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title: "Iframe tag videos does not show up in Email"
description: "Video not showing up in the email content"
url: https://helpcenter.smartlead.ai/en/articles/186-iframe-tag-videos-does-not-show-up-in-email
collection: "Troubleshooting Email Campaigns"
updated: 2026-08-21
language: en
---

# Iframe tag videos does not show up in Email

Video not showing up in the email content

Email Service Providers (ESPs) often restrict or do not support the use of `<iframe>` tags, including those used for embedding videos.  
  
  
`<iframe>` tags can potentially be used to execute malicious scripts or to embed harmful content. This poses a security risk both to the recipient and to the email system. By blocking `<iframe>`, ESPs help prevent phishing attacks and other security threats.  
  
Embedding videos directly into emails can take control away from users who may prefer to decide whether to download or play a video. Forcing a video to load automatically, By forcing video to load automatically, can cause inconvenience to the users.