Example of the YouTube videos URL formats

ActiveYouTubeURLFormats.txt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wtIMTCHWuI
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-wtIMTCHWuI
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-wtIMTCHWuI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc
https://youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZv2daTWRZU&feature=em-uploademail
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yZv2daTWRZU&feature=em-uploademail
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yZv2daTWRZU&feature=em-uploademail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZv2daTWRZU&feature=em-uploademail
https://youtube.com/watch?v=yZv2daTWRZU&feature=em-uploademail
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yZv2daTWRZU&feature=em-uploademail

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg&feature=feedrec_grec_index
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg&feature=feedrec_grec_index
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg&feature=feedrec_grec_index
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg&feature=feedrec_grec_index
https://youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg&feature=feedrec_grec_index
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg&feature=feedrec_grec_index

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg#t=0m10s
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg#t=0m10s
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg#t=0m10s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg#t=0m10s
https://youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg#t=0m10s
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg#t=0m10s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKZDdG9FTKY&feature=channel
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cKZDdG9FTKY&feature=channel
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cKZDdG9FTKY&feature=channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTJRivZTMLs&feature=channel
https://youtube.com/watch?v=oTJRivZTMLs&feature=channel
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oTJRivZTMLs&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc&playnext_from=TL&videos=osPknwzXEas&feature=sub
http://youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc&playnext_from=TL&videos=osPknwzXEas&feature=sub
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc&playnext_from=TL&videos=osPknwzXEas&feature=sub
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc&playnext_from=TL&videos=osPknwzXEas&feature=sub
https://youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc&playnext_from=TL&videos=osPknwzXEas&feature=sub
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc&playnext_from=TL&videos=osPknwzXEas&feature=sub

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc&feature=youtu.be
http://youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc&feature=youtu.be
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc&feature=youtu.be
https://youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc&feature=youtu.be
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ishbTyLs6ps&list=PLGup6kBfcU7Le5laEaCLgTKtlDcxMqGxZ&index=106&shuffle=2655
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ishbTyLs6ps&list=PLGup6kBfcU7Le5laEaCLgTKtlDcxMqGxZ&index=106&shuffle=2655
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ishbTyLs6ps&list=PLGup6kBfcU7Le5laEaCLgTKtlDcxMqGxZ&index=106&shuffle=2655
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ishbTyLs6ps&list=PLGup6kBfcU7Le5laEaCLgTKtlDcxMqGxZ&index=106&shuffle=2655
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ishbTyLs6ps&list=PLGup6kBfcU7Le5laEaCLgTKtlDcxMqGxZ&index=106&shuffle=2655
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ishbTyLs6ps&list=PLGup6kBfcU7Le5laEaCLgTKtlDcxMqGxZ&index=106&shuffle=2655

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
http://youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
https://youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
http://youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
http://m.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
https://youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
https://m.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ


http://www.youtube.com/watch/-wtIMTCHWuI
http://youtube.com/watch/-wtIMTCHWuI
http://m.youtube.com/watch/-wtIMTCHWuI
https://www.youtube.com/watch/-wtIMTCHWuI
https://youtube.com/watch/-wtIMTCHWuI
https://m.youtube.com/watch/-wtIMTCHWuI

http://www.youtube.com/watch/-wtIMTCHWuI?app=desktop
http://youtube.com/watch/-wtIMTCHWuI?app=desktop
http://m.youtube.com/watch/-wtIMTCHWuI?app=desktop
https://www.youtube.com/watch/-wtIMTCHWuI?app=desktop
https://youtube.com/watch/-wtIMTCHWuI?app=desktop
https://m.youtube.com/watch/-wtIMTCHWuI?app=desktop


http://www.youtube.com/v/dQw4w9WgXcQ
http://youtube.com/v/dQw4w9WgXcQ
http://m.youtube.com/v/dQw4w9WgXcQ
https://www.youtube.com/v/dQw4w9WgXcQ
https://youtube.com/v/dQw4w9WgXcQ
https://m.youtube.com/v/dQw4w9WgXcQ

http://www.youtube.com/v/-wtIMTCHWuI?version=3&autohide=1
http://youtube.com/v/-wtIMTCHWuI?version=3&autohide=1
http://m.youtube.com/v/-wtIMTCHWuI?version=3&autohide=1
https://www.youtube.com/v/-wtIMTCHWuI?version=3&autohide=1
https://youtube.com/v/-wtIMTCHWuI?version=3&autohide=1
https://m.youtube.com/v/-wtIMTCHWuI?version=3&autohide=1

http://www.youtube.com/v/0zM3nApSvMg?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0
http://youtube.com/v/0zM3nApSvMg?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0
http://m.youtube.com/v/0zM3nApSvMg?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0
https://www.youtube.com/v/0zM3nApSvMg?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0
https://www.youtube.com/v/0zM3nApSvMg?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0
https://youtube.com/v/0zM3nApSvMg?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0
https://m.youtube.com/v/0zM3nApSvMg?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0

