Private Video Access Guide
Got 'This video is private'? We report what the public API can see about the link, and explain exactly how access to private videos is granted — and how to ask for it.
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Frequently asked questions
Only by being invited. Sign in with the Google account the owner shared it with, or ask the owner to share it with you or make it unlisted.
You are probably signed in with a different Google account from the one the owner invited. Switch accounts and try again.
No website can play a private video for someone who wasn't invited. Sites that claim to are scams or malware.
Up to 50 Google accounts per video, added in YouTube Studio under the video's visibility settings.
No. Every tool is free and needs no account. Nothing you paste is stored: the request is processed and the result is sent back to your browser.
The shared YouTube Data API quota resets daily. If it runs out, open Advanced options and paste your own YouTube Data API v3 key; it is used for that one request and never saved.