With channel permissions, you can grant other people access to your channel data, tools, and features in YouTube and YouTube Studio, with five different levels of access. Multiple people can manage your channel without having access to your Google Account. They can manage your channel on YouTube directly or in YouTube Studio, on a computer or mobile device. Granting permissions to someone:
- Is safer than sharing your password or other sensitive sign in info.
- Allows you to specify their access level so you can have more control over who can view or update your channel.
Channel Permissions in YouTube Studio: Invite People to Help Manage Your Channel
Channel permissions role types
Role |
Supported |
Not supported |
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Owner |
Can do everything on all platforms, including:
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Manager |
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Editor |
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Editor (Limited) |
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Subtitle Editor |
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Viewer |
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Viewer (Limited) |
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Supported actions
Public vs. private activity on YouTube
While acting as a delegate for a channel directly on YouTube, there’s a distinction between public and private actions.
- Public actions: Delegates can perform these actions for the channel owner and the action will be attributed to the channel.
- Public actions are listed in the table above.
- Private actions: Delegates perform these actions as their personal account that they’re signed in with.
- Private actions include searching, watching videos, and purchases. Learn more.
Visual indicators will help delegate users know how the action is attributed.
Grant access to your channel using permissions
If you have a Brand Account, you must first migrate to channel permissions.
Add access on a computer
- Go to studio.youtube.com.
- On the left-hand side, click Settings.
- Click Permissions.
- Click Invite and enter the email address of the person you’d like to invite.
- Click Access and select the role you’d like to assign to this person from the table below.
- Click Done.
- Note: Once an invite is sent, it expires after 30 days.
Add access on YouTube Studio app
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Open the YouTube Studio app
.
- Tap your profile picture
.
- Tap Settings
in the menu.
- Tap Permissions in the settings menu.
- Tap Invite and enter the email address of the person you’d like to invite.
- Select the role you’d like to assign to this person from the table below.
- Tap Send invitation.
- Note: Once an invite is sent, it expires after 30 days.
- Click Save.
Remove access to your channel
Remove or change access on a computer
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Go to studio.youtube.com.
- On the left-hand side, click Settings.
- Click Permissions.
- Go to the person you’d like to remove and click the down arrow
.
- Select a new role or click Remove access.
Remove or change access on the YouTube Studio app
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Open the YouTube Studio app
.
- Tap your profile picture
.
- Tap Settings
in the menu.
- Tap Permissions in the settings menu.
- Select the person you’d like to remove.
- Select a new role and tap Save or Remove.
- YouTube Music
- YouTube Kids app
- YouTube APIs
Private actions on YouTube
Below are actions that are considered private, and would be associated with a delegate’s personal account:
Video management
- Downloading other channel’s videos onto a mobile device with YouTube Premium.
- Downloading your own videos onto a mobile device.
Community engagement
- Liking, disliking, or voting on a post.
Curation/consumption
- Searching for content or accessing search history.
- Watching a video or accessing watch history.
- Blocking users on channel.
- Viewing subscriptions.
- Purchases (for example: Movies and Shows, Premium).
- Purchase history.
Find channel owner details
Find the channel owner’s name and email on a computer
If you manage a channel, you can find out the channel owner’s name and email. You may need this info, for example, to ask them to phone-verify their channel to get access to certain features.
- Go to studio.youtube.com
- Click Settings
Permissions.
- You’ll see the name and email of everyone that has access to this channel.
Find the channel owner’s name and email on the YouTube Studio app