Create and post a video response

Ready to share your voice? You can create a video either on the web at Flipgrid.com or on the Flipgrid app. You’re able to either record and submit a video directly to a topic or to your profile. Learn how to join a topic.

To create a video response, there are 3 general steps:

Step 1: Record your video

After you open the Flipgrid camera, you’re able to set up and record the type of video you want. Add camera filters, texts, and to help share exactly what you want. Learn about all the Flipgrid camera's options and effects.

Step 2: Review your video

After you record, you can watch what you just recorded and decide whether you want to trim the recording, record more, or add music.

Step 3: Post your video

Add a cover image or brief description for your video, then choose whether to post it directly to a topic or to your profile.

How to record and post a video response

You’re able to add a response directly to a topic if you’re in that topic or when you’re ready to post a video. If you don’t want to post to a topic immediately, you can save the video response to your profile and add it later.

Note: Some camera options and effects may differ between Flipgrid on the web and the Flipgrid app. Learn about all the Flipgrid camera's options and effects.

Open Flipgrid.
- If you have lead capabilities: Go to admin.flipgrid.com.
- If you only have member capabilities: Go to my.flipgrid.com.
Choose whether you want to post the video to a topic or post it to your profile.
- To post to a topic: Select the group > the topic where you want to post your video. Then, click Add response.
- To post to your profile: In the top right, click Camera .
In the Flipgrid camera, to record your video, click Record .
- Before you record, you can choose different options or effects to set up your response.
- You can also change some options and add effects while you record.
To stop recording, click Pause .
- To delete the response and try again: In the bottom left, click Retake.
To go to the review step, in the bottom right, click Next.
Review your video.
- To trim the video clip: Under the video player, click the video clip bar. To adjust the length of the clip, select one of the 2 thick blue bars and move it along the clip. When you’re done, in the bottom right, click Confirm.
- To add another video clip: Under the video player, to the right of the video clip bar, click Add more . Select the type of clip you want to add.
To go to the post video step, in the bottom right, click Next.
If you want, you can edit your response’s cover image and caption.
- To change where to post the video: Under “Post to:”, click Change. Select the topic from the list, or enter a topic name in the search bar. After you selected the correct topic, click Continue.
- To return to the review stage: In the bottom left, click Edit video .
To post your video, in the bottom right, click either Post to topic or Save to my profile.

Open the Flipgrid app.
Choose whether you want to post the video to a topic or post it to your profile.
- To post to a topic: Select the group > the topic where you want to post your video. Then, tap Add response.
- To post to your profile: At the bottom, tap Camera .
  - Note: When you choose to post to your profile, the maximum response length you can record is 90 seconds.
In the Flipgrid camera, to record your video, tap Record .
- To switch between the selfie and back-facing camera: In the top right, tap Switch .
- Before you record, you can choose different options or effects to set up your response.
- You can also change some options and add effects while you record.
To stop recording, tap Pause .
- To delete the response and try again: In the bottom left, tap Retake.
To go to the review step, in the bottom right, tap Next.
Review your video.
- To trim the video clip: Under the video player, select one of the 2 thick blue bars at each end of the clip. To adjust the length of the clip, tap and hold the blue bar and move it along the clip. When you’re done, in the bottom right, tap Confirm.
- To add another video clip: In the bottom left, tap Add more .
To go to the post video step, in the bottom right, tap Confirm.
If you want, you can edit your response’s cover image and caption.
- To change where to post the video: Under “Post to:”, tap the down arrow . Select the topic from the list. To search for a topic, in the top right, tap Search > the text box. Enter the topic name. After you selected the correct topic, tap Continue.
- To return to the review stage: In the top left, tap Back .
To post your video, in the bottom right, tap either Post to topic or Save to my profile.

How to post a video from your profile

You’re able to post a video to any topic that you're a member of from the “My videos” page in your profile.

Important: When you remove a response from a topic, the video isn't deleted. You're able to find it again in your "My videos" page.

Open Flipgrid.
- If you have lead capabilities: Go to admin.flipgrid.com.
- If you only have member capabilities: Go to my.flipgrid.com.
At the top right, click your Profile photo bubble > Profile.
Scroll to “My videos.”
Under “My videos,” hover over a video. At the top right of the video, More shows up.
Click More > Post to .
- To remove a response from a topic: Next to the topic name, click Remove . In the "Remove from topic?" box, click Remove.
In the "Post to topic" window, click the down arrow . Then select the topic.
Click Post to topic.

Open the Flipgrid app.
At the bottom right, tap your Profile photo bubble .
Under “My Videos,” select the video you want to post to a topic.
From the video, tap More > Post to .
- To remove a response from a topic: Next to the topic name, tap Remove . Select the topic from the list.
- To search for a topic, in the top right, tap Search > the text box. Enter the topic name.
In the "Post to this topic?" window, tap Post.

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