Video SEO checker
Paste any public URL with a video. We'll fetch it once and run a structural audit covering VideoObject schema, transcript, Key Moments, OG tags, and the basics of head metadata.
Direct answer
Q: How do I check if my video page is SEO-ready?
A: Audit it for VideoObject JSON-LD with thumbnailUrl, duration, contentUrl, and transcript fields plus a hasPart Clip array for Key Moments. Add OG video tags so social shares render the player, and keep the page <title> under 65 characters and meta description between 120–155. Paste your URL above and we'll run all those checks server-side.
Limit: 3 audits per hour per IP. We fetch the page once server-side and parse it — no payload is logged.
- Eligibility, not ranking. The fields we check are what makes a page eligible for video rich results. You still need decent content and a few authoritative links — but without these signals, you're not even in the running.
- AI citations. Pages exposing transcripts and structured chapters are far more likely to be cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini in answer snippets.
- One-time fix, recurring win. Most of these issues are template-level — fix them in your CMS once and every existing and future video page benefits.
Audit questions
What's VideoObject JSON-LD and why does it matter?
VideoObject is the schema.org type Google reads to identify videos on a page. Without it, your video is largely invisible to video search, AI Overviews, and the rich-result carousels. Adding it is a 10-minute change that often unlocks an entirely new SERP surface.
What are Google Key Moments and how do I get them?
Key Moments is the chapter carousel Google shows under a video result. It's powered by VideoObject.hasPart, an array of Clip objects with name, startOffset, and endOffset. If you have chapters anywhere in your content, exposing them as Clip[] is the fastest way to earn that carousel.
Why does the transcript field matter for AI engines?
Crawlers from ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini can't watch your video, but they can index VideoObject.transcript. Pages that expose the transcript as plain text get cited noticeably more often in AI answers than pages that only embed the player.
Are there limits on this audit?
Three runs per IP per hour. We fetch the URL once server-side, parse the HTML in memory, and discard everything. Nothing about your URL or its content is stored or shared.
What does this tool not check?
It doesn't check Core Web Vitals, embed weight, page rendering, or any signal that requires running JavaScript on the client. For those, use PageSpeed Insights and Search Console alongside this tool.
Stop hand-coding schema.
HostMyVideo emits a complete VideoObject + Clip + transcript on every video automatically. Public watch page included. 14-day free trial.