# Cant see the videos I upload through link

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/cant-see-the-videos-i-upload-through-link/21698>\
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**Created:** [January 25, 2021, 3:07am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/cant-see-the-videos-i-upload-through-link/21698 "2021-01-25T03:07:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dragonfly\_Pole\_Dance](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dragonfly_pole_dance/32/20468_2.png) [@Dragonfly\_Pole\_Dance](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Dragonfly_Pole_Dance)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 3:07am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/cant-see-the-videos-i-upload-through-link/21698/1 "2021-01-25T03:07:32Z")

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Does anybody knows why I am using a google drive link of a video and it is not play the image shows is a black image with a play button and a line across showing error, but if I write a dropbox link it does play?

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 3:50am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/cant-see-the-videos-i-upload-through-link/21698/2 "2021-01-25T03:50:42Z")

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First, I would check if the file has been made public and you are using https. But I should mention that Google Drive is not a great option for hosting images or streaming videos. Many people have had issues and sometimes google will start blocking access if it suspects that Drive is being used excessively for hosting media on other websites. It’s been advised any times to use a dedicated file host or upload files directly into Glide.