URL parameters
A list of URL parameters for Invidious, which can automatically toggle various UI and player settings.
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| Parameter | Setting |
|---|---|
| Site-wide parameters | |
| Dark mode | Configure default theme without setting cookies |
dark_mode=true |
Use dark theme |
dark_mode=false |
Use light theme |
dark_mode=auto |
Use system/browser theme |
| Thin mode | Load HTML, CSS, JS and video elements (disables images) |
thin_mode=true |
Enabled |
thin_mode=false |
Disabled |
| UI Language | Available locales are also listed here |
hl=ar |
Arabic |
hl=de |
German |
hl=el |
Greek |
hl=en-US |
English |
hl=eo |
Esperanto |
hl=es |
Spanish |
hl=eu |
Basque |
hl=fr |
French |
hl=is |
Icelandic |
hl=it |
Italian |
hl=nb_NO |
Norwegian Bokmål |
hl=nl |
Dutch |
hl=pl |
Polish |
hl=ru |
Russian |
hl=uk |
Ukranian |
hl=zh-CN |
Chinese (traditional) |
| Player parameters | Available parameters also listed here |
| Annotations | Show legacy annotations, provided by the Internet Archive |
iv_load_policy=1 |
Show annotations |
iv_load_policy=3 |
Hide annotations |
| Autoplay | Automatically play video on load |
autoplay=1 |
Enabled |
autoplay=0 |
Disabled |
| Continue | When video is done, automatically go to the next related video (similar to YouTube’s Autoplay feature) |
continue=1 |
Enabled |
continue=0 |
Disabled |
| Listen | Play only audio portion of video |
listen=true |
Enabled |
listen=false |
Disabled |
| Local | Proxy video streams, equivalent to enabling Proxy videos? in preferences |
local=true |
Enabled |
local=false |
Disabled |
| Subtitles | List of ISO 639-1 language codes (comma-separated) |
subtitles=en |
English (will use auto-generated if native translation is unavailable) |
| Quality | Default player quality |
quality=dash |
DASH |
quality=hd720 |
720p |
quality=medium |
480p |
| Quality_DASH | Default player quality when using DASH (default is Auto) |
quality_dash=auto |
Automatically change quality based on network conditions |
quality_dash=best |
Automatically use the best quality avalible |
quality_dash=### |
always use desired quality (480, 720, etc). |
quality_dash=worst |
Automatically use the worst quality avalible |
| Related Videos | Show "Related videos" tab on the right-hand side |
related_videos=false |
Disabled |
| Comments | Show comments below the video |
comments=false |
Disabled |
| Extended Description | Extend Video Description by default |
extend_desc=true |
Enabled |
| Player Style | Define how the Video Player looks asthetically |
player_style=invidious |
Invidious, the default |
player_style=youtube |
YouTube, using a centered play button and always visible video control bar |
| Speed | Default player speed, can be any positive number |
speed=0.5 |
Play at 0.5x speed |
speed=2 |
Play at 2x speed |
speed=9.34 |
Play at 9.34x speed |
| Loop | Loop player by default |
loop=1 |
Enabled |
loop=0 |
Disabled |
| Volume | Default player volume, can be any whole number between 0 and 100 |
volume=10 |
Play video at 10% volume |
| Region | Provide "hint" (as ISO 3166 country code) for Invidious to load videos from the specified region |
region=JP |
Attempt to load video as if the user were in Japan |
region=DE |
Attempt to load video as if the user were in Germany |
| Controls | Provide player controls |
controls=1 |
Enabled |
controls=0 |
Disabled |
| Raw | Redirect to latest copy of video at the specified quality and optionally proxy video |
raw=1 |
Enabled |
raw=0 |
Disabled |
| Time controls | Control when the player starts and stops playback. Providing loop=1 will only loop the specified section |
start=TIME, t=TIME, time_continue=TIME |
Start playback at TIME seconds into the video. Supports TIME as either an integer specifying seconds or using 12h30m10s22ms syntax. For example, t=12m9s is equivalent to t=729 |
end=TIME |
Stop playback at either TIME seconds or using the above mentioned 12h56m10s22ms syntax. |
| Search parameters | |
| Region | Provide "hint" (as ISO 3166 country code) for Invidious to load search results from the specified region |
region=JP |
Attempt to load search results as if the user were in Japan |
region=DE |
Attempt to load search results as if the user were in Germany |
| Trending parameters | |
| Trending type | View trending videos only in a specific category |
type=Default |
Default |
type=Music |
Music |
type=Gaming |
Gaming |
type=Movies |
Movies |
| Region | Provide "hint" (as ISO 3166 country code) for Invidious to load trending videos from the specified region |
region=JP |
Load videos that are trending in Japan |
region=DE |
Load videos that are trending in Germany |