See who's watching your video, and other viewer insights 👀
Vidyard keeps you up to date with just-in-time notifications whenever a viewer watches your video. You can receive in-app or email notifications about video views.
If you use Vidyard Pro or a higher account tier, you can also access detailed Video Insights to learn more about your viewer, including how much of the video they watched, and whether they clicked on any of your Actions (CTAs).
Get view notifications
View notifications let you know when a viewer has watched your video.
The types of notifications you receive are based on where you use Vidyard (browser extension, desktop app, etc.), your personal notifications preferences and, in some cases, whether or not you were able to identify your viewer.
- Notifications feed
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- You'll find the notifications feed in the browser extension, desktop app, and mobile apps, or in your library on vidyard.com
- See who watched your videos, both identified and unidentified viewers ("someone" watched your video)
- See who's left a comment on your video (if enabled)
- Make sure to enable in-app view notifications for videos in your user preferences
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- Desktop & mobile notifications 💬
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- Get pop-up notifications on your desktop computer or mobile device as soon as a video is watched
- Make sure to enable in-app view notifications for videos in your user preferences
- Make sure Display notifications is enabled in the browser extension or desktop app preferences
- Make sure to enable notifications for Vidyard in your phone's app settings (device dependent)
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- Email notifications
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- Receive an email when your video receives its first view, plus any time you receive an identified video view
- Make sure to enable Email notifications for videos in your user preferences
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Check your video's Insights
Video Insights help you learn more about the viewers who watch a particular video: who they are and where they're located, how much of the video they watched, and whether they clicked on any of your Actions (CTAs).
- Sign in to your Vidyard account
- Open the menu (3 dots) next to a video, then select Video Insights
- Note: if using search to find a video, click on the video title in your search results, then click on the menu (3 dots) in the top-right corner to select Video Insights
- Note: if using search to find a video, click on the video title in your search results, then click on the menu (3 dots) in the top-right corner to select Video Insights
- Filter the insights for your video
- Use the dropdown menu to change the date range (today, yesterday, 7/30/90 days, last year, or lifetime)
- Select Identified View Sessions to see only viewers who you were able to identify
Here's a breakdown of the information in your Video Insights:
| Viewer Details | Description |
| Viewer |
Indicates who watched your video, if you were able to identify the viewer by their email address All unidentified viewers are listed as "someone" — Learn more about identified and unidentified viewers |
| Time | When the video was watched (mm/dd/yy, hh:mm, am/pm) |
| Location | Where the viewer is located (city/country, based on IP address) |
| Percent Watched |
What percent of your video the viewer watched, plus the number of times the video was watched (once, twice, three or more times) *On Business (Essentials, Growth, Enterprise) plans, you can see what specific segments of the video were watched more than once |
| Action Clicks | Indicates whether the viewer clicked on your video's Action (CTA) and which one (if multiple Actions) |
Additional details in Video Insights
- On Vidyard Pro plans, your Video Insights also include a high-level breakdown of your total play rate (video loads versus views), average % watched (across all viewers for the video), and total Action clicks.
- For users on Business (Essentials, Growth, Enterprise) plans, you can also access additional analytics for your video in the Insights Dashboard by clicking on See More Insights.
Frequently asked questions
Why does it say "someone" watched my video?
When you receive a notification or look at your Video Insights, you may see that only "someone" watched your video instead of a person's name or email address.
This happens whenever you are unable to identify the viewer who watched your video. Common reasons include:
- the video link did not contain a tracking token
- the video was sent to multiple recipients from Gmail, Outlook or other Vidyard-compatible email tool
Why am I not receiving view notifications?
Check the following if you're having trouble receiving notifications from your video views:
- Review your user's notification preferences to make sure you're subscribed to the types of notifications that you want to receive
- Check that you're the owner of the video you want notifications for
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- A video's owner automatically receives notifications (based on their preferences) for videos that they upload or record
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- To check the video's owner: select a video, then click on Settings > About this Video (applies to users in Business accounts).
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- If you are not the video owner, you can always subscribe to notifications for a specific video
- A video's owner automatically receives notifications (based on their preferences) for videos that they upload or record
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- For email notifications, make sure to check your spam folder, or have your IT team add info@vidyard.com to your company's inbound email allowlist