Troubleshooting

Invite Not Received on YouTube Channel Permissions

You invited someone to your YouTube channel but they never got the email. Work through the three causes that account for almost every missing invite, in order of likelihood.

A "missing" YouTube permission invite is almost always one of three things: it went to the wrong address, it landed in spam/another inbox, or it expired before being accepted. Confirm the exact address first — that fixes the majority of cases.

Find the cause

  1. Q1

    Was the invite sent to the collaborator’s exact Google Account email?

    Not sure / used an alias
    Re-send to the primary Google Account address (no + aliases). This is the most common cause. Invite went to the wrong email →
    Yes, correct address
    Move to delivery and expiry checks below.
  2. Q2

    Has it been more than 30 days since you sent it?

    Yes
    The invite has expired. Remove the pending entry and send a fresh one. YouTube invite expired →
    No
    Ask them to check spam and any linked secondary inboxes, then re-send.

Frequently asked questions

Pending invites expire after about 30 days. After that you must remove the pending entry and re-invite.

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