Restricted Mode is an optional setting that you can use on YouTube. This feature can help screen out potentially mature content that you or others using your devices may prefer not to view. Computers in libraries, universities, and other public institutions may have Restricted Mode turned on by a network administrator. How to turn Restricted Mode on and off If you’ve entered your username and password, and Restricted Mode remains on, you
can check your settings on the YouTube content restrictions page for more info. The tool will assess whether an administrator set up these restrictions, or if they are on your personal account. A check mark will display beside the relevant restriction. If more help is needed, the tool will guide you toward the next step for troubleshooting. Note: Some mobile network providers
offer content filters. These filters restrict the type of web content that you can access when your device is connected to their mobile network. Check the YouTube content restrictions page to see if you have any network or account level restrictions. A check mark will display beside the relevant restriction, and the text below will indicate the restriction level. If your DNS restrictions are on, and
the level is set to “moderate” or “strict," you have content filtering turned on. Try contacting your mobile network provider to find out how to manage or turn off this setting. If you’re a parent using the Family Link app, you can turn on Restricted Mode for your child's account if they’re
not eligible for a supervised experience on YouTube. Learn how to turn on Restricted Mode in the Family Link app's settings. When Restricted Mode is turned on in Family Link, your child can't change the Restricted
Mode settings on any device they’re signed in to.Turn Restricted Mode on or off
Troubleshoot problems with turning off Restricted Mode
Control Restricted Mode for your family
Learn more about Restricted Mode
Assistant Speakers & Smart Displays
- Open the Home app on your mobile device.
- Tap the Speaker or Smart Display you would like to modify.
- Tap Settings.
- Tap Notifications & digital wellbeing.
- Tap YouTube Settings.
- There are two ways you can control Restricted Mode settings for your Smart Display:
- You can turn on or off Restricted Mode for yourself, and
- If you’re a device manager, you can turn on or off Restricted Mode for all other users.
Note: Restricted Mode is set at the device level.
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You can upload videos to YouTube in a few easy 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. Learn more here.
Upload videos in YouTube Studio
- Sign in to YouTube Studio.
- In the top-right corner, click CREATE
Upload videos .
- Select the file you’d like to upload.
Note: You can upload up to 15 videos at a time. Be sure to click Edit
If you close the upload experience before you finish choosing your settings, your video will be saved as a draft on your Content page.
Details
Add important details to your video. Note: You can click REUSE DETAILS to copy select details from a previously uploaded video.
Title | The title of your video. |
Description | Info that shows below your video. For video attributions, use the following format: [Channel Name] [Video Title] [Video ID] For corrections in your video, add “Correction:” or “Corrections:” then add the timestamp and explanation of your correction. This section should appear after any video chapters. When your audience watches your video, a View Corrections info card will appear. For formatted text in your descriptions, use the following format:
Note: If the channel has any active strikes, or if the content may be inappropriate to some viewers, the corrections feature won't be available. |
Thumbnail | The image viewers will view before clicking your video. |
Playlist | Add your video to one of your existing playlists, or create a playlist. |
Audience | To comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), you’re required to tell us whether your videos are made for kids. |
Age restriction | Age-restrict videos that may not be appropriate for certain audiences. |
At the bottom of the Details page, select SHOW MORE to choose your advanced settings.
