Can you embed YouTube in an iframe?

1. 1Open the video or playlist on YouTube.
2. 2ClickShare→thenEmbed
3. 3Copy the HTML code from the box.
4. 4Paste the code into the HTML of your page.

<iframe
  width="560"
  height="315"
  src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/{video-id}"
  title="{video title}"
  frameborder="0"
  allow="autoplay; encrypted-media"
  allowfullscreen>
</iframe>

For privacy-enhanced mode, change the host to www.youtube-nocookie.com. The rest of the URL stays the same.

Add player parameters to the embed URL as a query string. For example, ?start=90 starts the video at 1:30.

Good to know

• The owner can turn off "Allow embedding" in YouTube Studio. Then the video does not play in a frame.
• Age-restricted videos cannot play on most other websites.
• Error 153 means the request has no HTTP Referer header. Do not set referrerpolicy="no-referrer" on the iframe.
• The player must be at least 200 by 200 pixels. YouTube recommends 480 by 270 pixels or more for 16:9.
• Embedded videos that play automatically do not count as views.

Sources

• YouTube Help · Embed videos and playlistssupport.google.com/youtube/answer/171780
• YouTube IFrame Player API · Player parametersdevelopers.google.com/youtube/player_parameters
• YouTube IFrame Player API · Error codesdevelopers.google.com/youtube/iframe_api_reference
• MDN · X-Frame-Optionsdeveloper.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Reference/Headers/X-Frame-Options
• iframecheck live check · both links9 Nov 2026, 02:52 UTC

Profile updated Oct 15, 2026