Upload videos

Y'all can upload videos to YouTube in a few easy steps. Utilise the instructions below to upload your videos from a computer or from a mobile device.

Note: This characteristic may not exist available with supervised experiences on YouTube. Acquire more here.

Upload videos

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

  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 aspect ratio, it will be uploaded as a Short. Learn more than.
    • (Optional) If your video is longer than sixty seconds and has a square or vertical aspect ratio, you can tap "Edit into a Short" to trim your video and upload information technology as a Short. Acquire more.
  3. TapNext.
  4. Add your video details and tapNEXT.

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

    • Notation: The default video privacy setting for creators aged 13–17 is private. If you're 18 or older, your default video privacy setting is set to public. Everyone can change this setting to make their video public, private, or unlisted.
  5. Select "Yes, information technology'southward made for kids" or "No, it's non made for kids" to choose your audience. Acquire more about made for kids.
  6. Tap Age restriction (avant-garde) and select "Yes, restrict my video to viewers over 18" or "No, don't restrict my video to viewers over 18."Learn more about age restriction.
  7. Tap UPLOAD to publish your video.

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

Watch an example

If y'all'd like a demo of how to upload videos on your iPhone or iPad, watch the following video.

Upload to YouTube using your iPhone or iPad

Larn more about uploading videos

How many videos you tin can upload per day

There'southward 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 sentinel page to the featured creator's channel, with the choice to subscribe. This characteristic makes it easier for viewers to discover new creators and subscribe to their channels.

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

How to remove a tag

If y'all created the video, you can tap on the featured creator's name and choose to remove them from the video.

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

Upload over mobile network vs. Wi-Fi

You can change the blazon of connection used to upload your videos.

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

Acquire the difference between "upload" and "publish"

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

When y'all publish a video, the video is available for anyone to scout.

Upload vertical videos

When you upload and publish your video, YouTube will figure out the all-time manner to brandish the content. For the best feel, don't add blackness 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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