Configure the YouTube Source for a QCLF Watch Party

QCLF Watch Party accepts a YouTube URL, not pasted provider HTML. The server normalizes the URL into validated video/playlist identifiers and stores a canonical YouTube reference for the Watch Party.

This keeps arbitrary iframe/script markup out of forum content while still using the official YouTube player.

Supported URL Forms

  • youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
  • youtu.be/VIDEO_ID
  • youtube.com/live/VIDEO_ID
  • youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYLIST_ID
  • YouTube embed URLs containing a valid video ID; QCLF extracts the ID rather than trusting embed HTML.

Configure the Source

  1. In the Watch Party composer, choose Auto-detect, YouTube video, YouTube Live, or YouTube playlist.
  2. Paste the supported YouTube URL—not iframe, script, object, or embed HTML.
  3. Submit the Topic and confirm QCLF accepts the source and opens the YouTube player from the normalized provider identifiers.

Choose Media Type

Auto-detect recognizes live and playlist URL shapes; an explicit supported type can be selected when needed. A playlist requires a valid list ID, while video/live requires a valid video ID.

Only YouTube Is Accepted

QCLF normalizes www. and mobile YouTube hosts, but rejects non-YouTube hosts. Input containing iframe, script, object, or embed markup is rejected as unsafe provider HTML.

Canonical Storage

Video/live sources are stored as canonical youtube.com/watch?v=… URLs, optionally retaining a playlist ID. Playlist sources use the canonical playlist URL. The media-source row separately stores provider, source type, video/content ID, playlist ID, and whether the source was identified as live.

Player Boundary

The frontend builds the official YouTube JavaScript Player from these validated identifiers. Viewer autoplay or account/provider restrictions are browser/YouTube behavior; changing the stored QCLF Topic does not bypass those external policies.

Community Discussion

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