Sunday, May 13, 2012

Find the URL of a Youtube Video

Do you want to find the URL of a Youtube video? In 2011 Youtube changed its website and now to find the video URL on Youtube, it is a little bit different than before. Previously I wrote a post on how to find the Youtube URL, however now it is out of date and I have replaced it with this one.
There are many reasons you might want to find that Youtube URL. Some reasons include getting the URL to embed into a WordPress website, to download a Youtube video to your computer, or for sharing a html link with your friends. Finding the URL of a Youtube video is very easy now.

How to find the URL of a Youtube video?

1. Go to any Youtube video that you want the Youtube URL for.
2. Look below the Youtube video to see a row of buttons.
3. Press on the share button.
4. The Youtube URL will appear in a box. See the screen shot below.
5. Select the are Youtube URL by making it blue.

6. Right click your mouse on the blue area and a menu will appear.
7. Choose copy from the menu.
8. Now you can paste the Youtube URL where you want to put it.

How to copy the URL of a Youtube video from the address bar?

As you can see in the screen shot below, if you are on a page where there is the Youtube video, the URL is shown in the address bar at the top of the screen.

Simply select the Youtube URL by making it blue, then right click on it, and select copy from the menu. See the screen shot below. See how I have made the Youtube URL blue. If you are having trouble on copying the Youtube URL then please see this video on how to cut copy and paste.

How to get the Youtube url of a video at the current time?

Here is a cool trick! Go to a Youtube video you want the URL for and right click on it. A menu will appear. You can simple copy the video URL or you can copy the URL at current time. That means if you only want the second half of the video you can copy the URL at that stage.