Manage channel memberships
Note that each channel participating in memberships (including its offerings) is responsible for complying with our terms and policies, including YouTube's Community Guidelines, as well as all applicable laws and regulations.
See your members
While live streaming
- Sign in to your Google account.
- Go to Creator Studio
Live Streaming
Stream Now.
- Look for the Memberships module in your live dashboard.
If using Events:
- Sign in to your Google account.
- Go to Creator Studio
Live Streaming
Events.
- Select your live stream.
- Click Live Control Room.
- Click Open Memberships in a new window to view your memberships module.
If you are live streaming when a new viewer joins your channel membership, a bright green "New Member" message will be sent in live chat. This message will be pinned at the top of chat for 5 minutes.
- To your video description.
- On cards and end screens in your videos.
Set and manage your intro video
What to know before adding an intro video
- Ads will not run on intro videos
- Your intro video must follow YouTube’s Community Guidelines
- Your intro video can’t have 3rd party copyright claims
- Your intro video can’t have music claims against it
- Your intro video can’t be set as made for kids
- If you want to mention specific prices of your levels, be mindful that prices can vary depending on platform and country
How to add an intro video if you’re new to memberships
- Create your intro video and make sure you publish as Unlisted.
- Go to studio.youtube.com.
- In the left menu, select Monetization
click Memberships.
- In step 3 under “Add videos that encourage fans to join” click Start.
- Click Select intro video
click Next.
- Choose your intro video from the options.
How to add an intro video if you’re already using memberships
- Create your intro video and make sure you publish as Unlisted. Go to studio.youtube.com.
- In the left menu, select Monetization
click Memberships.
- Click Add intro video in the “Improvements you can make” box.
- Follow the onscreen instructions to upload your intro video.
Edit or delete an intro video
Edit your intro video
- Go to studio.youtube.com.
- In the left menu, select Monetization
click Memberships.
- At the bottom right of the page, click Edit in the “Your intro video” box.
- Follow the onscreen instructions to edit your intro video.
Delete your intro video
Channel membership revenue, pricing, and refunds
Revenue share
Revenue reporting
Cancellations, terminations, and refunds
If membership is terminated on a channel (including, by voluntarily disabling it, or as a result of breaching our terms or policies, or being removed from the YouTube Partner Program), all active paid members on that channel at the time of such termination will receive a refund of their last month’s payment for membership on that channel, and the channel’s share of the revenue to be refunded will be deducted from the channel.
FAQs
My viewers say they can't see the "Join" button. Why not?- The feature is not launched on your channel.
- The feature is not launched in all countries.
- Your video is set as made for kids.
- The "Join" button is not yet launched on some platforms. Viewers can, however, become members on desktop. You can still get access to perks on all available platforms if you sign up on desktop.
- The "Join" button will only appear on eligible video watch pages of participating channels. For example, watch pages of videos claimed by certain music partners are not eligible.
If your viewers can’t see the join button, you can always remind them of these workarounds:
- Remind viewers they can become a member by clicking on the Join button on your channel page.
- Viewers can add /join to the end of your channel URL to link directly to your membership offer window.
- You can also add to your /join link to your video descriptions.
- The member's channel URL
- The name of the member's channel
- A link to the member's profile picture
- When the member joined your channel