Upload videos longer than 15 minutes

How to verify your account on YouTube

Increase your video length limit

By default, you can upload videos that are up to 15 minutes long. Verified accounts can upload videos longer than 15 minutes.

To verify your Google Account:

1. Open the YouTube mobile app .
2. Tap Create   Upload a video.
3. Select a video longer than 15 minutes.
4. Choose your video’s title, description, and settings, then tap NEXT.
5. Follow the steps to verify your Google Account. You can choose to get a verification code through a text message on a mobile device or an automated voice call.

Maximum upload size

The maximum file size you can upload is 256 GB or 12 hours, whichever is less. We've changed the limits on uploads in the past, so you may see older videos that are longer than 12 hours.

Troubleshoot common issues

I verified my account but my video still won’t play.

After you verify your account, you’ll need to upload your video again:

1. Sign in to YouTube Studio .
2. Select CREATE  and upload your video again.

I don’t know whether I verified my account yet.

To check if you’ve already verified your Google Account, go to Feature eligibility. If you’ve verified your account, you’ll see "Enabled" in the Features that require a phone verification box.

I already verified my account but I can't upload long videos.

If you could previously upload long videos and no longer can, check your account for copyright claims and strikes.

My video is larger than 256 GB.

If your video is larger than 256 GB, try compressing your video in a video editing software before uploading it to YouTube. Use the H.264 codec to compress your video file size while maintaining the video quality for YouTube.