Video Verification Error - but no other options

[bfrazier]

Hello! I have a client who is trying to verify their location with the only option available, which is video verification. She goes through the process, and when it's time to upload, she gets this error message:

She tries again (and again, and again), and gets the same message. We reached out to Google Support twice, and received the same no-reply email response:

In the recent past, a response from Google Support about video verification issues came with the option to contact them directly, with a link in the email, and from there the client could do a live video verification. With this auto-response, that's not an option, I can't reply to clarify the issue (because "this email doesn't allow replies"), and the client doesn't have the option to contact a Google rep in her error message. What do we do now? Contacting Google Support a 3rd time (and sharing the previous Case ID like I did the 2nd time I contacted them) will probably yield the same results.

HALP!

 

[Brian - TGL]

@whitespark has a detailed video about that particular error from earlier this year:



The short version is Darren dropped the resolution on the video to the lowest setting and made the video under 90 seconds . . . the issue seems to be potentially a 75 MB max on the video file

 

[bfrazier]

Thank you Brian - TGL! We'll give this a shot. Much appreciated!

@whitespark has a detailed video about that particular error from earlier this year:



The short version is Darren dropped the resolution on the video to the lowest setting and made the video under 90 seconds . . . the issue seems to be potentially a 75 MB max on the video file

 

[Ben Seidel]

@bfrazier Darren's video is a solid starting place - highly recommend!
If you're still stuck after that, you can check out How to Fix Google Business Profile (GBP) Verification Video Upload Not Working – Upload Failed

I have a section in that article that talks about what to do to get Google to skip the video verification process if the error keeps happening despite following all the right guidelines.

 

[socialadsintexas]

I had that experience and submitted a support ticket and had a reply from Google within 24 hrs and a representative actually called the client and advised it was a technical issue and to try from another browser. Client was using Chrome, but did it on Safari (had to sign in all over again) and it worked.

 

[bfrazier]

I had that experience and submitted a support ticket and had a reply from Google within 24 hrs and a representative actually called the client and advised it was a technical issue and to try from another browser. Client was using Chrome, but did it on Safari (had to sign in all over again) and it worked.

This is great! I'm noting this suggestion just in case the resolution isn't the issue. Thank you!