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This article was co-authored by tutorial writer, Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is the Technology Writer and Editor for the tutorial. She has over 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches creative writing, fiction writing, and magazine production at a variety of institutions.

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This guide shows you how to find the direct URL to your YouTube channel when you’re on a computer, phone, or tablet.

Steps
Method 1
Method 1/2:
Using a phone or tablet
first
Open the YouTube app. Find the symbol of a red rectangle with a white triangle inside. You’ll usually find it on the home screen or in the app drawer.
2
Tap your profile picture. It’s in the upper right corner of the screen. A menu will expand.
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Tap My Channel . It’s near the top of the menu. You’ll see your channel’s home page.
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Tap menu ⁝ . It’s in the upper right corner of the screen.
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Click Share . This will open the share menu on your phone or tablet.
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Click Copy link . The URL to your YouTube channel is now saved to the clipboard.
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Press and hold where you want to paste the URL. You can send the URL to someone in the messaging app, post on social media, save to a note, etc. A small menu will appear.
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Click Paste . The URL now appears on the screen.
Method 2
Method 2 of 2:
Use the computer
first
Go to https://www.youtube.com . If you are not signed in to your YouTube account, click LOG IN in the upper right corner of the screen to do so now.
2
Click your profile picture. It’s in the upper right corner of the page.
3
Click My Channel . It’s near the top of the menu. This will open your channel.
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Delete ? View_as = subscribers from the address bar URL. Your channel URL appears in the address bar at the top of the screen. After removing the question mark (?) and everything following the question mark, you are left with your YouTube channel URL. [1] Research Source X
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Highlight the URL and press ⌘ Command + C (Mac) or Control + C (PC). This copies the URL to your clipboard. You can now paste it into the desired file or application by clicking where you want to paste it, then pressing ⌘ Command + V (Mac) or Control + V (PC).