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Understanding YouTube Identifiers

What is a YouTube channel handle?

Handles are unique and short channel identifiers distinct from channel names and IDs. The handles start with the “@” symbol. You can also use the handles to find and interact with other YouTube users.

What is a YouTube channel name?

Similar to the handle, a YouTube channel username is the human-readable name chosen by the channel owner. It is part of the channel’s URL and (unlike the channel ID) can be customized. In the past, Youtubers would need at least 100 subscribers before they could set up their user name.

Why you may need to know YouTube channel ID

While channel handles are user-friendly and easy to remember, the channel owner can change them. On the other hand, the channel ID remains constant, making it a more reliable way to identify and interact with a specific YouTube channel. It's often required for API integrations and third-party services.

How to find a channel’s handle?

The easiest option is to simply click on the channel’s name under any of that channel’s videos. Then look at the URL of that page. The handle usually appears in the URL after the "@" symbol (e.g., youtube.com/@YourHandle).

What are some other ways to find YouTube channel IDs?

We believe using our free channel ID finder is the easiest way to find any channel’s ID but if for any reason you can’t use it here are some alternative options:

  • If you’re looking for your own channel’s ID, you can look it up in YouTube Studio. Navigate to Settings > Advanced settings. This will take a few clicks, though.
  • If you’re comfortable reading the code, you can find the ID by viewing the page source code of any video from that channel. Right-click on the page, select ‘View page source’ (or similar, depending on your browser) and look for the “channelId” keyword (often within a meta tag like ``).