http://www.youtube.com/v/dQw4w9WgXcQ?feature=youtube_gdata_player
http://youtube.com/v/dQw4w9WgXcQ?feature=youtube_gdata_player
http://m.youtube.com/v/dQw4w9WgXcQ?feature=youtube_gdata_player
https://www.youtube.com/v/dQw4w9WgXcQ?feature=youtube_gdata_player
https://youtube.com/v/dQw4w9WgXcQ?feature=youtube_gdata_player
https://m.youtube.com/v/dQw4w9WgXcQ?feature=youtube_gdata_player


http://youtu.be/-wtIMTCHWuI
https://youtu.be/-wtIMTCHWuI

http://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?feature=youtube_gdata_player
https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?feature=youtube_gdata_player

http://youtu.be/oTJRivZTMLs?list=PLToa5JuFMsXTNkrLJbRlB--76IAOjRM9b
https://youtu.be/oTJRivZTMLs?list=PLToa5JuFMsXTNkrLJbRlB--76IAOjRM9b

http://youtu.be/oTJRivZTMLs&feature=channel
https://youtu.be/oTJRivZTMLs&feature=channel

http://youtu.be/lalOy8Mbfdc?t=1
http://youtu.be/lalOy8Mbfdc?t=1s
https://youtu.be/lalOy8Mbfdc?t=1
https://youtu.be/lalOy8Mbfdc?t=1s

http://youtu.be/M9bq_alk-sw?si=B_RZg_I-lLaa7UU-
https://youtu.be/M9bq_alk-sw?si=B_RZg_I-lLaa7UU-


http://www.youtube.com/oembed?url=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D-wtIMTCHWuI&format=json
http://youtube.com/oembed?url=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D-wtIMTCHWuI&format=json
http://m.youtube.com/oembed?url=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D-wtIMTCHWuI&format=json
https://www.youtube.com/oembed?url=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D-wtIMTCHWuI&format=json
https://youtube.com/oembed?url=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D-wtIMTCHWuI&format=json
https://m.youtube.com/oembed?url=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D-wtIMTCHWuI&format=json


http://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=JdfC0C9V6ZI&u=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DEhxJLojIE_o%26feature%3Dshare
http://youtube.com/attribution_link?a=JdfC0C9V6ZI&u=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DEhxJLojIE_o%26feature%3Dshare
http://m.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=JdfC0C9V6ZI&u=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DEhxJLojIE_o%26feature%3Dshare
https://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=JdfC0C9V6ZI&u=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DEhxJLojIE_o%26feature%3Dshare
https://youtube.com/attribution_link?a=JdfC0C9V6ZI&u=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DEhxJLojIE_o%26feature%3Dshare
https://m.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=JdfC0C9V6ZI&u=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DEhxJLojIE_o%26feature%3Dshare

http://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=8g8kPrPIi-ecwIsS&u=/watch%3Fv%3DyZv2daTWRZU%26feature%3Dem-uploademail
http://youtube.com/attribution_link?a=8g8kPrPIi-ecwIsS&u=/watch%3Fv%3DyZv2daTWRZU%26feature%3Dem-uploademail
http://m.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=8g8kPrPIi-ecwIsS&u=/watch%3Fv%3DyZv2daTWRZU%26feature%3Dem-uploademail
https://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=8g8kPrPIi-ecwIsS&u=/watch%3Fv%3DyZv2daTWRZU%26feature%3Dem-uploademail
https://youtube.com/attribution_link?a=8g8kPrPIi-ecwIsS&u=/watch%3Fv%3DyZv2daTWRZU%26feature%3Dem-uploademail
https://m.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=8g8kPrPIi-ecwIsS&u=/watch%3Fv%3DyZv2daTWRZU%26feature%3Dem-uploademail


http://www.youtube.com/embed/lalOy8Mbfdc
http://youtube.com/embed/lalOy8Mbfdc
http://m.youtube.com/embed/lalOy8Mbfdc
https://www.youtube.com/embed/lalOy8Mbfdc
https://youtube.com/embed/lalOy8Mbfdc
https://m.youtube.com/embed/lalOy8Mbfdc

http://www.youtube.com/embed/nas1rJpm7wY?rel=0
http://youtube.com/embed/nas1rJpm7wY?rel=0
http://m.youtube.com/embed/nas1rJpm7wY?rel=0
https://www.youtube.com/embed/nas1rJpm7wY?rel=0
https://youtube.com/embed/nas1rJpm7wY?rel=0
https://m.youtube.com/embed/nas1rJpm7wY?rel=0


http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/lalOy8Mbfdc?rel=0
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/lalOy8Mbfdc?rel=0


http://www.youtube.com/e/dQw4w9WgXcQ
http://youtube.com/e/dQw4w9WgXcQ
http://m.youtube.com/e/dQw4w9WgXcQ
https://www.youtube.com/e/dQw4w9WgXcQ
https://youtube.com/e/dQw4w9WgXcQ
https://m.youtube.com/e/dQw4w9WgXcQ


