How to change who has access to watch your video
Whenever you share a link to your video, you control who has access to watch it.
By default, anyone with the sharing link can watch your video. However, you can always change your video's access settings to update who has permission to watch (public, anyone with the link, password only, and more).
Different access settings are available based on your Vidyard plan type (Free, Pro, and Business plans).
- Learn more about access settings in Vidyard Free and Pro
- Learn more about access settings in Vidyard Business accounts
Change your video's access settings (Vidyard Free & Pro)
- Sign in to your Vidyard account, then select Library
- Select Share next to a video in your library
- Select Change
- Choose an access setting for your video, then select Update to finish
The following table describes the different access settings available in Vidyard Free & Pro:
| Setting | Description |
| Public |
Allow people to discover your video on Google and other search engines *This setting enables a description field that you can use to add indexable information about your video |
| Link Only | Anyone with the link can access and watch your video |
| Password Protected |
Applies to Vidyard Pro Only people with a password can watch your video |
Change your video's access settings (Vidyard Business plans)
- Sign in to your Vidyard account, then select Library
- Select the title of a video from your library to open the edit page
- Select Sharing > Access from the left-hand menu, then click on Change
- Select an access setting, then click Update to confirm
The following table describes the different access settings available in Vidyard Business accounts:
| Setting | Description |
| Public |
Allow people to discover your video on Google and other search engines On Vidyard Business plans, this setting is enabled in your sharing page settings (see search engine indexing) |
| Anyone with a link | Anyone with the link can access and watch your video |
| Anyone with a password | Only people with a password can watch your video |
| Only viewers within an IP address |
Only people connected to a permitted IP address (or range of addresses) are allowed to watch your video Learn more about how to secure videos with IP restrictions |
| Only viewers within an IP address AND with a password | Only people connected to a permitted IP address AND who have a password are allowed to watch your video |
| Only viewers with a secure platform |
Only people authenticated to a secure platform (for example, your company's SSO identity provider) are allowed to watch your video Learn more about how to secure videos with SSO |
Reset access setting to the folder default
For users in Vidyard Business accounts, videos may have a predetermined default access setting based on the folder where they are located.
If you've changed your video's access setting, you can easily reset it to use the folder default.
- Select the title of a video from your library to open the edit page
- Select Sharing > Access from the left-hand menu
- Select Change
- Select Reset to Default