Source: https://mindstamp.com/help/share-video-in-email
Generated from the Help Center records: 2026-10-06

# Can I put an interactive video in an email?

Topic: [Sharing and embedding](https://mindstamp.com/help/sharing) · Updated: 2026-09-25

## Short answer

Not inside the email itself. Email clients do not run video players or interactions, so you send a link to the video. Put a still image of the video in the email, link the image and a text button to the share link, and the viewer watches the full interactive video in their browser.

## Steps

1. Open the video, select **Share**, and select **Copy link**.
2. In your email tool, add an image of the video with a play icon on it. A frame from the video or the thumbnail you set in **Design** works well.
3. Link the image to the share link. Add a short text link or button below it, such as “Watch the video”, with the same link.
4. Send a test email to yourself. Open it on a phone and a computer, select the image, and check that the video opens and plays.

![Top of the Mindstamp Share page with the share link and Copy link button, and the Share to tiles for social networks, email and a QR code](https://cdn.mindstamp.com/website2026/help/share-link-tiles.webp)

_The Share page: copy the share link, or share it to social networks, email or a QR code._

## Know who watched

A plain share link does not tell Mindstamp who the viewer is. The view shows as anonymous unless the viewer fills in lead capture. You have three ways to connect a view to a person:

- **Personalized links**: on the Share page, select **Personalize for a recipient…** to make one link per person. You can upload a CSV to make many links at once. Every view through a link is reported under that person’s name. Core and above.
- **URL parameters from your email tool**: add merge fields from your email or CRM tool to the link, so each recipient’s link carries their name or email. See [personalize video links from a CRM](https://mindstamp.com/help/personalize-video-links-from-crm).
- **Lead capture**: ask for name and email inside the video. See [capture name, email or phone number](https://mindstamp.com/help/how-do-i-capture-name-email-or-phone-number-in-my-mindstamp-video).

## Send viewer activity back to your CRM

To trigger a follow-up email from what a viewer did in the video, send Mindstamp data to your CRM. HubSpot is on Pro and above. Webhooks and Zapier are on Core and above. See [what data each integration sends](https://mindstamp.com/help/what-data-each-integration-sends).

## Tips for email

- Do not attach the video file. An attached file has no interactions and is often too large to send.
- Mindstamp does not make an animated GIF preview for email. If you want motion in the email, make a short GIF in another tool and link it to the share link.
- The **Email** tile on the Share page opens a new message in your own email program with the link already in the body.
- Some company email filters flag unfamiliar links. A link on your own domain (Pro and above) can look more trustworthy to the recipient. See [custom domains](https://mindstamp.com/help/custom-domain-for-video-links).

## Go further

- [Sharing tutorial](https://mindstamp.com/tutorials/sharing)
- [Variables tutorial](https://mindstamp.com/tutorials/variables)
- [HubSpot integration](https://mindstamp.com/integrations/hubspot)

## Related answers

- [How can I share my interactive video?](https://mindstamp.com/help/how-can-i-share-my-interactive-videos)
- [How do I personalize video links from my CRM or website?](https://mindstamp.com/help/personalize-video-links-from-crm)
- [How does Mindstamp recognize viewers, and why are some anonymous?](https://mindstamp.com/help/viewer-identity-and-anonymous-viewers)
- [Can I change a video’s social title, image and description?](https://mindstamp.com/help/how-do-i-control-how-my-video-appears-when-shared-socially-can-i-change-the-generated-title-image-and-description)

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