Getting Started with the Brightcove M365 Connector for SharePoint

Releases

The Brightcove M365 Connector for SharePoint is the SPFx-based connector for SharePoint Online (M365). The table below lists the current and past releases of the connector. For full release details, click the version number or scroll to the corresponding section.

For installation steps, see the Installation Guide. For day-to-day use of the connector's web parts and features, see the User Guide.

Version 1.1.0.0 — May 2026

Version 1.1.0.0 adds playlist management and support for Embed Builder experiences to the connector, plus a batch of search and UX improvements. No installation changes are required to upgrade beyond redeploying the updated brightcove-video-connector.sppkg and functionapp.zip.

What's new

Playlist management (Content Management page)

• New Playlists tab in the Content Management web part for creating, editing, and deleting manual and smart playlists, mirroring the workflow in Brightcove Video Cloud Studio.
• Add videos to a manual playlist via a multi-select picker with name-search filters; videos already in the playlist are automatically filtered out to prevent duplicates.
• Manage video order in manual playlists with up/down reorder and per-row remove.
• Smart playlist editor now exposes a Combine parameters toggle (Match all vs. Match any) accessible from the equalizer icon next to the Parameters header — matching Brightcove Studio's smart-playlist UX.
• New Last activated date parameter type for smart playlists.
• Smart playlist Videos tab now displays a human-readable summary of the active criteria.

See the User Guide, Section 4.3 for end-to-end usage.

Embed Builder support for the Experience web part

• New Embed Experiences tab in the Experience web part's selector dialog, sourced from Brightcove's Embed Builder. Embed Builder sites are hosted on *.ipx.bcvp0rtal.com.
• Renderer adds a third branch for Embed Builder snippets (iframe + in-page-manager.min.js) alongside the existing legacy iframe and JavaScript embed paths.
• Author-canvas (edit mode) awareness: the iframe renders but the in-page-manager.min.js helper script is suppressed in the SharePoint workbench to avoid third-party JS in author canvas.
• CSP warning displayed beneath the Embed Type radio when JavaScript embed is selected on the legacy Experiences tab.

See the User Guide, Section 5.4 for end-to-end usage. If your SharePoint Online tenant uses Content Security Policy (CSP) enforcement, also add *.ipx.bcvp0rtal.com as a trusted script source — see the Installation Guide, Section 5.1.

Search and UX improvements

• Video picker search no longer returns zero results for special characters or short terms (the trailing-wildcard issue has been fixed; search terms are sanitized and phrase-matched).
• Playlist picker search now uses Brightcove Studio's pattern (single-word search, sorted by name), avoiding the multi-term 500 errors that occasionally surfaced in v1.0.0.0.
• Smart playlist parameter values no longer show literal Brightcove canonical wrapping in the UI.
• Error states in search now keep the search input interactive so users can clear or retry without re-opening the dialog.

Known limitations

• Creating and managing In-Page Experiences (legacy IPX) from within SharePoint is not yet supported. Use Brightcove Video Cloud Studio's Gallery module.
• Managing (create, edit, delete) Embed Builder experiences from SharePoint is not supported — remains a Studio activity.
• Editing video custom fields, video poster, and thumbnail images from SharePoint is not yet supported. Use Brightcove Video Cloud Studio.
• Manual text track management (upload or URL) from SharePoint is not yet supported. Autocaption is available during upload; for additional text tracks, use Brightcove Video Cloud Studio.
• Video deletion from the Content Management page is not supported. Use Brightcove Video Cloud Studio.
• Teams and Viva Connections support is not included in this release.

Version 1.0.0.0 — March 2026

The Brightcove M365 Connector for SharePoint is a completely new connector built from the ground up on the SharePoint Framework (SPFx). It replaces the legacy Brightcove SharePoint Connector (Add-In version 4.1.2.0), which will stop working in SharePoint Online (M365) on 2 April 2026 due to Microsoft's retirement of the Add-In framework.

What's included

Authoring web parts

The following web parts are available in the SharePoint toolbox:

• Brightcove Video — Select and embed a single Brightcove video with configurable playback options (autoplay, muted start), player controls (seek forward/backward, fullscreen, picture-in-picture, control bar sizing), and player sizing (responsive or fixed, with preset and custom aspect ratios).
• Brightcove Playlist — Select and embed a Brightcove playlist with the same playback, controls, and sizing options as the Video web part.
• Brightcove Experience — Select and embed a published Brightcove In-Page Experience (IPX) with a choice of iFrame or JavaScript embed type. JavaScript embed is required for customers using Brightcove domain restrictions on experiences (Video and Playlist web parts work seamlessly with domain-restricted content without additional configuration).

Admin and content management pages

The following pages are provisioned automatically when the connector is added to a SharePoint site:

• Connector Settings (BrightcoveConnectorSettings.aspx) — Configure the Proxy API connection (URL and API resource) with built-in connection testing and diagnostics (Copy Support Bundle). Manage Brightcove account credentials (add, edit, delete, test) with secure storage in Azure Key Vault.
• Content Management (BrightcoveContentManagement.aspx) — Upload new videos via drag-and-drop, file browse, or URL. Includes built-in Autocaption support for automatic caption generation during upload. Edit video details (name, description, tags, reference ID, folder, active/inactive status) directly from SharePoint.

Architecture highlights

• Secure by design — Brightcove API credentials are stored as encrypted secrets in Azure Key Vault and never exposed to the browser. All Brightcove API calls are made server-side through the Proxy API.
• Microsoft Entra ID authentication — The Proxy API validates OAuth 2.0 JWT tokens issued by Microsoft Entra ID, ensuring only authenticated SharePoint users can access Brightcove resources.
• Same-tenant and cross-tenant support — The connector supports deployments where the Azure subscription and SharePoint Online are in the same Entra ID tenant or in different tenants.
• Tenant-scoped credential isolation — Brightcove account credentials are scoped by the Entra tenant ID (tid claim) of the requesting user, enabling secure multi-tenant deployments from a single Proxy API instance.
• Built on modern technology — SPFx app (React + TypeScript), Proxy API (Node.js 22 + TypeScript on Azure Functions v4, Flex Consumption plan).

Compatibility

Distribution

The connector is distributed directly by Brightcove as compiled packages. It is not available as open source, via GitHub, or through the Microsoft AppSource marketplace. Customers should contact their Brightcove Account Manager to request the connector.

Known limitations

• Playlist management (create/edit playlists) from within SharePoint is not yet supported. Use Brightcove Video Cloud Studio.
• Experience management (create/edit IPX) from within SharePoint is not yet supported. Use Brightcove Video Cloud Studio.
• Editing video custom fields from SharePoint is not yet supported. Use Brightcove Video Cloud Studio.
• Editing video poster and thumbnail images from SharePoint is not yet supported. Use Brightcove Video Cloud Studio.
• Manual text track management (upload or URL) from SharePoint is not yet supported. Autocaption is available during upload; for additional text tracks, use Brightcove Video Cloud Studio.
• Video deletion is not supported from the Content Management page. Use Brightcove Video Cloud Studio.
• Teams and Viva Connections support is not included in this release.

Support

For help with this connector:

1. Use the Copy Support Bundle button in the Connector Settings page to capture diagnostic information.
2. Contact your Brightcove Account Manager or CSM for migration planning and deployment guidance.
3. Open a support case at Brightcove Support and include the support bundle output along with a description of the issue.