Paid promotion | Let viewers and YouTube know that your video has a paid promotion. |
Automatic chapters | You can add video chapter titles and timestamps to your videos to make them easier to watch. You can create your own video chapters or use the automatically generated chapters by checking the 'Allow automatic chapters (when available and eligible)' checkbox. Any video chapters entered will override auto generated video chapters. |
Places | Places mentioned in your video, such as restaurants, may be displayed in your video description. You can allow automatic places by checking the 'Allow automatic places' checkbox (when available and eligible). |
Tags | Add descriptive keywords to help correct search mistakes. Tags can be useful if the content of your video is commonly misspelled. Otherwise, tags play a minimal role in your video's discovery. |
Language and caption certification | Choose the original video language and caption certification. |
Recording date and location | Enter the date the video was recorded and the location where your video was filmed. |
License and distribution | Select if your video can be embedded on a different website. Indicate if you’d like to send notifications to your subscribers for your new video. |
Shorts sampling | Allow others to create Shorts using the audio of your video. |
Category | Select a category so viewers can find your video more easily. For Education, you can choose the following options:
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Comments and ratings | Choose whether viewers can leave comments on the video. Choose whether viewers can find how many likes are on your video. |
Monetization
Ad suitability
If you're in the YouTube Partner Program, you can use the ad suitability page to rate your videos against our advertiser-friendly content guidelines. This action helps us make monetization decisions faster and accurately. Learn more about Self-certification.
Video elements
Add cards and end screens to show your audience related videos, websites, and calls to action.
Subtitles and captions | Add subtitles and captions to your video and reach a broader audience. |
End screen | Add visual elements to the end of your video. Your video must be 25 seconds or longer to add an end screen. |
Cards | Add interactive content to your video. |
Checks
Use the Checks page to screen your video for copyright issues and, if you're in the YouTube Partner Program, ad suitability.
- Copyright: The Copyright check searches for copyrighted content in your video. If issues are found, you can remove the claimed content from your video or choose to dispute a claim.
- Ad suitability: The Ad suitability check will verify whether your video follows our ad-friendly content guidelines. If issues are found, you can request human review if you think our systems made a mistake.
These checks help you learn about potential restrictions so you can fix issues before your video is published. Checks can take some time, but they run in the background, so you can return to the process later. You can also publish your video while checks are running and fix issues later.
Visibility
On the Visibility page, choose when you want your video to publish and who you want to find your video. You can also share your video privately.
Note: 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.
- Save or publish: To publish your video now, choose this option and select Private, Unlisted, or Public as your video’s privacy setting. If you choose to make your video public, you can also set your video as an instant Premiere.
- Schedule: To publish your video later, choose this option and select the date you want your video to be published. Your video will be private until that date. You can also set your video as a Premiere.
Preview your changes and make sure they follow YouTube policies, then click SAVE.
Note: If your account has a Community Guidelines strike, your scheduled video won’t publish during the penalty period. Your video is set to “private” for the penalty period duration, and you have to reschedule publishing the video when the freeze period ends. Learn more about Community Guidelines strike basics.
Watch how to upload videos
Check out the following video from the YouTube Creators channel on how to upload videos.
How To Upload Videos with YouTube Studio
Learn more about uploading videos
How many videos you can upload per day
There's a limit to how many videos a channel can upload each day across desktop, mobile, and YouTube API. To increase your daily limit, visit this article.
Upload audio files
You can’t upload audio files to YouTube. Here is a list of supported file formats that can be uploaded to YouTube.
To add your content to YouTube, try converting your audio file to a video file by adding an image. YouTube doesn’t have a tool to upload audio files, but you can try other video editing software.
Learn 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 made available for anyone to watch.
Upload vertical videos
When you upload and publish your video, YouTube will figure out the best way to display the content. For the best experience, 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.
Figure out why your video’s upload date and publish date are different
- Upload date: The date you uploaded your video. Shows next to your private or unlisted video on your Content page.
- Publish date: The date your video became public. Shows beneath your live video and is set to Pacific Standard Time (PST).
These two dates can be different if you uploaded your video as private or unlisted, and made it public later.
Understand video quality processing
When you upload a video, it will initially be processed in low resolution. This process helps you complete the upload process faster. When the upload flow is complete, your video will be available to stream in low resolution, on a wide variety of devices.
Higher resolutions, such as 4K or 1080p, can take more time to process. While this processing happens, your video may seem to be missing higher resolutions for several hours. Once high-resolution processing is finished, higher resolutions will be available on your video. Learn more about video processing after upload.
Related links
- Common uploading errors
- Get an overview of channel performance
- Channel customization
- Edit video settings
- Creator updates
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