Class VideoItem

  • VideoItem is a layout item in Google Forms that displays a video and can be accessed or created from a Form object.

  • You can set the title, help text, video URL (using long URL, short URL, or video ID), alignment, and width of a VideoItem.

  • Methods are available to get properties like alignment, help text, ID, index, title, type, and width of a VideoItem.

  • You can duplicate a VideoItem, which creates a copy and adds it to the end of the form.

VideoItem

A layout item that displays a video. Items can be accessed or created from aForm.

// Open a form by ID and add three new video items, using a long URL,// a short URL, and a video ID.constform=FormApp.openById('1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz');form.addVideoItem().setTitle('Video Title').setHelpText('Video Caption').setVideoUrl('www.youtube.com/watch?v=1234abcdxyz');form.addVideoItem().setTitle('Video Title').setHelpText('Video Caption').setVideoUrl('youtu.be/1234abcdxyz');form.addVideoItem().setTitle('Video Title').setHelpText('Video Caption').setVideoUrl('1234abcdxyz');

Methods

MethodReturn typeBrief description
duplicate()VideoItemCreates a copy of this item and appends it to the end of the form.
getAlignment()AlignmentGets the video's horizontal alignment.
getHelpText()StringGets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items likeImageItems,PageBreakItems, andSectionHeaderItems).
getId()IntegerGets the item's unique identifier.
getIndex()IntegerGets the index of the item among all the items in the form.
getTitle()StringGets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of aSectionHeaderItem).
getType()ItemTypeGets the item's type, represented as anItemType.
getWidth()IntegerGets the video's width in pixels.
setAlignment(alignment)VideoItemSets the video's horizontal alignment.
setHelpText(text)VideoItemSets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items likeImageItems,PageBreakItems, andSectionHeaderItems).
setTitle(title)VideoItemSets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of aSectionHeaderItem).
setVideoUrl(youtubeUrl)VideoItemSets the video itself from a given YouTube URL or YouTube video ID.
setWidth(width)VideoItemSets the video's width in pixels.

Detailed documentation

duplicate()

Creates a copy of this item and appends it to the end of the form.

Return

VideoItem — a duplicate of thisVideoItem, for chaining

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

getAlignment()

Gets the video's horizontal alignment.

Return

Alignment — the horizontal alignment

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

getHelpText()

Gets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items likeImageItems,PageBreakItems, andSectionHeaderItems).

Return

String — the item's help text or description text

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

getId()

Gets the item's unique identifier.

Return

Integer — the item's ID

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

getIndex()

Gets the index of the item among all the items in the form.

Return

Integer — the index of the item

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

getTitle()

Gets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of aSectionHeaderItem).

Return

String — the item's title or header text

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

getType()

Gets the item's type, represented as anItemType.

Return

ItemType — the item's type

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

getWidth()

Gets the video's width in pixels.

Return

Integer — the width in pixels

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

setAlignment(alignment)

Sets the video's horizontal alignment.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
alignmentAlignmentthe horizontal alignment

Return

VideoItem — thisVideoItem, for chaining

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

setHelpText(text)

Sets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items likeImageItems,PageBreakItems, andSectionHeaderItems).

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
textStringthe new help text

Return

VideoItem — thisVideoItem, for chaining

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

setTitle(title)

Sets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of aSectionHeaderItem).

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
titleStringthe new title or header text

Return

VideoItem — thisVideoItem, for chaining

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

setVideoUrl(youtubeUrl)

Sets the video itself from a given YouTube URL or YouTube video ID.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
youtubeUrlStringthe YouTube URL or ID

Return

VideoItem — thisVideoItem, for chaining

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

setWidth(width)

Sets the video's width in pixels. Only the video's width can be set. Height is setautomatically to maintain the video's proportions.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
widthIntegerthe width in pixels

Return

VideoItem — thisVideoItem, for chaining

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

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Last updated 2025-12-11 UTC.