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BCRED
Brass Contributor
Jan 24, 2024

Embedding Streams for non logged-in users

Hi, I'm finding Microsoft Stream very frustrating to use. I can quite easily share a link to a video, which is accessible to anyone with the link (without signing in). When I generate embed code, I c...
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StephenGadsby
Copper Contributor
Jan 29, 2024
We have the same issue at my institution. Even when our Azure admins allow sharing to Anyone from within our tenant, any embeds we create from Stream require authentication. And we too are following the steps specified in "Embedding Stream content in third-party sites" (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/embedding-stream-content-in-third-party-sites-b50b6cd2-be3b-44b0-8a6b-8bebc5ba3e3a#ID0EFD=Embed_from_Stream).

I am not an Azure admin, just someone tasked with making Stream work. If anyone knows specific configuration Azure changes that might expand "Anyone" to include non-authenticated users, I would appreciate those suggestions. If I know what changes might fix this issue, I can advocate for them to our admins. Thanks!
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      StephenGadsby
      Copper Contributor
      Jan 31, 2024

      Thanks, Marc Mroz, but then I don't understand why your company has a support page explaining the how to of https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/embedding-stream-content-in-third-party-sites-b50b6cd2-be3b-44b0-8a6b-8bebc5ba3e3a#ID0EFD=Embed_from_Stream. What is the use case for embedding videos into third-party sites where the videos won't load and play for a visitor until after that visitor goes to the Stream page by link? And why doesn't the support page provide any notice of that limitation?

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        Henderburn
        Copper Contributor
        Apr 24, 2026

        You're extremely correct that there is no possible use case for embedding with a login gate. How Microsoft launched this product without the most basic functionality of "click video to play it" is bizarre to me.