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Every channel on YouTube has a unique Channel ID. This is used by YouTube as a unique identifier for your channel. When you first get started on YouTube, you will see that the link to your YouTube channel includes your channel ID.
YouTube Channel ID example:
You may notice that many larger YouTube channels do not have a visible Channel ID in their YouTube URL. This is because when a YouTube channel gains its first 100 subscribers, YouTube will invite you to create a YouTube username.
There are certain tasks that require you to know a YouTube Channel ID. For example, you may need to know a YouTube Channel ID if you are making use of Google's YouTube API. You may also need to know a Channel ID if you are trying to embed YouTube Video and Live Streams.
YouTube usernames come in two forms. Firstly, you will not gain a YouTube username in your YouTube URL until you gain 100 subscribers. When you do, you can choose a YouTube username and your link will change to something like this:
There is one more type of YouTube username which you might see on YouTube. Certain users with very old channels may have a URL that includes the /user/ item. It is no longer possible to get a YouTube URL which includes the /user/ item, as they are now discontinued and considered legacy URLs by YouTube.
In 2022 YouTube has introduced a feature called YouTube handles. YouTube handles work in a similar way to other social media platform handles. A YouTube handle always begins with a @ sign, and you can now 'tag' other channels in any YouTube title, comment or YouTube short.
This tool accepts various YouTube URL formats:
Simply paste your YouTube channel URL and click the "Find Channel ID" button, or press Enter. The Channel ID will appear instantly without page reload.