Add Videos to Lots – Wavebid

This article describes the process for adding videos to lots in Wavebid. For information on adding hyperlinks to lots, see Add Hyperlinks to Lots.

This article contains the following sections:

Adding Videos via Lot Builder
Adding Videos via Import
Deleting Videos
YouTube Embed Codes
YouTube Shorts

Adding Videos via Lot Builder

Navigate to the applicable auction from the Dashboard, then select Catalogs > Lot Builder.
Use the Go To Lot drop-down at the top of the page to select the lot.
Click the Plus (+) icon to the right of the Videos field.
A pop-up window will open. Click the I'm sure button to continue.
Enter the video's embed code into the Embed HTML from YouTube field.
- BidSpotter users can enter the regular YouTube URL into this field rather than the embed code.
Click the Save button. Wavebid will return to the lot in Lot Builder. The videos count will update to reflect the upload.
- Repeat these steps to add more videos to the lot.

Please note that while videos attached to lots will be exported to marketing partners, the Wavebid Plugin, and Proxibid, they may not be exported all other bidding platforms.

Adding Videos via Import

Videos can be added to lots via import by adding a Video Links column the catalog .CSV. For more information on preparing a spreadsheet for import, see Importing Catalogs.

The embed code for the video should be placed in the Video Links column for the applicable lot.

BidSpotter users can enter the regular YouTube URL into this field rather than the embed code.

When mapping the import, this column should be mapped to the Video Links column header.

Each time a catalog is imported, the video links on the spreadsheet will be added to the lot, not replaced. For example, if lot 5 contains a video link on the spreadsheet and the spreadsheet is imported three different times, lot 5 will have three video links- even if they are all the same.

If the desired video links have already been added to a lot, then the video links should be removed from the catalog spreadsheet before importing again.

Please note that while videos attached to lots will be exported to marketing partners, the Wavebid Plugin, and Proxibid, they may not be exported all other bidding platforms.

Deleting Videos

There is not a way to select an individual video for deletion from a lot. Deleting one video will delete all the videos from the lot. Deleted videos cannot be retrieved.

Navigate to the applicable auction from the Dashboard, then select Catalogs > Lot Builder.
Use the Go To Lot drop-down at the top of the page to select the lot.
Click the Trashcan icon to the right of the Videos field.
A pop-up window will open. Click the I'm sure button to continue.

YouTube Embed Codes

To add a video to a lot in Wavebid, the embed code will need to be obtained from YouTube.

BidSpotter users can enter the regular YouTube URL into this field rather than the embed code.

Navigate to the video and click on the Share button. A pop-up window should open.
Select the Embed option.
Click the Copy or Copy Link button.
Paste this link into Lot Builder or a catalog spreadsheet.

YouTube Shorts

Videos made using YouTube Shorts will not post correctly to Wavebid, unless the URL is manually altered first.

To post YouTube Shorts videos to Wavebid, the word 'shorts' in the URL must be changed to 'watch'. For example:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GpOaJT0O4_g

should be changed to

https://www.youtube.com/watch/GpOaJT0O4_g

Additionally, any text that follows the video ID should also be removed. For example: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GpOaJT0O4_g?feature=share