Sharing video link with query string arguments in URL not working

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Hi :wave:

Facebook recently introduces a feature where links shared via Messenger gets a query string field named fbclid.
For example if I share a video link in Messenger and click on it, I get redirected to https://cloud.example.com/index.php/s/qWCrs4ZXADQpejf?fbclid=IwAR2eVHHI6yzuAvdnGoDUq2uVL7NMLvpfS85OuQkInlPsngaAOcmWVhx-8E. This link shows the Nextcloud shared page, but the video does not play.

How to Reproduce

  • Create a share link for a .mp4 video
  • Share this link in a Messenger conversation
  • Click on this link in the conversation
    This will open the link with a query string field in the URL named fbclid
    The page is displayed, but the video does not play.
    Error message: The video could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.
  • Navigate to the link without the fbclid field in the URL
    Video plays as expected.

Thank you :pray:

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Just found that it has been fixed here, but not released for stable15 https://github.com/nextcloud/files_videoplayer/commit/4da10ee95fb355527730567d00fcb131dac24418

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This has been fixed for stable15.
See https://github.com/nextcloud/files_videoplayer/issues/121