As a user, you can upload your videos directly from your Library via desktop or the iOS/Android app.
Your uploaded videos will be available within your Library in Your Uploads.
Availability
Uploading videos via the Library is only available to users with a standard Dailymotion account.
For Partners, uploading videos on a channel is available via their Dailymotion Studio.
Upload videos on your Dailymotion account
Desktop
- From dailymotion.com, log into your Dailymotion account
- Click on the + Upload button in the top right corner
- Select the file you want to upload from your device
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Define your video information: title, hashtags, visibility (public or private)
See below Video visibility for more details - Click Save
Your video has now been uploaded, it will automatically go through encoding in order to be available in different qualities. This can take several minutes to process. Once the encoding is complete, you will be able to watch and share your video.
Android / iOS
- Log in your Dailymotion account
- Click the button at the bottom
- Select the file you want to upload from your mobile device
- Define your video information: title, hashtags
- Click on Save my video
Your video has now been uploaded, it will automatically go through encoding in order to be available in different qualities. This can take several minutes to process. Once the encoding is complete, you will be able to watch and share your video.
Video visibility
Your uploaded content can be publicly visible or private:
| Public | Public content is viewable by everyone and can appear in search results on Dailymotion and web browsers |
|---|---|
| Private | Private content can only be viewed via the link of the video and never appears in search results on Dailymotion nor on web browsers |
Note
When uploading via the Android / iOS mobile app, your content visibility is automatically set to Public
Log in on a web browser if you want to change it to Private
Share your videos
Desktop
- Log in your Dailymotion account
- Go into your Library in the right upper corner
- Go in Uploads
- Open the video you want to share
- Click on the Share icon
- Copy the video link
Android / iOS
- Log in your Dailymotion account
- Go into your Library in the right lower corner
- Go in Uploads
- On the right of the video you want to share, click on the Menu icon
- Click on Share video
- You can copy the link or send it directly through another app
Edit your video information
Desktop
- Log in your Dailymotion account
- Go into your Library in the right upper corner
- Go in Uploads
- Open the video you want to edit
- Click on the Edit title button at the top
- Type in your new video title in the Video title field
- Click on Save
Android / iOS
- Log in your Dailymotion account
- Go into your Library in the right lower corner
- Go in Uploads
- On the right of the video you want to edit, click on the Menu icon
- Click on Edit title
- Type in your new title in the Video title field
- Click on Save my video
Troubleshooting upload errors
Error message: "Your video is too long", "Your video is too large"
In order to optimize the video encoding and ensure the best upload process, Dailymotion has implemented an upload policy.
Please make sure that your file meets the requirements of the of our upload policy guide (Users & Starters column).
Other error messages
Please make sure that your file meets our technical requirements.
Encoding errors may also occur if your video is not optimized for the web. In case you are repeatedly facing upload errors, please contact our support team.