Answered By: Theresa Bell (she/her/hers)
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APA Style (7th ed.)

Lastname, A. [Screen name]. (year, month day). Title of video [Video]. Streaming video site name. URL

  • In-text citation: (Screen name, year, time stamp) 
  • See page 344 in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).

TED Talk

If the video was retrieved from the TED website:

Honnold, A. (2018, April). How I climbed a 3,000-foot vertical cliff -- without ropes [Video]. TED Conferences. https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_honnold_how_i_climbed_a_3_000_foot_vertical_cliff_without_ropes

  • In-text citation: (Honnold, 2018, 3:45)

If the TED video was posted on YouTube and that's where you retrieved it (versus directly from ted.com):

TED. (2007, January 6). Do schools kill creativity | Sir Ken Robinson [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY

  • In-text citation: (TED, 2007, 1:15)

For more information, see TED Talk References in the APA Style website.

YouTube Video

Fields, J. (2012, October 3). Brene Brown on the power of being vulnerable [Video]. YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd3DYvBGyFs

  • In-text citation: (Fields, 2012, 45:02)
  • See page 344 in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.) for more information.

TikTok Video

IndigenousLibrarian. [@indigenouslibrarian]. (2021, September 26). Lorisia McLeod’s templates for citing Indigenous elders and knowledge keepers (2021) #greenscreensticker [Video]. TikTok. https://www.tiktok.com/@indigenouslibrarian/video/7012486813788933382?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7265774825921332742

  • In-text citation: (IndigenousLibrarian, 2021, 00:33)
  • See the APA Style website's TikTok References for more information.

Webinar

If an archived webinar is recoverable online, it can be cited as an online video as well. For example:

Axe, J., & Bell, T. (2017, March 27). Lunch and learn: Giving feedback on student writing [Webinar]. Royal Roads University. https://livestream.com/royalroads/events/7167907/videos/152782627

  • In-text citation: (Axe & Bell, 2017, 18:05)

If the webinar is livestreamed but not recorded, or if the recording is not publicly accessible, it is not included in a reference list, but cited as personal communication instead (American Psychological Association, 2020, p. 344).

Reference

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000

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