View, clear or pause watch history (signed in)

YouTube watch history makes it easy to find videos that you have recently watched and improves your video recommendations. You can control your watch history by clearing or pausing your history. Any videos that you watch while history is paused won't show in your history. They also won't be used to improve your recommendations. 

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View, clear or pause watch history (signed in)

Sign in and go to myactivity.google.com to find videos that you've viewed on the YouTube app or website while signed in. It also includes videos that you've watched in a YouTube player on other websites while signed in to Google Chrome.

Changes that you make to your account watch history will be reflected on all devices that you sign in to with this account. 

View or delete your watch 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.

To view or delete what you've previously searched for on YouTube, go to your search history.

Current computer experience

• Remove a video: To remove a video from your watch history, click Remove  to the right of the video details.
• Clear watch history: To delete your entire history, click Clear all watch history .
• Pause watch history: To pause your history, click Pause watch history . Videos viewed while your watch history is paused will not show up in your watch history or influence your recommendations.

Old computer experience 

• Remove a video: To remove a video from your watch history, click Remove  to the right of the video details.
• Clear watch history: To delete your entire history, click Clear all watch history.
• Pause watch history: To pause your history, click Pause watch history. 

Clear or pause watch history (signed out) 

Even when you're signed out, YouTube improves your recommendations based on the videos that you watch on that device. You can clear or pause the history from your device.

Note: You cannot view your watch history while signed out. You can follow the steps above to pause or clear your watch history.

Search watch history on a computer 

To find videos that you've watched before, search your watch history.

1. Go to your Watch history.
2. In the top right, go to 'Search watch history'.
3. Enter what you're looking for in the box.
4. Click Search  .

View our other articles for more info about search history and managing your recommendations.

Automatically delete your search and watch history

You can choose to delete your YouTube search and watch history automatically after a certain amount of time.

1. On your computer, go to your Google Account.
2. In the top-left navigation panel, click Data and personalisation.
3. Under 'Activity controls', click YouTube History, then click Manage activity.
4. In the top-right corner, click More Keep activity for…
5. Click the button for how long you want to keep your activity Next Confirm to save your choice.

View or clear your search history

To view or delete what you've previously searched for on YouTube, go to your search history.

If you use YouTube Music

Learn more about how to manage your watch history for YouTube Music here.