Question

Create an YouTube link with a timestamp - this is how it works

Answer 1

Copy the video link with the time specification
1st step:
2nd step:
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Insert time manually
1st step:
2nd step:

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You can create YouTube links that will open the linked video at a specific time. You can find out how to do this here..

If you don't want to share an entire YouTube video, but only a specific point, you can send a link with a time specification - then the video will start exactly at the time you have specified.

• Copy video link with time specification (only in browser)
• Explanatory video
• Insert time manually (also works in the app)

Copy the video link with the time specification

1st step:

Open YouTube in a browser on your computer and select the video you want. Rewind to the time in the video to which you want to link, and pause it.

2nd step:

Then right click on the video and select " Copy video url at this point ". You can then paste and share the link using [Ctrl] + [V] .

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Insert time manually

1st step:

This method also works on the smartphone. Select the YouTube video you want and copy its url . This works in the app via the share button . Then paste the URL anywhere, whether in a chat or in an email.

2nd step:

Now it depends on the form of your link. If the link starts with this spelling https://youtu.be/ by default , then write the following directly after it, without spaces: - ? T = Xs - The X stands for the seconds . If you want to start the video at 5 minutes, that's 300 seconds. - ? t = XmYs - The X stands for the minutes and the Y for the seconds . The link could then look like this: https://youtu.be/H_3JiTfmuzg ? T = 0m56s

If the link starts with https://www.youtube.com/ , write the following directly after it: - & t = Xs - Replace the X with the seconds . 3 minutes would be 180 seconds . - & t = XmYs - Replace the X with the minutes and the Y with the seconds . The link could then look like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_3JiTfmuzg & t = 56s

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