Control Video Player using URL

This page explains how you can control the video player using the video URL. You can add multiple parameters in the URL to change the player's behavior.

Here are a couple of examples for you.

Example: The video starts at the 9th second and ends at 12.

https://play.dyntube.io/videos/4w4tiWQzUO7xuaS1LiGSA?muted=false&autoplay=true&start=9&end=12&loop=true&volume=10

Example: The video auto-plays as muted.

https://play.dyntube.io/videos/4w4tiWQzUO7xuaS1LiGSA?muted=true&autoplay=true&start=9&end=12&loop=true&controls=hidden

GET https://play.dyntube.io/videos/4w4tiWQzUO7xuaS1LiGSA

Below is the list of parameters that you can pass to your video URL.

Query Parameters

NameTypeDescription

muted

Boolean

Video should be muted or not

autoplay

Boolean

Autoplay video. Normally this option works if the video is muted. Some browsers will not autoplay the video if it's not muted.

start

Float

Timestamp in seconds. The video will start playing from this time.

end

Float

Timestamp in seconds. The video will end playing at this timestamp.

loop

Boolean

Start the video again when it ends.

controls

String

The value should be 'hidden' to hide the controls.

volume

Number

A number from 1 to 10 to set the volume.

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