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This page collects and refines best practices for describing maps on Wikimedia Commons. For video-related guidelines on Wikimedia Commons, resort to this page.

Videos on Wikimedia Commons using SDC

As of May 2025, there are 245,622 videos on Wikimedia Commons using the property media type (P1163). There are also 60,429 videos on Wikimedia Commons using the property YouTube video ID (P1651).

Wikidata properties for videos

At this time, there's no inventory of properties on Wikidata to use as a reference. Please check this request for comment about Creating items for videos at online video platforms that are representation of notable items as a reference.

List of properties

• copyright status (P6216) copyright status for the video
  • copyrighted (Q50423863)
  • public domain (Q19652)
• copyright license (P275) copyright license used by the video
  • Examples:
    • Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (Q20007257)
    • Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (Q14947546)
• inception (P571) date the video was created
  • Example:
    • 1 January 2025
• media type (P1163) video format
  • Example:
    • video/webm
• depicts (P180) what the video depicts
• source of file (P7482) origin of the video
  • file available on the internet (Q74228490)
    • Qualifiers:
      • operator (P137) organization or entity that operates the platform the video is embedded
        • Example: YouTube (Q866)
      • described at URL (P973) URL for the platform the video is available
        • Example: URL for the YouTube video
      • (optional) YouTube video ID (P1651) unique identifier for a YouTube video
        • Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=$1
      • (optional) YouTube channel ID (P2397) unique identifier for a YouTube channel
        • Example: ID of the YouTube channel found via the channel's HTML source.
• language of work or name (P407) language associated with the video
  • Examples:
    • English (Q1860)
    • Spanish (Q1321)
• published in (P1433) platform where the video was published in
  • Example: YouTube (Q866)
    • Qualifier:
      • publication date (P577) date the video was published on the platform
        • Example: 3 January 2025
• creator (P170) person or organization who published the video
  • Examples:
    • YouTube handle (P11245) unique handle for a YouTube channel
    • YouTube channel ID (P2397) unique identifier for a YouTube channel
      • Example: ID of the YouTube channel found via the channel's HTML source.
• data size (P3575) size of a file (in bytes)
• duration (P2047) length of time of a video (in seconds)
• height (P2048) height of a video (in pixels)
• width (P2049) width of a video (in pixels)
• created during (P10408) event during which the video was recorded
  • Example: Wikimania 2023 (Q114185165)
• recording location (P8546) place where the video was recorded
  • Example: Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre (Q20983933)
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Relevant IDs

• YouTube video ID (P1651): identifier of a video on YouTube.
• YouTube channel ID (P2397): identifier of a YouTube channel.
• YouTube handle (P11245): identifier of a YouTube handle.
• Amazon Prime Video ID (P8055): identifier for a video on Amazon Prime Video (USA).
• Dailymotion video ID (P11731): identifier of a video on Dailymotion.
• Vimeo ID (P4015): identifier for a username or an ID on Vimeo.
• Niconico ID (P11176): identifier for a video on Niconico.
• Naver TV ID (P10352): identifier for a video on Naver TV.
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Examples

• File:11742_SDO-Year_5_ProRes_1920x1080_2997.webmExample using the data size (P3575) and duration (P2047) properties in a video
• File:Me_at_the_zoo.webmExample using the depicts (P180) property
• File:Galaxy_Collision_Animation-_James_Webb_Space_Telescope_Science.webmExample using the source of file (P7482), as well as creator (P170) property with the YouTube handle (P11245) and P2397 properties as qualifiers
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