You can manage your channel settings in YouTube Studio. Change everything from your country/region to your channel's visibility.
- Sign in to YouTube Studio.
- From the left menu, select Settings
Channel.
- Adjust the channel settings.
- Click Save.
Channel.Basic info
. Eligibility for the YouTube Partner Programme is based on the country/region setting that you choose here.Advanced settings
You can use a shortened version of your custom URL to redirect your audience to another channel. In the Redirect URL field, enter the URL of the website that your redirect URL should lead to.
For example, if your URL is youtube.com/c/YouTubeCreators, you can have your shortened URL (youtube.com/YouTubeCreators) send viewers to the YouTube Nation channel by entering youtube.com/user/youtubenation or youtube.com/channel/UCUD4yDVyM54QpfqGJX4S7ng in the Redirect URL field.
You can temporarily make your channel hidden by selecting this option. Your videos, playlists and channel details will no longer be visible to viewers.
As a channel owner, you can still see:
- Your channel page
- Your channel art and icon
- Your videos and playlists
- Your comments and analytics
- Your posts
You can make your channel visible again at any time and your content will be public to viewers.
You can select this option to allow third-party AI companies to use your YouTube content to train AI models that they develop. Learn more about third-party training.
For this setting, you can choose from a list of companies to allow or allow all third-party companies:
- Selected companies only: Only grants permission to the companies that you select from the drop-down menu.
- All third-party companies: Grants permission to all third-party companies.
Feature eligibility
Make the most of your content with additional tools and features. Here, you can check if you are eligible for standard, intermediate or advanced features. To keep the YouTube community safe for everyone, getting access to intermediate and advanced features needs additional verification steps. Verifying your identity helps us to reduce abuse and spam on YouTube.