Your channel can have more than one URL that directs your audience to your channel homepage. These URLs can look different from one another, but all point your audience to the same place - your channel.
Find your channel URL
To find your channel’s URL:
- Sign in to YouTube Studio.
- From the left Menu, select Customization
Basic info.
- Under Channel URL, you can view and copy your Channel URL.
ID-based URL
Example: youtube.com/channel/UCUZHFZ9jIKrLroW8LcyJEQQ
This is the standard URL that YouTube channels use. It uses your unique channel ID, which is the numbers and letters at the end of the URL.
Custom URL
Example: youtube.com/c/YouTubeCreators
A custom URL is a shorter, easy-to-remember URL that you can share with your audience. These can be based on your current display name, legacy username, or your linked and verified web domain. You can check if you've claimed a custom URL in your basic info setting.
Learn how to get a custom URL for your channel.
youtube.com/YouTubeCreators
.Legacy username URL
Example: youtube.com/user/partnersupport
Depending on when your channel was created, it may have a username. Usernames are no longer required for channels today, but you can still use this URL to direct to your channel — even if your channel name has changed since you chose your username. Existing usernames can't be changed.
You can share a shorter version of your legacy username URL by removing “/user”, such as youtube.com/partnersupport
. This is not possible if another channel has claimed a custom URL with the same name.