app.bsky.embed.video

A video embedded in a Bluesky record (eg, a post).

Lexicon Version: 1

Definitions

`main`

Type: object

Properties:

Name	Type	Req’d	Description	Constraints
`video`	`blob`	✅	The mp4 video file. May be up to 100mb, formerly limited to 50mb.	Accept: `video/mp4` Max Size: 100000000 bytes
`captions`	Array of `#caption`	❌		Max Items: 20
`alt`	`string`	❌	Alt text description of the video, for accessibility.	Max Length: 10000 Max Graphemes: 1000
`aspectRatio`	`app.bsky.embed.defs#aspectRatio`	❌

`caption`

Type: object

Properties:

Name	Type	Req’d	Description	Constraints
`lang`	`string`	✅		Format: `language`
`file`	`blob`	✅		Accept: `text/vtt` Max Size: 20000 bytes

`view`

Type: object

Properties:

Name	Type	Req’d	Constraints
`cid`	`string`	✅	Format: `cid`
`playlist`	`string`	✅	Format: `uri`
`thumbnail`	`string`	❌	Format: `uri`
`alt`	`string`	❌	Max Length: 10000 Max Graphemes: 1000
`aspectRatio`	`app.bsky.embed.defs#aspectRatio`	❌

Lexicon Source

{
  "lexicon": 1,
  "id": "app.bsky.embed.video",
  "description": "A video embedded in a Bluesky record (eg, a post).",
  "defs": {
    "main": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "video"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "video": {
          "type": "blob",
          "description": "The mp4 video file. May be up to 100mb, formerly limited to 50mb.",
          "accept": [
            "video/mp4"
          ],
          "maxSize": 100000000
        },
        "captions": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "ref",
            "ref": "#caption"
          },
          "maxLength": 20
        },
        "alt": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Alt text description of the video, for accessibility.",
          "maxGraphemes": 1000,
          "maxLength": 10000
        },
        "aspectRatio": {
          "type": "ref",
          "ref": "app.bsky.embed.defs#aspectRatio"
        }
      }
    },
    "caption": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "lang",
        "file"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "lang": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "language"
        },
        "file": {
          "type": "blob",
          "accept": [
            "text/vtt"
          ],
          "maxSize": 20000
        }
      }
    },
    "view": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "cid",
        "playlist"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "cid": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "cid"
        },
        "playlist": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri"
        },
        "thumbnail": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri"
        },
        "alt": {
          "type": "string",
          "maxGraphemes": 1000,
          "maxLength": 10000
        },
        "aspectRatio": {
          "type": "ref",
          "ref": "app.bsky.embed.defs#aspectRatio"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}