The desktop website includes a built-in tool for this; a manual workaround is available for mobile users.
It’s especially useful for really long videos.
This is easy to do if you’re on the desktop website.
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ClickSharedirectly beneath the video.
In the pop-up box, check the box next toStart at.
Enter the time you want the video to start.
SelectCopyto copy the time-stamped URL.
You might notice that the link changed to include some extra characters.
These extra characters tell YouTube when to start the video (more on that below).
Paste the link wherever you want or select any of the social share buttons to share it.
Anyone who opens your link will begin watching the video at the time you specified.
Unfortunately, this does not bypass pre-roll ads.
It works for short and regular links and can be done from a computer or a mobile gadget.
If you’re on a computer, it’s the link at the top of the online window.
In the app, tapShare>Copy linkbelow the video.
You don’t need to clean up the link.
Decide when you want the video to start when the link is clicked.
This can be hours, minutes, or seconds.
Prepare the timestamp in this specific format.
Copy the whole link, with the extra characters included.
FAQ
In your YouTube Studio, go toContentand choose a video.
In the description, add a list of timestamps and titles beginning with00:00.
To add automatic timestamps, selectShow more>Allow automatic chapters and key moments.
In your YouTube Studio, go toContentand choose a private video.
Then, selectShare privatelyunderVisibilitytoshare your YouTube video.
