How to change custom URL channel on YouTube

If you want to have a YouTube Custom URL that’s easy to remember so you can let everyone know about it, then this article is for you. If you have more 100 subscribers in your YouTube channel, you can use custom URL. But in this article, I reveal you how to change custom URL channel on YouTube.

How to change custom URL channel on YouTube

So, your YouTube Channel URL is easy to remember, not only for you, but anyone you want to visit your Channel.

Woefully, you can never go in and remove the YouTube URL you chose originally. You have to completely delete the previous custom URL and claim an entirely new one.

So, if you’re dealing with trigger-finger regret on what you chose for your URL originally, don’t fret! Here’s how to change it to something that will work for you better.

First, login in YouTube and select your channel that you want to change custom URL. Click on YouTube Studio. Go to Advanced settings. This will take you to a different page. From there, look for Channel. Click on that. in the middle you will see Advanced settings. Click on that.

Go down and click on Manage your YouTube account. In new tab go Edit on Google. This will take you to a different window. In this window you can change Channel name. If you not need to change channel name but only custom URL, ignore it by click ok. You can find your current custom URL under Sites. Click the edit pencil icon next to the URL. Then, click the X button next to the URL you want to remove. Click OK. Your previous URL is no longer.

Now enable YouTube custom URL

How to enable YouTube custom URL again? This is very simple. Go again in YouTube Studio. From there, look to the left. The very last option on the menu to the left is Settings. Click on that. In popup windows click Channel and Advanced settings. Go down and click Status and Features. In new tab you see Custom URL. Enable it.

After you click that link, a Get a custom URL box will appear. You’ll see a couple options of custom URLs that YouTube suggest for your channel. YouTube offers options based on your display name, YouTube username, or the name of your linked website. That’s right, you have limited control over your URL. You can’t change whatever YouTube has approved, but if that URL is already taken, you can add a few letters or numbers to the end of the URL to make it unique. For more details please watch the below video.