Upload videos

You can upload videos to YouTube in a few like shooting fish in a barrel steps. Use the instructions below to upload your videos from a computer or from a mobile device.

Note: This feature may not be available with supervised experiences on YouTube. Acquire more hither.

Upload videos

Use the YouTube iPhone and iPad app to upload videos by recording a new video or selecting an existing one:

  1. Tap Create""and then Upload a video.
  2. Select an existing video from your gallery.
    • If your video is 60 seconds or less and has a square or vertical attribute ratio, it will be uploaded every bit a Short. Learn more than.
    • (Optional) If your video is longer than 60 seconds and has a square or vertical attribute ratio, y'all can tap "Edit into a Brusque" to trim your video and upload it as a Curt. Learn more than.
  3. TapNext.
  4. Add your video details and tapSide by side.

    • To add custom thumbnails, tap the existing thumbnail image. Tap Custom thumbnail to upload a custom video thumbnail from an paradigm on your device. Confirm your thumbnail selection.

    • Note: The default video privacy setting for creators anile thirteen–17 is private. If yous're 18 or older, your default video privacy setting is set to public. Everyone can modify this setting to make their video public, private, or unlisted.
  5. Select "Yes, it's made for kids" or "No, information technology'southward not made for kids" to choose your audience. Acquire more about made for kids.
  6. Tap Age restriction (advanced) and select "Yes, restrict my video to viewers over 18" or "No, don't restrict my video to viewers over 18."Learn more about historic period restriction.
  7. Tap UPLOAD to publish your video.

Sometimes we begin uploading your video while yous're recording the video. We never publish a video without your consent.

Watch an example

If you'd like a demo of how to upload videos on your iPhone or iPad, lookout man the following video.

Upload to YouTube using your iPhone or iPad

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How many videos yous can upload per day

There's a limit to how many videos a channel can upload each day. To increase your daily limit, see this article.

"Featured in this video" section

If your video features a tiptop searched creator, viewers may see a link on the watch folio to the featured creator's channel, with the option to subscribe. This feature makes it easier for viewers to notice new creators and subscribe to their channels.

A diverse group of meridian searched creators on YouTube are tagged automatically. Creators cannot be tagged manually.

How to remove a tag

If you created the video, you lot can tap on the featured creator'due south name and choose to remove them from the video.

If you're tagged in a video, you can tap on your name on the sentry page and cull to remove yourself from the video or from all videos y'all're tagged in on this channel.

Upload over mobile network vs. Wi-Fi

You tin change the type of connection used to upload your videos.

  1. Tap your profile moving-picture show .
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. In the "Uploads" box, turn "Upload over Wi-Fi only" on or off.

Larn the difference between "upload" and "publish"

When you upload a video, the video file is imported to YouTube.

When you publish a video, the video is bachelor for anyone to scout.

Upload vertical videos

When you upload and publish your video, YouTube will figure out the all-time manner to display the content. For the best feel, don't add black bars to the sides of your vertical video. Whether the video is vertical, square, or horizontal, the video will fit the screen.

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