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LinkedIn doesn’t support videos in comments, so use this Sendspark workaround: open the Share modal, click Copy Link, and paste the link into your LinkedIn comment from a mobile device. The link unfurls into a GIF thumbnail preview. GIF previews only appear when the URL is posted from mobile.

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Key takeaways

  • LinkedIn does not support videos in comments, so Sendspark shares the video as a link with a GIF thumbnail instead.
  • GIF previews only show when you post the URL from a mobile device (LinkedIn mobile app, mobile Chrome, mobile Safari, etc.).
  • Launch the Share modal from your dashboard or video edit page and click Copy Link.
  • Paste the link into the LinkedIn comment and it automatically unfurls into a video preview.
LinkedIn does not support videos in comments. Use this workaround with Sendspark to share videos as links with GIF thumbnails. Share video in LinkedIn comment
Please notethat GIF previews only show when you post the URL from a mobile device (the LinkedIn mobile app, mobile Chrome, mobile Safari, etc).

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How to Post a Video in a LinkedIn Comment with a Thumbnail

To post your video in a LinkedIn comment, launch the Share modal through your dashboard or video edit page.
  • Click on Copy Link to copy the share URL to your clipboard
Copy share link for video
  • Paste the link in the LinkedIn postfrom a mobile device (LinkedIn mobile app, mobile Chrome,, mobile Safari, etc). The link will automatically unfurl to provide a preview of your video. LinkedIn comment section

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Frequently asked questions

No. LinkedIn does not support videos in comments. The workaround is to share your Sendspark video as a link, which unfurls into a GIF thumbnail preview that recipients can click to watch.
GIF previews only show when you post the URL from a mobile device, such as the LinkedIn mobile app, mobile Chrome, or mobile Safari. If you paste from desktop, the preview won’t unfurl the same way.
Updated July 2026.