Guides
How to check things on YouTube yourself, and how our tools make it quicker.
- How to download a YouTube banner and profile pictureSave a YouTube channel's banner and profile picture at full size, see why banners crop differently on each device, and check YouTube's recommended sizes.
- How to download a YouTube thumbnail in HDGet the full-size thumbnail of any YouTube video or Short, up to 1280×720. The direct image URLs, a faster way to see every size, and copyright tips.
- How to find a YouTube channel IDFind the 24-character channel ID that starts with UC, for your own channel or any other, via Advanced settings, the Share menu or a pasted URL.
- How to check if a YouTube channel is monetizedTell whether a YouTube channel or video is monetized from public signals: the Join button, ads, subscriber count, and why ads alone don't prove it.
- How to see the tags on any YouTube videoYouTube tags are hidden on the watch page. Here's how to see them in Studio, in the page source or with a tag extractor, and how much they still matter.
- How much does YouTube pay per view? RPM explainedYouTube has no fixed pay per view. Learn RPM vs. CPM, the 55% and 45% revenue shares, and how to estimate earnings from your view count.
- How to check for a YouTube shadowbanVideo missing from YouTube search? What to check in YouTube Studio, how to test search signed out, and common reasons views drop that aren't a shadowban.
- How to see full YouTube video details in one placeSee a YouTube video's exact upload time, category, tags, embed setting and blocked countries on one screen, plus a channel's join date and total views.