly available link that has one primary video or audio file on the page, and click “Continue.”
Note
This feature will only work for publicly available links. Pages that are hidden behind a login will automatically fail.
Note
Wistia-hosted media cannot be imported this way. We recommend using our Move & Copy feature to transfer content between accounts instead.
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Import from URL will not pull in captions or languages available on the original media. However, you can upload, generate, or order captions and transcripts in Wistia. See Transcripts and Captions for details.