There are many ways to upload media to your account. However, if you’re hoping to save yourself a few steps, you may want to consider importing your video by URL. To get started, all you’ll need is a public URL that contains a video!
Importing your video
You can access the Import from URL feature using the “+” button at the top of your account, the “Add” button in a Folder, or the “New” button in the Content Library.
After clicking “Import from URL,” paste a publicly available link that has one primary video on the page, and click “Import” or “Continue.”
Note
This feature will only work for publicly available links. Videos that are hidden behind a login will automatically fail.
Now just sit back, relax, and let us do the rest!
Note
Wistia-hosted videos cannot be imported this way. We recommend using our Move & Copy feature to transfer videos between accounts instead.
Tip
Import from URL will not pull in captions or languages available on the original video. However, you can create new captions after the file has been uploaded to Wistia. You can learn more about this here.