Set default policies

Default policies are applied when a situation doesn’t meet the conditions specified in a custom policy.

For example, YouTube applies your default upload policy to videos you upload to your channels. Content ID applies your default match policy when it claims videos for an asset that doesn’t have a custom match policy.

Setting default policies speeds up the process of uploading and claiming content. You can set both default upload and default match policies.

Set a default policy

1. Sign in to Studio Content Manager.
2. From the left menu, select Policies .
3. Find the policy you want to set as a default policy.
   • You can identify the current default policies by the Default upload label 
      and Default match label  next to the policy names.
4. In the right column, click the Select action  drop down.
5. Select Set as default upload or Set as default match.
   • The new default policies will now be labeled with Default upload  or Default match  next to the policy names.