How to Remove Someone From Your YouTube Channel

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The short answer

Before you start

• Confirm your own role Only managers and the owner can view names and emails of people with access.Verify: Check that you can open the Permissions list at all.
• Locate the person's entry Find the person under Settings, Permissions before making a change.Verify: Check the Permissions list for their email address.
• Expect no approval step Removing access does not require approval from the removed user.Verify: Check that removal completes without a response from them.

How YouTube handles this

• Channel permissions let you give other users access to your channel through specific roles.
• On desktop, removing access means going to Settings, clicking Permissions, finding the person, clicking the down arrow under Role, then selecting Remove access.
• On the YouTube Studio mobile app for Android, removing access means opening the app, tapping Settings then Permissions, selecting the person, and tapping Remove.
• After removal, the user loses all access to the channel.

Step by step

1. Open YouTube Studio Sign in to the account with access to Permissions.Where: Settings → PermissionsConfirm: Check that the left menu shows Settings.
2. Go to Permissions Go to Settings, click Permissions, to find the person and the down arrow under Role.Where: Settings → PermissionsConfirm: Check the list of people with access.
3. Find the person Locate the person's name in the Permissions list.Where: Settings → PermissionsConfirm: Check their email address against the person you intend to remove.
4. Open their role menu Click the down arrow under Role next to their name.Where: Settings → Permissions → RoleConfirm: Check for a menu with role options and Remove access.
5. Select Remove access Select a new role or click Remove access from the menu.Where: Settings → Permissions → RoleConfirm: Check for a confirmation prompt.
6. Confirm the removal Confirm the action if prompted to complete the removal.Where: Settings → PermissionsConfirm: Check the list for the person's name.If this fails: You still see the person's name and are not sure the removal went through.
7. Check who else has access Only managers and the owner can view names and emails of people that have access to a channel.Where: Settings → PermissionsConfirm: Check the remaining names against who should still have access.
8. Decide on a role change instead Select a new role for the person instead of removing them entirely.Where: Settings → Permissions → RoleConfirm: Check that the new role is listed next to their name.
9. Check the invite status first An invite sent through channel permissions expires after 30 days if not accepted.Where: Settings → PermissionsConfirm: Check whether the person's status still shows as pending.

Common mistakes

• Removing the wrong person You select Remove next to a name that looks similar to the one you meant.Why it happens: You are scanning a list of similar names.Already happened: See restoring access after removing someone.
• Removed person keeps external tool access You assume removing someone from Permissions ends every connection they had.Why it happens: You expect one removal to cover every tool the person used.
• Can't find the person to remove Only managers and the owner can view names and emails of people with access.Why it happens: You do not hold a role that shows the full list.
• Assuming removal reaches every connected tool You expect Permissions removal to also close connected third-party tools.Why it happens: You are focused on the Permissions list and not on separate tool connections.

Roles at a glance

Keeping track of who has access