# Open Web View action - many sites not working **URL:** \ **Category:** Report a Bug\ **Created:** [November 15, 2020, 10:39am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/open-web-view-action-many-sites-not-working/18432 "2020-11-15T10:39:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chris\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@Chris\_S](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Chris_S)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2020, 10:39am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/open-web-view-action-many-sites-not-working/18432/1 "2020-11-15T10:39:19Z")
For the past few days, many/most websites, include Google Forms, LinkedIn, others don’t load when using the “open web view” action for a button or action link. On actual app, it just shows a white screen, while in glide builder view, it shows various error messages, except for some limited sites that do in fact work: ![Screen Shot 2020-11-15 at 2.36.45 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/3/e/3e5674fdabf2e18b65250c77e8fee36d79acecaa.png) ![Screen Shot 2020-11-15 at 2.36.45 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/3/e/3e5674fdabf2e18b65250c77e8fee36d79acecaa.png) ![Screen Shot 2020-11-15 at 2.37.32 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/f/a/fad5b4ac761156b271eecfdd73bd8c12e0752376.png) ![Screen Shot 2020-11-15 at 2.37.46 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/a/1/a1bd12c8b8c5459f108ecec72991aa74ddae7be0.png) ![Screen Shot 2020-11-15 at 2.38.00 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/0/1/017501d2b0adda54676949e0f3b16b8aaab803cc.png) My app’s URL: [https://africarena.coffeechat.co](https://africarena.coffeechat.co) ---
**Author:** ![Costas\_Christodoulou](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/costas_christodoulou/32/16290_2.png) [@Costas\_Christodoulou](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Costas_Christodoulou)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2020, 10:50am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/open-web-view-action-many-sites-not-working/18432/2 "2020-11-15T10:50:42Z")
What operating system are you using? ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@Chris\_S](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Chris_S)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2020, 11:07am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/open-web-view-action-many-sites-not-working/18432/3 "2020-11-15T11:07:54Z")
I have tested on Mac (Chrome and Safari) and iPhone (Safari). ---
**Author:** ![Costas\_Christodoulou](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/costas_christodoulou/32/16290_2.png) [@Costas\_Christodoulou](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Costas_Christodoulou)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/open-web-view-action-many-sites-not-working/18432/4 "2020-11-15T11:16:42Z")
I don’t think that you will be able to get the webview to be working. Do you maybe what to instead use buttons to link to new websites. They will open in an in app web browser. I just check the documentation and it appears that many websites do not have the ability to be embedded. Here’s the link: [https://docs.glideapps.com/all/reference/actions/single-actions/web-view](https://docs.glideapps.com/all/reference/actions/single-actions/web-view) ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@Chris\_S](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Chris_S)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2020, 11:35am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/open-web-view-action-many-sites-not-working/18432/5 "2020-11-15T11:35:26Z")
Yes, I’m aware there was this potential limitation, but this is strange since it seems like a recent increase in sites that don’t let Glide embed because I’ve used the feature just fine in 6 different web apps over the past 6 months. ---
**Author:** ![Costas\_Christodoulou](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/costas_christodoulou/32/16290_2.png) [@Costas\_Christodoulou](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Costas_Christodoulou)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2020, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/open-web-view-action-many-sites-not-working/18432/6 "2020-11-15T12:08:58Z")
Have you used those same sites in your new app as in those old apps or have you introduced new sites. It could also be that these different sites have updated their security rules. ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@Chris\_S](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Chris_S)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/open-web-view-action-many-sites-not-working/18432/7 "2020-11-15T15:27:11Z")
We were previously able to view Google Forms using embedded just a few days ago, so it seems there may have been a recent security rule update. ---
**Author:** ![Costas\_Christodoulou](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/costas_christodoulou/32/16290_2.png) [@Costas\_Christodoulou](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Costas_Christodoulou)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/open-web-view-action-many-sites-not-working/18432/8 "2020-11-15T15:39:58Z")
Have you made sure that all the links are correct. ---
**Author:** ![Pablo\_books](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/pablo_books/32/2110_2.png) [@Pablo\_books](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Pablo_books)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2020, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/open-web-view-action-many-sites-not-working/18432/9 "2020-11-15T22:22:57Z")
That’s almost certainly a bug. [docs.google.com](http://docs.google.com) always lets itself to be embedded. And it’s telling you it isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Burdine\_Jr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/john_burdine_jr/32/9776_2.png) [@John\_Burdine\_Jr](https://community.glideapps.com/u/John_Burdine_Jr)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/open-web-view-action-many-sites-not-working/18432/10 "2021-03-30T15:28:27Z")
I noticed the same issue with links that were previously working (particularly Amazon affiliate links, but also among others). ---
**Author:** ![AymenM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/aymenm/32/21370_2.png) [@AymenM](https://community.glideapps.com/u/AymenM)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/open-web-view-action-many-sites-not-working/18432/11 "2021-03-30T19:52:10Z")
[https://docs.glideapps.com/all/reference/components/media/webview-component](https://docs.glideapps.com/all/reference/components/media/webview-component) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/open-web-view-action-many-sites-not-working/18432/12 "2022-05-07T22:29:00Z")
Closing due to inactivity. This topic will be deleted in a few weeks if there are no more comments. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/open-web-view-action-many-sites-not-working/18432/13 "2022-05-07T22:29:01Z")