Connect your Wistia and Google Drive accounts to import video files for sharing, editing, and embedding—no downloading and re-uploading necessary.
Connect the integration
Note
You must be an Account Owner, Manager, or Standard user to connect the Google Drive integration.
On the Integrations page in your account settings, select "Google Drive" from the "Content" tab to launch the integration setup.
You'll be prompted to log in to your Google account and grant Wistia access to view and download all your Google Drive files.
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The Google Drive connection is personal — each user authorizes their own Google account.
Import media from Google Drive
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Any supported MP4 files in "My Drive" or public files shared with you can be imported to Wistia.
If a file is marked as "Restricted" in Google Drive, it must be updated to public share settings before it can be uploaded to Wistia.
Once the integration is connected, you can import Google Drive files from your Wistia Home page, Video Library, or any folder.
To get started, click "Add" or "New" at the top of the page. Click "Import" and "Import from Google Drive" in the dropdown menu.
You'll see a file picker showing all available videos in your Google Drive, sorted by last updated. In this modal, you can select one or multiple videos to import.
If you're importing from a folder page, all selected files will be uploaded to that folder. If you're uploading from the Home or Content Library page, you'll be prompted to choose a destination folder.
Click "Import" to start the upload. All selected files will appear in the chosen folder.
Troubleshooting
Import error encountered
If the activity tray shows "Import error encountered" soon after you click "Import," Wistia most likely couldn't access the file in Google Drive. Check that:
The file isn't set to "Restricted." In Google Drive, open the file's share settings and change "General access" to "Anyone with the link." See Google's guide to sharing files from Google Drive.
You're connected with the right Google account. The Google Drive connection is personal, so Wistia can only see files available to the Google account you authorized. If a teammate shared the file with a different Google account, ask them to update its sharing or import it from their own connection.
The file is under 26 GB.
Your Wistia account hasn't reached its media or storage limit.
Then try the import again from "Add" or "New" → "Import" → "Import from Google Drive."
File size limit for Google Drive imports
Google Drive imports have the same 26 GB per-file limit as regular uploads. Files larger than 26 GB will fail to import. To bring a larger file into Wistia, re-export it at a lower bitrate and upload it again. See Upload Media for recommended settings.
Note
If your account has reached its media or storage limit, imports from Google Drive will fail. To make room, archive or delete media you no longer need, or upgrade your plan.
Google Drive links in Import from URL
Pasting a Google Drive share link into "Import from URL" isn't a reliable way to import Drive files. The import may create an empty media file with no video, or bring the video in at reduced quality. Use "Import from Google Drive" instead. It pulls the original file at full resolution.
Click "Add" or "New" at the top of any folder or Video Library page
Click "Import," then "Import from Google Drive"
Select your file and click "Import"
If you can't connect the Google Drive integration, download the file from Drive and upload it directly.
Disconnect the integration
You can disconnect the Google Drive integration at any time by opening the vertical ellipsis menu and clicking "Disconnect".
The integration will be disconnected immediately.