Free Tool

YouTube Video ID Extractor

Extract video IDs from YouTube URLs. Supports standard, short, embed, and playlist URLs. Paste one or many URLs to get video IDs instantly.

About This Tool

Paste one or more YouTube URLs in any format and extract the 11-character video ID from each. Supports standard watch URLs, youtu.be short links, embed URLs, and URLs with timestamps or playlist parameters. Process URLs in bulk by pasting one per line.

Frequently Asked Questions

A YouTube video ID is an 11-character string that uniquely identifies a video. For example, in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ, the video ID is dQw4w9WgXcQ.

Standard watch URLs (youtube.com/watch?v=), short URLs (youtu.be/), embed URLs (youtube.com/embed/), and URLs with extra parameters like timestamps and playlist IDs.

Yes. Paste multiple URLs, one per line, and the tool will extract the video ID from each. Results can be copied as a list or downloaded.

Building with YouTube Data?

Scavio's YouTube API returns video metadata, transcripts, comments, and search results as structured JSON. Just pass the video ID.