What I’m trying to do I cannot play YouTube videos in Obsidian. all I get from “YouTube is error 153 video player configuration error”. I was looking forward to using media enhancers like Media Extended plugin but can’t play any videos. Things I have tried Don’t know what to try.

CawlinTeffid November 4, 2025, 5:40am 2

Error 153 when Embedding Youtube Videos Bug reports

I keep getting a video unplayable “Error 153” message when trying to embed a YouTube video. I have tries the basic syntax : ![]() iframe: <iframe src="INSERT YOUR URL HERE"></iframe> and the commnity plugin convert URL to preview all with the same result. It seems like some other users have had this issue and the responses are “Well it works for me”. I’d appreciate some help on this matter. Thanks!

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Unable to play YouTube videos in Obsidian