YouTube Video ID Extractor
Paste any YouTube link to pull out the 11 character video id.
Every YouTube video, Short and live stream has an 11 character id buried in its URL. This pulls it out of any link shape, including watch?v=, youtu.be, /shorts/, /live/ and /embed/, and gives you the clean watch URL and thumbnail too.
This runs on the link you paste, so it is instant and stores nothing.
Questions
How long is a YouTube video id?
It is 11 characters of letters, numbers, dashes and underscores.
Does this work for Shorts and live?
Yes. Shorts, live and embed links all carry the same video id and are handled here.