Upload and claim your videos

1. Sign in to YouTube Studio as the channel that’s linked to your Content Manager account.
2. In the top-right corner, click  CREATE Upload videos.
3. Click SELECT FILES or drag-and-drop the video files you want to upload.
4. When the Details page appears, add the title and description for your video.
5. Select if your video is made for kids.
6. To enter more info like paid promotion, tags, subtitles, click SHOW MORE.
7. Click NEXT.

1. On the Rights Management page, under Policies applied to your own video, click Upload policy  and select the upload policy.
   • Your default upload policy will already be selected. If you don’t have a default upload policy, Track in all countries will be selected.
   • The Upload policy dropdown list removes any policies with autoclaim criteria. Select a different policy to override your default upload policy.
2. In the Policies applied to copies of your video section, click Match policy  and select the match policy.
   • To allow Content ID matches for this video, click the Turn on Content ID matching checkbox and select a match policy from the dropdown list.
   • If you’re not registered for Content ID, these controls don’t appear. Learn more about Content ID eligibility.
   • If your video is too short for Content ID, a note will appear: “Video is too short for Content ID matching”.

1. On the Rights Management page, under Ownership, select Global (default option) or Specific territories.
2. If you selected Specific territories, choose Own in selected territories or Own everywhere except selected territories. Then enter the territories in the text box.
   • To block your video outside of the territories where you have ownership, check the box next to Block video outside your territories of ownership. Learn more.

1. On the Rights Management page, under Asset information, click Asset type  and select the Asset type to create for this video. Learn more about asset types.
2. In the Asset title field, enter the title for your asset.
   • Note: You can’t change the Asset type once you click Save changes.
3. You can also add a custom ID, asset description, and notes in the remaining fields.
4. Click NEXT.

Once you’ve completed the Details and Rights Management sections, proceed through the remaining steps of the upload process.

You can use the info here to guide you through the remaining sections: Video elements, Checks, and Visibility.