Protect your Content Manager account

These features are only available to partners who use YouTube Studio Content Manager. Contact your YouTube Partner Manager to get access.

Note: To access Studio Content Manager, you need to turn on 2-Step Verification on the Google Account that you use to sign in to Studio Content Manager.

Securing your YouTube account helps prevent your YouTube account and channel from being hacked, hijacked or compromised.

Users of YouTube Studio Content Manager may want to take these additional steps to protect their Content Manager account against unauthorised access:

  Use individual email addresses to sign in

To prevent account lockout, make sure that every user signs in to YouTube Studio Content Manager with their own email address.

 Review permissions and remove unknown users

Regularly review your Content Manager's user list and confirm that users have the appropriate permissions level.

If you don't recognise users, it's possible that your account may have been hacked. Learn more about how to remove users or change their role.

  Check notification emails

Before opening email notifications about Content Manager activity such as new claims, reports or ownership conflicts, make sure that they're sent from the youtube.com domain.

  Learn about the Advanced Protection Programme

Upgrade to the Advanced Protection Programme if possible. This programme safeguards users by using physical security keys as the 2-Step Verification method.

  Turn on Safe Browsing Enhanced Protection in Google Chrome

If you use Google Chrome, turning on Safe Browsing Enhanced Protection will send you alerts about unwanted software, risky extensions, phishing or potentially unsafe websites.

  Make your account more secure

Avoid installing unknown apps or apps from unknown sources. Remove any apps that you don't need from your connected devices.

Learn more about securing your YouTube channel or go to our Creator Safety Centre for more account security tips.