How to restore YouTube access after removing someone

Is this your situation?

The short answer

What you see, and why

Check these first

• Confirm the email address you will invite. Granting channel access requires entering the invitee's email address in the Email field.Verify: Check the Email field for the correct address before sending.
• Decide the role to assign. Granting channel access requires selecting a role in the Access drop-down.Verify: Check the Access drop-down for the intended role.
• 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.Verify: Check whether you are signed in as owner or manager.

How YouTube handles this

• Channel permissions let people be granted access to channel data, tools, and features without needing access to the Google Account.
• Channel permissions support five different levels of permissions that multiple people can be granted.
• A sent invite expires after 30 days if not accepted.
• Removing access immediately revokes permissions.

Which path applies to you?

1. Do you know the email address the person uses? Granting channel access requires entering the invitee's email address in the Email field.
2. Do you know which role to give them? Granting channel access requires selecting a role in the Access drop-down.
3. Has it been more than 30 days since you sent the invite? Once a channel permissions invite is sent, it expires after 30 days.

Step by step: finding the cause

1. Open channel permissions. On desktop, sign in to YouTube Studio, click Settings, then Permissions, then INVITE.Where: YouTube Studio → Settings → PermissionsConfirm: Check that the Permissions page shows an INVITE button.
2. Enter the email address. Granting channel access requires entering the invitee's email address in the Email field.Where: Permissions → INVITE → Email fieldConfirm: Check the Email field for the address you entered.
3. Select a role. Granting channel access requires selecting a role in the Access drop-down.Where: Permissions → INVITE → Access drop-downConfirm: Check the Access drop-down for the role you selected.
4. Send the invite. Anyone invited to a Brand Account will get an email where they can accept the invitation.Where: Permissions → INVITE → SendConfirm: Check with the invited person that they received the email.If this fails: Confirm the email address was typed correctly.
5. Track the invite status. Each new user will show in Studio Permissions after being invited.Where: YouTube Studio → Settings → PermissionsConfirm: Check the Permissions list for the invited name.
6. Watch the expiry window. Once a channel permissions invite is sent, it expires after 30 days.Where: YouTube Studio → Settings → PermissionsConfirm: Check the invite date against the 30-day window.If this fails: You want to send another invite if this one lapsed.

Common mistakes

• You enter the wrong email address. Granting channel access requires entering the invitee's email address in the Email field.Why it happens: You type the address and do not check it against the person's actual account.
• You let the invite sit too long. Once a channel permissions invite is sent, it expires after 30 days.Why it happens: You send the invite and forget to follow up before it expires.
• You assume removing someone deletes their work. Removing access does not delete content created by the user.Why it happens: You remove the person and expect their uploads to disappear along with their role.

Quick reference

Keeping track of who has access