Add or remove access to your YouTube channel

Created by Genius Platforms Support, Modified on Fri, 7 Jul, 2023 at 8:04 AM by Genius Platforms Support

If you have a Brand Account, you can now use channel permissions to add or remove access to your YouTube channel instead. Note that Brand Accounts using channel permissions, including owners, temporarily can't use Live Control Room. Learn more.

You can have multiple people manage your channel without giving them access to your Google Account. They can manage your channel in YouTube Studio on a computer or mobile device, or through the YouTube mobile app. Inviting someone to manage your channel:

  • Is safer than sharing your password.
  • Lets you give only the amount of access they need.

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Currently, people you’ve invited to manage your channel can’t manage via YouTube.com (coming soon) or YouTube APIs. Owners can still make people moderators where they can reply and moderate within YouTube.com and the YouTube app.

Supported actions

Public vs. private activity on the YouTube app 

While acting as a delegate for a channel on the YouTube app, there’s a distinction between public and private actions.

  • Public actions: Delegates can perform these actions for the channel owner and the action will be attributed to the channel.
  • Private actions: Delegates perform these actions as their personal account that they’re signed in with.
    • Private actions include searching, watching videos, and purchases. Learn more.

Visual indicators will help delegate users know how the action is attributed.

Note: Channel permissions are still in development, so check back here to learn if new features are supported. Some actions may not be available at all when acting as a delegate.
CategoryAccess level / Public actionsYT Studio on a computerYT Studio appYouTube app
Granular permission controlManager role""""""
Editor role""""""
Editor (Limited) role""""""
Viewer only role""""
Viewer (Limited) role""""
Viewer only role""
Video managementUpload videos / Shorts""""
Create Shorts""
Understand video performance in YouTube Analytics or Artist Analytics""""""
Manage videos (metadata, monetization, visibility)""""""
Create a playlist""""""
Add a video to an existing public playlist""""""
Manage playlists""
Live stream as the channel""
Captions, private video sharing""
Channel managementCustomize / manage the channel homepage""""""
Community engagementCreate a post""
Manage Community posts, not including deleting posts""""
Delete Community posts[Manager only][Manager only]
Reply to comments as the channel from YouTube Studio""""
Comment and interact with comments on another channel's videos as the channel""
Use Live Chat as the channel""""
Artists specificOfficial Artist Channel features (for example, concerts)""

Private actions on the YouTube app

Role types and how to add access

Find channel owner details

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