Add a password to a video you already uploaded

You can protect a video after it is online. The file does not change and you do not get a new watch link. People who open the existing address see an unlock form instead of the player until they enter the password.

Set it from the library

This is available when password protection is turned on for your account. Open the video, find Video Password, type the word, and save. The field is optional. Filling it and saving is what protects the video. The form can show that the video is protected once a password is stored.

You can also set a password on the upload form before the file is sent, when that field is shown. Doing it later is the same protection. Use the library when you already have the link and you have decided the video should not play for everyone who received it.

• The watch link does not change.
• Viewers get an unlock form, not the picture.
• Send the password separately from the link when you can.
• The embed for that video asks for the password too.

Who should use this

Use a password when the video can stay public but playback should be limited. A client review, a classroom cut, or a family recording often fits. Do not use it as a substitute for private access if you do not want a shareable address at all.

Playbob does not email the password for you. You choose how to tell the people who should watch. Anyone you tell can unlock the page and could tell someone else, so pick a word you are willing to retire by changing it later.