G+_Louis Rigo Jr Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Question for YouTube Knowers.... Does anyone know of a way to display a link at the end of a YouTube video, that can generate a unique parameter. What I'm looking to do, is to develop a verification system that a user completed a view of training content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Rich Sobocinski Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 I like that (although, can't that be circumvented by scrubbing to the end of the clip?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 You could link to a site where they have to log in. Could also just edit in a few numbers that pop up throughout and they have to input the numbers somewhere to prove the watched. I don't know of any foolproof ways to do this, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Ummmm... Maybe possibly something could be done with the URL if the page where its linked can read the referral URL. Typically if you click a link, the site receives information about where you clicked on that link from. It may include the full URL, so your link may have /watch?v=abc123&trainee=g12345. If the destination web server can get that referral URL, then you may be able to track who clicked the link. It's a stretch, but might work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Louis Rigo Jr Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 So, if you can get YouTube to send a session ID or generate a random string, you can listen for the parameter on the destination site, and force the user to "raise their hand" by either having them "sign in" or "create" a profile, and just assigning it to the unique parameter. The question is, can you get YouTube to generate this unique code, or send a session ID? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 My thinking is that you'd send the trainee an email with a link to the video. That link would have the unique ID in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Spudz Productions Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 maybe this might help? stackoverflow.com - HTML5 Video // Completely Hide Controls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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