Videos in articles: RuTube, VK Video and YouTube
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When an article has a spot where a clip helps the reader, the service picks one and embeds the player right into the text. Russian-language articles get clips from RuTube and VK Video, articles in other languages from YouTube.
Why not YouTube
YouTube barely opens in Russia, especially on mobile internet: readers see an empty block where the clip should be. RuTube and VK Video clips open for everyone.
How to choose the source
Sites → [your site] → Settings → Generation → “Video source”:
Auto (default) — Russian articles get clips from RuTube and VK Video, the rest from YouTube;
RuTube, VK Video or YouTube — only the chosen source.
How a clip is picked
While writing the article, the AI marks the spots that need a clip and describes what it should show.
The service finds candidates: on RuTube with RuTube search, on VK Video with Yandex search over vkvideo.ru.
Clips that are 18+, paid or hidden, live streams, shorter than 45 seconds or unavailable in Russia are dropped.
The final choice is made by AI: it checks that the clip shows exactly what this spot needs. If nothing fits, the spot is removed — no empty block.
The same clip never appears twice in an article. Standard articles and longreads work the same way.
How the clip looks
The player fills the column width at 16:9, so on phones it never sticks out of the screen. It is embedded as a regular iframe, the same way clips are embedded by hand.
Do I need keys
RuTube and VK Video need no setup. For YouTube the service uses its own YouTube Data API key; you can add yours in the site settings if you need your own quota: YouTube Data API — setup.
How to turn videos off
Sites → [your site] → Settings → Generation → “What to add to the article” — switch off “Video”. Articles will come out without clips.
If a clip does not fit
Remove or replace it in your CMS editor after publishing. If misses repeat on one topic, write to support and we will look into it.
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