diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/embedly.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/embedly.py
index 483d018bb4..db5ef055ec 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/embedly.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/embedly.py
@@ -1,13 +1,63 @@
 import re
 import urllib.parse
+
 from .common import InfoExtractor
-from ..compat import compat_urllib_parse_unquote
+from .youtube import YoutubeTabIE
+from ..utils import parse_qs, smuggle_url, traverse_obj
 
 
 class EmbedlyIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www|cdn\.)?embedly\.com/widgets/media\.html\?(?:[^#]*?&)?url=(?P<id>[^#&]+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www|cdn\.)?embedly\.com/widgets/media\.html\?(?:[^#]*?&)?(?:src|url)=(?:[^#&]+)'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2Fvideoseries%3Flist%3DUUGLim4T2loE5rwCMdpCIPVg&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DSU4fj_aEMVw%26list%3DUUGLim4T2loE5rwCMdpCIPVg&image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSU4fj_aEMVw%2Fhqdefault.jpg&key=8ee8a2e6a8cc47aab1a5ee67f9a178e0&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=youtube&autoplay=1',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'UUGLim4T2loE5rwCMdpCIPVg',
+            'modified_date': '20221225',
+            'view_count': int,
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@TraciHinesMusic',
+            'channel_id': 'UCGLim4T2loE5rwCMdpCIPVg',
+            'uploader': 'TraciJHines',
+            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@TraciHinesMusic',
+            'channel': 'TraciJHines',
+            'availability': 'public',
+            'uploader_id': 'UCGLim4T2loE5rwCMdpCIPVg',
+            'description': '',
+            'tags': [],
+            'title': 'Uploads from TraciJHines',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 10,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2Fvideoseries%3Flist%3DUUGLim4T2loE5rwCMdpCIPVg&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DSU4fj_aEMVw%26list%3DUUGLim4T2loE5rwCMdpCIPVg&image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSU4fj_aEMVw%2Fhqdefault.jpg&key=8ee8a2e6a8cc47aab1a5ee67f9a178e0&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=youtube&autoplay=1',
+        'params': {'noplaylist': True},
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'SU4fj_aEMVw',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'I\'m on Patreon!',
+            'age_limit': 0,
+            'categories': ['Entertainment'],
+            'thumbnail': 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/SU4fj_aEMVw/maxresdefault.webp',
+            'live_status': 'not_live',
+            'playable_in_embed': True,
+            'channel': 'TraciJHines',
+            'uploader_id': 'TraciJHines',
+            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGLim4T2loE5rwCMdpCIPVg',
+            'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/user/TraciJHines',
+            'upload_date': '20150211',
+            'duration': 282,
+            'availability': 'public',
+            'channel_follower_count': int,
+            'tags': 'count:39',
+            'view_count': int,
+            'comment_count': int,
+            'channel_id': 'UCGLim4T2loE5rwCMdpCIPVg',
+            'like_count': int,
+            'uploader': 'TraciJHines',
+            'description': 'md5:8af6425f50bd46fbf29f3db0fc3a8364',
+            'chapters': list,
+
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https://player.vimeo.com/video/1234567?h=abcdefgh',
         'only_matching': True,
     }]
 
@@ -21,4 +71,10 @@ class EmbedlyIE(InfoExtractor):
             yield urllib.parse.unquote(mobj.group('url'))
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
-        return self.url_result(compat_urllib_parse_unquote(self._match_id(url)))
+        qs = parse_qs(url)
+        src = urllib.parse.unquote(traverse_obj(qs, ('url', 0)) or '')
+        if src and YoutubeTabIE.suitable(src):
+            return self.url_result(src, YoutubeTabIE)
+        return self.url_result(smuggle_url(
+            urllib.parse.unquote(traverse_obj(qs, ('src', 0), ('url', 0))),
+            {'http_headers': {'Referer': url}}))