Get the permanent channel ID (the one that starts with UC) of any YouTube channel. Paste a channel link, an @handle or even a video link and the ID appears with the channel's name, free and with no sign-up.
Paste a channel link, @handle or video link to get the channel ID.
Instagram and Facebook only answer through a paid service, so each visitor gets 5 of these lookups a day. IDs that are already in a Facebook link are read for free.
Every social media account has a permanent unique ID assigned by the platform. Even if the username changes, this ID stays the same. During AccoSwap escrow transactions, account IDs are used to verify that the exact correct account is being transferred.
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Browse verified accounts →youtube.com/@name), type the @handle, or copy the link of any video from the channel.Every YouTube channel has a channel ID: 24 characters that always start with UC, such as UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA. YouTube creates it together with the channel and it never changes. The channel name and the @handle can be changed by the owner at any time; the channel ID cannot. That is why apps, the YouTube API and marketplaces use the ID to point at exactly one channel.
Since YouTube introduced handles, most channel links look like youtube.com/@name and no longer show the ID. This tool turns a handle into the channel ID. Older link types work as well: custom URLs (youtube.com/c/name), legacy usernames (youtube.com/user/name), and video, Shorts and youtu.be links.
When you are signed in, open youtube.com/account_advanced and YouTube shows your channel ID. On any channel page you can also open the channel description, choose Share channel and then Copy channel ID.
youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id= followed by the ID.UC at the start of the ID to UU to get the playlist of all the channel's uploads.Thinking of selling? List your YouTube channel for free, or browse YouTube channels for sale.
No. YouTube gives a channel its ID when the channel is created, and it stays the same for the life of the channel, even when the owner changes the channel name or the @handle.
No. The @handle is the public name in the channel link and the owner can change it. The channel ID is a fixed code of 24 characters that starts with UC.
Yes. Paste a watch, Shorts or youtu.be link and the tool shows the ID of the channel that uploaded the video.
Type the handle (for example @MrBeast) or paste the youtube.com/@handle link into the box above and click Find ID. The tool reads the channel behind the handle and returns its UC channel ID.
The handle may be misspelled, the channel may have been deleted or terminated, or the link may point to a playlist instead of a channel. Check the link and try again.
Yes. It is free and needs no sign-up. There is a short per-minute limit so the tool stays fast for everyone.