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Extract YouTube Channel ID in Seconds

Find Any YouTube Channel ID in One Click

Need a channel's unique ID for an API call, an RSS feed, or a YouTube Data report? Paste any channel URL, handle, or video link into the tool above and you'll get the full UC... channel ID, ready to copy. Works for your own channel or anyone else's, on desktop or mobile, without logging in.

How to Find a YouTube Channel ID

There are three reliable ways to get a channel ID — one fast, two manual.

1. Use the YouTube Channel ID Finder above (fastest)

Paste any of the following into the input at the top of this page and click Show Channel ID:

  • A handle URL — https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast
  • A custom URL — https://www.youtube.com/c/PewDiePie
  • A legacy user URL — https://www.youtube.com/user/schafer5
  • A video URL — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

The tool resolves all four formats to the same 24-character UC... ID and shows a copy button next to the result. No login needed.

2. Find your own channel ID in YouTube Studio

Works for the channel you're signed into.

  1. Go to studio.youtube.com.
  2. Click Settings (gear icon) in the left sidebar.
  3. Select Channel → Advanced settings.
  4. Your ID is listed under Channel ID — it starts with UC.

This only shows your own ID. For any other channel, use method 1 or 3.

3. Pull the ID from the channel page source

Works on desktop browsers for any public channel.

  1. Open the channel page on youtube.com.
  2. Right-click anywhere and choose View Page Source.
  3. Press Ctrl+F / Cmd+F and search for "channelId" or "externalId".
  4. The value next to it (starting with UC) is the channel ID.

The tool above does this lookup for you in one click, without opening source view.

How to Find a YouTube Channel ID on Mobile

Mobile browsers don't expose View Page Source, so the manual method doesn't work on phones or tablets. Two reliable options:

  1. Use this tool. Paste the channel URL from the YouTube app's Share menu into the input above — it works identically on iOS and Android, in Safari, Chrome, Firefox, or any mobile browser.
  2. Use YouTube Studio mobile. If it's your own channel, open the YouTube Studio app → Settings → Channel to see your ID. This still only works for your signed-in channel.

How to Find Someone Else's Channel ID

You don't need special access to find another creator's channel ID — it's public. The quickest path:

  1. Open the channel on YouTube.
  2. Tap Share and copy the channel link (handle URL).
  3. Paste it into the tool above.

You'll get their UC... ID instantly. This is the ID you need when calling the YouTube Data API, pulling a channel's uploads playlist (replace UC with UU for the uploads playlist ID), or subscribing to their RSS feed: https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UC....

Channel ID vs. @Handle vs. Custom URL

YouTube exposes a channel under several identifiers, and they're not interchangeable:

  • Channel ID (UCxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) — the permanent 24-character ID YouTube assigns at channel creation. Required by the YouTube API, RSS, and most third-party integrations.
  • @Handle (@MrBeast) — a human-readable unique name the creator picks. Can be changed every 14 days. Useful for tagging and sharing, but most APIs don't accept it directly.
  • Custom URL (/c/CreatorName) — a legacy vanity URL granted to eligible channels. Being phased out in favor of handles.
  • Legacy username (/user/name) — old format from pre-2013 channels. Still resolves but is deprecated.

All four resolve to the same underlying channel ID, which is why this tool accepts any of them.

Can You Change a YouTube Channel ID?

No. The channel ID is created when the channel is created and cannot be edited, merged, or renamed. You can change your channel name, your @handle, your banner, and your custom URL freely, but the UC... ID stays the same forever. This is what makes it reliable for analytics tracking, API keys tied to specific channels, and long-term integrations — the ID survives every rebrand.

If you need other details from the same channel, try the sibling tools: YouTube PFP Downloader for the avatar, YouTube Channel Banner Downloader for the header image, or YouTube Tag Extractor and YouTube Description Extractor for video-level metadata.

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