Change playlist privacy setting

If you're the owner of a playlist, you can make your playlist public, private or unlisted.

Note: This feature may not be available with supervised experiences on YouTube. Learn more.

Set playlist privacy through YouTube Studio

  1. Sign in to YouTube Studio.
  2. From the left menu, select Content and then Playlists.
  3. On the playlist that you want to update, click Details .
  4. From the 'Playlist details' page, click Visibility and then select the new privacy setting from the drop-down menu.
  5. Click Save.

Set playlist privacy through YouTube

  1. Sign in to YouTube.
  2. Tap your profile picture and then Playlists and then View all to view all your playlists.
  3. Select the playlist that you'd like to edit and then tap Edit .
  4. In the 'Edit playlist' section, select the new privacy setting from the Privacy menu.
  5. Tap Save.

Privacy settings

  • Anyone can watch and share Public videos and playlists.
  • Anyone with the video link can watch and share unlisted videos and playlists.
  • YouTube systems and human reviewers may review Private videos and playlists for ad suitability, copyright and other abuse prevention mechanisms.
Feature Unlisted Private Public
Can share URL Yes No Yes
Can be added to a channel section Yes No Yes
Shows up in search, related videos and recs No No Yes
Posted on your channel No No Yes
Shows in the subscriber feed No No Yes

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