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Pages with Video Object Structured Data Errors

Priority: Low

Impact: Negative

What issues it may cause​

Pages with Video errors have content that Google cannot properly interpret, preventing videos from appearing in video-specific search features. Invalid thumbnails or missing properties result in videos displaying with incomplete or inaccurate information.

How do you fix it​

  • Ensure required properties are present: name, thumbnailUrl (crawlable and indexable), and uploadDate
  • Use ISO 8601 format for duration (e.g., PT1M54S for 1 minute 54 seconds) and dates
  • Provide either contentUrl (direct video file URL) or embedUrl (player URL)
  • Verify thumbnail images meet size requirements and are accessible to Google

Follow Google's Video guidelines for complete requirements

What is the positive impact​

Fixing errors enables videos to appear in search results, Video mode, Google Images, and Google Discover with accurate thumbnails, titles, and duration that help users discover your video content.

How to fetch the data for this report template​

You will need to run a crawl for report template to generate report. When report has been generated and you have crawl id you can fetch data for the report using the following query:

query GetReportStatForCrawl(
    $crawlId: ObjectID!
    $reportTemplateCode: String!
    $after: String
   ) {
      getReportStat(
        input: {crawlId: $crawlId, reportTemplateCode: $reportTemplateCode}
      ) {
        crawlStructuredDataBlocks(after: $after, reportType: Basic) {
          nodes {
            url
            schemaType
            issuesSummary
            blockCount
            errorCount
            warningCount
            validationResult
            issues
          }
          totalCount
          pageInfo {
            endCursor
            hasNextPage
          }
        }
     }
   }

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