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YouTube Content ID

Written by Yoanna Hristova

YouTube Content ID allows you to identify and manage your content. Copyright owners can take the following actions on material that match their Content ID.

  • Block a video from being viewed

  • Monetize the video by running ads against it

  • Track the video's statistics

  • Geo-block content to specific countries

Prerequisites: Before enabling Content ID API

  1. Ensure the account is part of the YouTube Partner Program

  2. Ensure the user is a manager of the Brand Account

  3. Ensure the user is also a manager on the Content Manager account

  4. Ensure the Brand Account has been invited and linked with the Content Manager account

Adding a YouTube account with a Content ID policy

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  1. Select your USER icon in the top right-hand corner of the page

  2. Select SOCIAL ACCOUNTS from the drop-down menu

  3. Select ADD ACCOUNT

  4. Select YOUTUBE from the menu

Linking the main Youtube channel (Brand account) to Grabyo:

  1. Enter your Google login credentials (if not already logged in)

  2. Select your BRAND ACCOUNT from the list of accounts you have access to.
    Note: This is the Youtube account you wish to publish videos to.

  3. Select ALLOW to grant Grabyo permissions

Linking the Youtube Content Owner / ID (User account) to Grabyo:

  1. Select ENABLE CONTENT ID

  2. Enter your Google login credentials (if not already logged in)

  3. Select your USER ACCOUNT from the list of accounts you have access to.
    Note: This is the Google account where you are a manager of the Youtube Content Owner Account.

  4. Select ALLOW to grant Grabyo permissions

📕 Note: The settings in your Content ID policy will override any geo-targeting setting configured in your Grabyo campaign.

Sharing a video with Content ID

  1. Select LIVE CLIPPING on the stream that you want to clip from

  2. Select a CAMPAIGN from the drop-down menu on the right-hand side of the page

  3. Set the IN and OUT points of your content

  4. Select a CAMPAIGN and add a SOCIAL MESSAGE

  5. Select your YOUTUBE ACCOUNT and select SAVE AND SHARE

  6. Add a TITLE and DESCRIPTION

  7. Select a CATEGORY and PRIVACY

  8. Add a PLAYLIST and any TAGS

  9. Select your CONTENT OWNER and POLICY

  10. Select SHARE TO YOUTUBE to save

📕 Note: If no policy is specified the default policy will be applied. This is configured from your Content Manager account.

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