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Asked: 2026-06-02T21:31:05+00:00

I’d like to embed a remote video file into a facebook post using the

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I’d like to embed a remote video file into a facebook post using the graph API. My .mp4 file lives on the rackspace cloudfiles cdn.

I’m currently doing the following:

curl -F 'access_token=...' \
     -F 'message=Link to my .mp4 video' \
     -F 'source=http://c334110.r11.cf1.rackcdn.com/test.mp4' \
     -F 'picture=http://someimage.jpg' \
     https://graph.facebook.com/me/feed

It makes a post that has a blank spot where an embedded video would normally be, but no video.

I’ve seen plenty of examples that do this with a youtube video. Will this ever work, or do I need to serve up a page that has the appropriate open graph meta data with a link to the mp4 file?

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  1. Editorial Team

    So it turns out I was making this a bit harder than I needed to. If I just want to share a link and have it embed a video, the graph api is not necessary. In fact, getting the video to embed on facebook is pretty simple.

    Here are the steps I took:

    • Acquire a .swf flash player, and ensure that it is served over https.

    • Use the following meta tag:

      <meta property="og:video" content="https://path/to/player.swf?url=location/of/vid.mp4">

    • Note: I’m passing the flashvar "url". This may vary depending on your flash player.

    • Have a link on your site that goes to: "http://m.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=&quot;

    • Make sure the query string parameter "u" is URL encoded.

    I also found the Facebook debugger to be very helpful in getting the meta tags right.

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