How to get embed code from third-party services

Embed code allows you to add parts of other websites to your ThingLink media via the 'Add content from website' tag. This article provides instructions on how to get embed code from some of the most popular services.

• YouTube
• Google Maps
• Google Slides
• Google Forms
• SlideShare
• Microsoft Forms
• General advice

Please note that ThingLink does not support all embeds but should work fine with any iframe code. Notable exceptions include Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Experiencing trouble with embed codes from other sources? Submit a request for tech support or let us know in the comments section below this article.

YouTube

There's no need to get the embed code, you can just paste the video URL inside an embed tag.

Google Maps

1.  Select a location on Google Maps
2. Click the 'Share' button
3. At the top of the new modal, click 'Embed a map'
4. Click 'COPY HTML'
5. Go back to ThingLink, open your scene in editing mode and add a 'Add content from webiste' tag. Past the embed code.

Google Slides

1. Click 'File' in the upper-right corner, then click 'Publish to the web'
2. Click 'Embed' in the modal window
3. Click 'Publish', then copy the iframe code 
4. Go back to ThingLink, open your scene in editing mode and add a 'Add content from webiste' tag. Past the embed code.

Google Forms

1.  Click the 'Send' button in the upper-right corner
2. Select the <> button (third option)
3. Click 'Copy' to copy the iframe code
4. Go back to ThingLink, open your scene in editing mode and add a 'Add content from webiste' tag. Past the embed code.

SlideShare

1.  Click the 'Share' button under the presentation
2. Copy the iframe code from the 'Embed' field
3. Go back to ThingLink, open your scene in editing mode and add a 'Add content from webiste' tag. Past the embed code.

Microsoft Forms

1. Open the Form you'd like to share and click on the 'Share' button in the upper-right corner.
2. Click on the </> icon to display the embed code
3. Copy the embed code
4. Go back to ThingLink, open your scene in editing mode and add a 'Add content from webiste' tag. Past the embed code.

General advice

ThingLink does not support embeds that require javascript (.js) due to security concerns.

In general, it is possible to embed whole pages (for instance, Wikipedia articles) inside a tag. However, please note that some websites specifically prohibit embedding their webpages on external domains. As a result, the tag will display an error message (may differ depending on your browser):

Furthermore, please make sure that the page you are embedding uses HTTPS. HTTP embeds most likely won't be loaded in most modern browsers due to security reasons. Sometimes, simply adding an S to the website's URL will solve the issue.