YouTube Editor cannot manage permissions?

Is this your situation?

The short answer

What you see, and why

Check these first

• Confirm the person's assigned role. Check what role was selected when they were invited.Verify: Check the Permissions list for the role shown next to their name.
• Check whether Manager access is actually needed. The Manager role can manage permissions in YouTube Studio.Verify: Check whether the task requires inviting or removing other users.
• Check who can view the Permissions list. Only managers and the owner can view names and emails of people with access.Verify: Check the Permissions page as the owner or a Manager instead.

How YouTube handles this

• The Editor role cannot manage permissions.
• The Manager role can view all channel data.
• The Manager role can manage permissions in YouTube Studio.
• Only managers and the owner can view names and emails of people that have access to a channel.

Which path applies to you?

1. Does the person need to invite or remove other users? The Manager role can manage permissions in YouTube Studio.
2. Does the person only need to edit videos and channel details? The Editor role can edit everything.
3. Does the person need to see who has access? Only managers and the owner can view names and emails of people that have access to a channel.
4. Does the person need to enter into contracts for the channel? The Editor role cannot enter into contracts.
5. Does the person need to delete scheduled, live, or completed streams? The Editor role cannot delete scheduled, live, or completed streams.

Step by step: finding the cause

1. Check the role assigned to the person. Confirm whether they were added as Editor or Manager.Where: YouTube Studio → Settings → PermissionsConfirm: Check the Permissions list for the role shown next to their name.
2. Review what the Editor role allows. The Editor role can view all channel data.Where: YouTube Studio → Settings → PermissionsConfirm: Check the Editor's access to content and channel details.
3. Confirm the Editor cannot manage permissions. The Editor role cannot manage permissions.Where: YouTube Studio → Settings → PermissionsConfirm: Check whether the Permissions page is unavailable to the Editor.
4. Decide whether Manager access is needed instead. The Manager role can manage permissions in YouTube Studio.Where: YouTube Studio → Settings → PermissionsConfirm: Check the Access drop-down for the Manager option.
5. Check whether the Editor needs to enter contracts. The Editor role cannot enter into contracts.Where: YouTube Studio → Settings → PermissionsConfirm: Check whether the task requires entering into a contract.
6. Change the role if needed. Select the person's current role and choose a new one.Where: YouTube Studio → Settings → PermissionsConfirm: Check the Permissions list for the updated role.
7. Check who can view the access list. Only managers and the owner can view names and emails of people that have access to a channel.Where: YouTube Studio → Settings → PermissionsConfirm: Check the Permissions page as the owner or a Manager.If this fails: Ask the owner or a Manager to confirm the role assigned.

Common mistakes

• Expecting the Editor to see the access list. Only managers and the owner can view names and emails of people who have access.Why it happens: The Editor role cannot manage permissions.
• Assuming Editor access includes permission changes. The Editor role can edit everything.Why it happens: The Editor role cannot manage permissions.
• Giving Manager access to let someone view permissions. The Manager role can manage permissions in YouTube Studio.Why it happens: The Manager role can manage permissions in YouTube Studio.
• Expecting an Editor to resolve access questions alone. The Manager role can view all channel data.Why it happens: Only managers and the owner can view names and emails of people who have access.

Quick reference

Keeping track of who has access