Give & manage access
Add editors, managers, agencies, or viewers, change roles, and transfer an account — step by step, on the platform you use.
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9 guides for YouTube
- How to Add Someone to a YouTube Channel
Invite an editor, manager, or viewer through YouTube Studio Permissions — without sharing your password — and pick the narrowest role that still gets the work done.
- How to Give Editor Access on YouTube
Give a video editor full content access on YouTube — upload, edit, publish — without sharing your password or exposing channel ownership.
- How to Give Manager Access on YouTube
Give a trusted collaborator Manager access on YouTube — so they can handle permissions and settings — without handing over ownership of the channel.
- How to Give Viewer Access on YouTube
Share read-only access to your YouTube channel — analytics, videos, and settings — without giving anyone the ability to upload, change, or delete anything.
- How to Add an Agency to Your YouTube Channel
How to bring an agency into your YouTube channel through Studio Permissions — choosing the right role, setting boundaries, and keeping control when the relationship ends.
- How to Remove Someone From Your YouTube Channel
Remove a collaborator from your YouTube channel through YouTube Studio Permissions — and understand what changes immediately and what does not.
- How to Change Someone’s Role on YouTube
Update a collaborator's role in YouTube Studio — whether you're scaling someone up, pulling them back, or correcting a grant that was too broad from the start.
- How to Transfer Ownership of a YouTube Channel
Move a YouTube channel between owners through the Brand Account primary-owner transfer — including the mandatory waiting period and what cannot be undone.
- How to Move a Personal Channel to a Brand Account
Move your personal YouTube channel to a Brand Account so you can add a second or backup owner and transfer the channel — things a single personal Google Account can't do.