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MLA video reference generator

Credit the video’s creator when identifiable and record the uploader separately if different. MLA places the video title in quotation marks and the hosting platform in italics, followed by the upload date and URL.

Enter your source details

Use the details on the source. * marks required details. Leave optional fields blank if they do not apply.

Creator or account

Use the name credited on the source.

Keep compound surnames together.

More contributors

Enter names in the order credited. The generator applies the style’s rules for shortening the list.

For MLA, use this if the primary creator is unknown.

Publication details

Use the title shown on the source.

For example, YouTube or Vimeo.

Dates and access

Use YYYY-MM-DD. If only a year or month is given, enter YYYY or YYYY-MM. Choose date unknown below if no date is available.

Link directly to the video, episode or post.

Use the date you read, watched or listened to the source.

Time in the recording

For example, 4:32. Leave blank when citing the whole recording.

Optional wording for later citations. Use enough words to identify the source.

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