How to Find Unlisted YouTube Videos Without Link

When a YouTube video is set to “unlisted” (not public), you won’t be able to see it by searching or browsing on YouTube, but only those with the link to the video. As of July 2021, all videos uploaded before 2017 that are unlisted on YouTube will be made private (this decision significantly reduces the amount of unlisted videos available on YouTube) . While it’s not possible to find certain unlisted YouTube videos without a link, you can discover similar videos by browsing through playlists, or using a hosting site like Unlisted Videos. Alternatively, you can also easily find your own unlisted videos in the YouTube Studio editor.

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Can I search other people’s unlisted videos?

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Unlisted videos will not appear in search results on YouTube or Google. The only exception is when someone shares this video on a public platform like Twitter, blog post or forum. However, there are still some options for finding unlisted videos:

Go to https://unlistedvideos.com. Unlisted Videos is a huge archive of unlisted YouTube videos, including many from 2016 and earlier. You can search or browse over 600,000 unlisted YouTube videos on this site.
Browse playlists on YouTube. Many people often add unlisted videos to their own playlists, which you’ll have a chance to see even if these videos can’t be found on YouTube or Google. To see other people’s public playlists, click the person’s name on YouTube and select the Playlists tab.

Why are so many undeclared videos private these days?

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YouTube has converted all unlisted videos uploaded before January 2017 to private. If you’ve used these unlisted videos to bookmark, embed in your website, or present, there’s a chance they’ve been out of action as of July 2021. ^{[1] X Research Source}

The video owner can convert the video back to unlisted (or public) to restore access to those with the previous link. But if the owner doesn’t, the video will remain private forever (or until they change it ).

How to find my own unlisted videos?

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Very easily, your unlisted videos are in the YouTube Studio section. Here’s how to find it:

Sign in to YouTube Studio.
Click the Content tab.
Click the funnel icon at the top of the video list and select Visibility .
Select Unlisted .
Since many of the videos you upload from 2017 and earlier have been marked as private as of July 2021, to find them again you’ll need to select Private from within the visibility folder.

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Can I search other people’s unlisted videos?

Why are so many undeclared videos private these days?

How to find my own unlisted videos?

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