# Play a youtube video from plex **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [April 1, 2021, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/play-a-youtube-video-from-plex/706320 "2021-04-01T20:12:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/play-a-youtube-video-from-plex/706320/2 "2021-04-01T20:41:04Z")
You might want to be a bit more specific as for what you want to achieve… is this only about using online trailers from Youtube? From what I remember, Plex had already commented they cannot offer that for licensing reasons (or the lack of clarity who actually owns the content running through Youtube). There’s an existing feature suggestion to include Youtube shows into the Web Shows feature. > [@Feature Request - "Add Manual Show" in Web Shows (Youtube, Vimeo, Etc..)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-add-manual-show-in-web-shows-youtube-vimeo-etc/594725): > > Hi, I would like to request a feature. The ability to add a channel using let’s say YouTube [PBS Eons](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzR-rom72PHN9Zg7RML9EbA) and the whole playlist would then shows up in Web Shows as a “Show”. It would broaden the ability to follow contents that aren’t currently a “Show” in Web Shows. As long as the link is active the contents would get update automatically. It would allow users to bridge the gap between using multiple apps and make Plex that much closer to a one stop shop. I think it is pretty simple and straight f… # If it’s a more generic “let’s play Youtube content through Plex” – Plex has discontinued the support for content channels/plugins some years ago --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/play-a-youtube-video-from-plex/706320)._