View or delete your YouTube search history

You can find your YouTube search history from the My activity page. From there, you can:

• View your search history
• Search your search history to find a specific video
• Clear your entire search history
• Remove individual searches from search suggestions
• Pause your search history

Note: To view or delete what you've previously watched on YouTube, go to My activity.

A few notes to consider:

• Search entries that you delete will no longer influence your recommendations.
• After clearing your search history, your past searches will no longer appear as suggestions in the search box.
• Searches that you enter while your search history is paused will not be saved in your search history.

If you've removed any videos from your watch history while your device was offline, it might take a few hours for those changes to sync.

Pause search history

1. Go to your profile picture .
2. Tap Settings  Manage all history.
3. Tap Saving your YouTube history  Unselect 'Include your searches on YouTube'.

Delete individual searches

1. Tap Search .
2. Tap and hold a suggested search result with the History icon next to it.
3. Tap Remove on the pop-up.

TV, game console or media streaming box

Pause your search history

1. In the left-hand menu, go to Settings .
2. Select Pause search history.
3. Select the Pause search history button.

Clear your search history

1. In the left-hand menu, go to Settings .
2. Select Clear search history.
3. Select the Clear search history button.

View our other articles for more info about watch history, removing recommended content and improving your recommendations.

Search in Incognito mode

If you browse in Incognito mode, your search history won't be saved. Learn more about Incognito mode.