Template:Cite video

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Cite an online video.

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Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Author(s)	authors	Follow Chicago style. 1 author: Lastname, Firstname "Screenname." 2-6 authors: Lastname, Firstname "Screenname" and Firstname "Screenname" Lastname (comma separated except for the last one). 7+ authors: Include the first three authors as normal, separated by commas (no "and"), and then end with ", et al." Example Kischak, Stef "pidgezero_one," Gamer McDegen, and "blazeit420"	String	optional
Name of video	title	The video's name as it appears on the website it was uploaded to. If the channel name is part of the video title, it should be included, even if it's also cited in the channel name field Example I Beat Culex At Level 3 [NOT CLICKBAIT]	String	required
Channel or website name	channel_name	The channel or organization that uploaded the content, such as a YouTube channel name or Vimeo/Dailymotion username. If the video is on a self-hosted site instead of one of these platforms, you can put the website name here. Example EpicMealTime	String	required
Video length	length	The video length in HH:MM:SS format. MM should include leading zeroes, HH should not. Example 1:08:49	String	required
Video format	format	High-level classification of what the video is. Is it an interview? Educational video? Music video? Briefly describe in 3 words or less. Example Documentary	String	optional
Translator	translator	If the video used an interpreter, put their name here if it is known (format: Firstname "screenname" Lastname). If the video has subtitles in another language that you relied on to cite it, put the subtitle translator's name here if it is known. Do not use this field to credit someone who translated the video as an offsite transcript, create a separate citation for that. Example Clyde Mandelin	String	optional
Video URL	url	The full URL at which the video was uploaded. Do not include query params such as timestamps. Example https://www.youtube.com/watch/12345678	String	required
Archive URL	archive_url	Ideally a Wayback Machine URL for the video you are citing. It is best to include this even if the video you are citing is still available. If the video doesn't exist on the wayback machine yet, change that. Example https://web.archive.org/web/somedate/https://www.youtube.com/watch/12345678	String	optional
Year	year	The year during which the video was uploaded. Example 2006	Number	required
Month	month	The month during which the video was uploaded. Use the full name. Example March	String	required
Day	day	The day of the month on which the video was uploaded. Don't use leading zeroes. Example 8	Number	required