How to Transfer Your YouTube Channel to Another Google Account
Transferring your YouTube channel to another account can help you manage your content more efficiently or share ownership with a different team. If you want to transfer your YouTube channel to another account or another email ID, follow these steps for a smooth transition. This article describes how easily we can transfer YouTube channel to another account.
Check your YouTube account type
- You can transfer your old email address to a new one if your account is a brand account. You can not move your channel ID to a new Google account.
- Open YouTube and log in to your account
- Tap on your profile top right, go to “YouTube Studio”
- Click on settings on the left side
- “Click on permissions.”
- If you get the “Add or remove managers” or permissions” option, it means the channel is a Brand account, and we can easily transfer YouTube channel to another account.
- If it does not appear, it means it’s a personal account
Create a new Brand account to transfer another account
- Log in to your YouTube account
- Go to youtube.com/channel_switcher.
- Click + Create channel. Enter a name for your new brand account and click Create.
- Now, you have your empty brand account
Move your account into your Brand account
- Return to your personal YouTube channel by clicking on the profile icon and selecting ‘Main channel’.
- Click on Profile > YouTube Studio.
- In the Left menu, click Settings > channel > Advanced settings
- Scroll down and click “Move channel to brand account.”
- Select the brand account just created.
- Follow-on screen instructions and confirm. Your Videos, subscribers, playlists, and many more will be moved to the brand account.
- Wait for the process to be completed
To check if your channel has been moved successfully
- Open youtube.com/channel_switcher in your browser.
- You will see a list of all your channels. Check if your main channel now appears under the Brand Account section. Click on your channel and go to YouTube Studio.
- In Settings, look for the “Permissions” or “Add or remove managers” option. If you see this option, your channel has been successfully moved to a Brand Account.
- If these options are not visible, your channel is still on a personal account.
Add another email ID
- Profile> View My Channel> Customize Channel>
- Settings on the left bottom > Permissions> Click the Invite icon (top right),
- Enter the new email address you want to add, and select ‘Owner’ or ‘Manager’ as needed.
Learn about roles :
- Primary Owner: Full control, can transfer ownership.
- Owner: Manage everything except primary ownership.
- Manager: Upload/edit videos, no access to permissions.
- Editor: Edit channel, no permissions or delete rights.
- Viewer: View channel info only.
Wait for 7 days, and your new email will be activated. Return to Manager permissions and send the latest email to the primary owner.
Change the primary owner
- After 7 days, go back to Manage permissions
- Next to the new account, click Change Role and select Primary Owner
- Saving changes to transfer the YouTube channel to another Google account is almost completed
Remove the old owner
After 7 days, you can remove the previous owner if you want the new account to have complete control.
You can also change your YouTube channel name in a few steps by checking out our article on how to change your YouTube Channel Name.
