With channel permissions, you can grant other people access to your channel data, tools, and features in YouTube and YouTube Studio, with five different levels of access. Multiple people can manage your channel without having access to your Google Account. They can manage your channel on YouTube directly or in YouTube Studio, on a computer or mobile device. Granting permissions to someone:

• Is safer than sharing your password or other sensitive sign in info.
• Allows you to specify their access level so you can have more control over who can view or update your channel .

 Channel permissions role types

Supported actions

Note: Some actions may not be available at all when acting as a delegate.

Category	Access level / Public actions	YT Studio on a computer	YT Studio app	YouTube
Granular permission control	Manager role
	Editor role
	Editor (Limited) role
	Viewer only role			—
	Viewer (Limited) role			—
	Viewer only role		—	—
Video management	Upload 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 management	Customize / manage the channel homepage
Community engagement	Create 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 specific	Official Artist Channel features (for example, concerts)		—	—

Public vs. private activity on YouTube 

While acting as a delegate for a channel directly on YouTube, 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.
  • Public actions are listed in the table above.
• 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.

Grant access to your channel using permissions

If you have a Brand Account, you must first migrate to channel permissions.

 Add access on a computer

1. Go to studio.youtube.com.
2. On the left-hand side, click Settings.
3. Click Permissions.
4. Click Invite and enter the email address of the person you’d like to invite.
5. Click Access and select the role you’d like to assign to this person from the table below.
6. Click Done.
   • Note: Once an invite is sent, it expires after 30 days.

Add access on YouTube Studio app

1. Open the YouTube Studio app .

2. Tap your profile picture .
3. Tap Settings  in the menu.
4. Tap Permissions in the settings menu.
5. Tap Invite and enter the email address of the person you’d like to invite.
6. Select the role you’d like to assign to this person from the table below.
7. Tap Send invitation.
   • Note: Once an invite is sent, it expires after 30 days. 
8. Click Save.