Add cards to videos

You can use cards to make your videos more interactive. Cards can feature a video, playlist, channel or link. Cards aren't available on videos set as 'Made for Kids'.

Add cards to a video

To add cards to a video, follow the steps below. 

1. Sign in to YouTube Studio.
2. From the left-hand menu, select Content.
3. Click the video that you'd like to edit.
4. Click the Cards box and select the type of card that you want to add. Note: You can add up to five cards to one video.
5. Choose your specific video, playlist, channel or link.
6. Change the start time for the card below the video.
7. Add an optional message and teaser text about the video. Note: Message and teaser text are required for channel cards.
8. Click Save.

Types of cards

Here are the different types of cards that you can use to customise your video. You can also use YouTube Analytics to get performance reporting for cards.

Video cards

This card allows you to link to a public YouTube video for your viewers to interact with. 

Playlist cards

This card allows you to link to a public YouTube playlist for your viewers to watch.

Channel cards

This card allows you to link to a YouTube channel for your viewers to engage with. For example, you can use a card to thank a channel that helped with your video or to recommend another channel to viewers.

Link cards

If you're in the YouTube Partner Programme, this card allows you to link to an external website to share with your audience. You can also add end screens to your videos. 

Note: Make sure that your linked external website complies with our policies, including our Community Guidelines and Terms of Service. Violations can result in card or link removal, strikes or termination of your Google Account.

How viewers can interact with cards 

Cards are designed to complement videos and enhance the viewer experience with relevant info. As the system evolves, we plan to improve it to show the most relevant teasers and cards based on performance, viewer behaviour and the device that they're using.

How viewers get to cards

• When a viewer is watching your video, they'll see a teaser for the time that you designate.
• When the teaser isn't showing, viewers can hover over the player and click the card icon . On mobile, viewers can see the card icon whenever the player controls are showing.
• When they click the teaser or the icon, they can browse cards on the video.

How cards can change your content

• Your cards won't be shown if your video has been claimed by Content ID and the content owner has set up a campaign. Learn more about Content ID.
• Videos displaying cards will not show a Call-to-Action overlay.

How cards show on videos

Cards are shown on the right-hand side of the video on a computer. Cards are shown below the video on mobile. If there are multiple cards on a video, viewers can scroll through them while the video is playing.

Who can see cards?

This feature is available to viewers on computers. This feature is not available on Adobe Flash.

Viewers can't see cards on videos that are set as Made for Kids.