http://www.youtube.com/shorts/j9rZxAF3C0I
http://youtube.com/shorts/j9rZxAF3C0I
http://m.youtube.com/shorts/j9rZxAF3C0I
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/j9rZxAF3C0I
https://youtube.com/shorts/j9rZxAF3C0I
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/j9rZxAF3C0I

http://www.youtube.com/shorts/j9rZxAF3C0I?app=desktop
http://youtube.com/shorts/j9rZxAF3C0I?app=desktop
http://m.youtube.com/shorts/j9rZxAF3C0I?app=desktop
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/j9rZxAF3C0I?app=desktop
https://youtube.com/shorts/j9rZxAF3C0I?app=desktop
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/j9rZxAF3C0I?app=desktop


http://www.youtube.com/live/8hBmepWUJoc
http://youtube.com/live/8hBmepWUJoc
http://m.youtube.com/live/8hBmepWUJoc
https://www.youtube.com/live/8hBmepWUJoc
https://youtube.com/live/8hBmepWUJoc
https://m.youtube.com/live/8hBmepWUJoc

http://www.youtube.com/live/8hBmepWUJoc?app=desktop
http://youtube.com/live/8hBmepWUJoc?app=desktop
http://m.youtube.com/live/8hBmepWUJoc?app=desktop
https://www.youtube.com/live/8hBmepWUJoc?app=desktop
https://youtube.com/live/8hBmepWUJoc?app=desktop
https://m.youtube.com/live/8hBmepWUJoc?app=desktop

DeprecatedYouTubeURLFormats.txt

https://youtube.com/user/GitHub#p/a/u/1/lalOy8Mbfdc

https://www.youtube.com/user/GitHub#p/u/1/lalOy8Mbfdc

https://www.youtube.com/user/GitHub#p/u/1/lalOy8Mbfdc?rel=0

https://www.youtube.com/user/GitHub#p/a/u/2/lalOy8Mbfdc

https://www.youtube.com/user/GitHub#p/u/11/lalOy8Mbfdc

https://www.youtube.com/user/GitHub#p/u/1/lalOy8Mbfdc

https://www.youtube.com/GitHub?v=lalOy8Mbfdc


http://www.youtube.com/?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

http://youtube.com/?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

http://youtube.com/?v=lalOy8Mbfdc&feature=channel

http://youtube.com/?vi=dQw4w9WgXcQ

http://youtube.com/?vi=dQw4w9WgXcQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

http://youtube.com/?vi=lalOy8Mbfdc&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/?feature=player_embedded&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

http://youtube.com/?feature=channel&v=lalOy8Mbfdc


http://youtube.com/watch?vi=dQw4w9WgXcQ

http://youtube.com/watch?vi=dQw4w9WgXcQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

http://youtube.com/watch?vi=lalOy8Mbfdc&feature=channel


http://youtube.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ

http://youtube.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ?feature=youtube_gdata_player

http://youtube.com/vi/lalOy8Mbfdc&feature=channel


http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/6L3ZvIMwZFM?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0

Hi,

recently links generated using the "Share" button under a video will contain some additional ?si= query parameter:

https://youtu.be/_UuD60EZGkg?si=eP5r-sAojFjjVYCY

Not sure what it is for, probably more tracking?

Oh, interesting. Thanks, @tacerus!

Hi,

recently links generated using the "Share" button under a video will contain some additional ?si= query parameter:

https://youtu.be/_UuD60EZGkg?si=eP5r-sAojFjjVYCY

Not sure what it is for, probably more tracking?

Yea, most probably it's true.
And have you noticed that every time you share a URL, the tracking ID changes, even for the same video on the same device? If it's a tracking parameter, then it can track the sender and receiver of the YouTube URL. In short, Google can know who your close relatives and friends are. This is surely a messed up thing.

For those using javascript/typescript, I have a function and regex working for all combinations above plus youtube shorts:

export function getVideoIdFromYoutubeUrl(url: string) {
  const regex = /(?:youtu\.be\/|youtube\.com(?:\/(?:[^\/\n\s]+\/\S+\/|(?:v|e(?:mbed)?)\/|\S*?[?&]v=|shorts\/)|youtu\.be\/|embed\/|v\/|m\/|watch\?(?:[^=]+=[^&]+&)*?v=))([^"&?\/\s]{11})/gm;
  return regex.exec(url)[1];
}

export function validateYoutubeTestUrls() {
  const youtubeTestUrls: { key: number; value: string }[] = [
    { key: 1, value: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wtIMTCHWuI" },
    { key: 2, value: "http://youtube.com/watch?v=-wtIMTCHWuI" },
    { key: 3, value: "http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-wtIMTCHWuI" },
    { key: 4, value: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc" },
    { key: 5, value: "https://youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc" },
    { key: 6, value: "https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc" },
    { key: 7, value: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZv2daTWRZU&feature=em-uploademail" },
    { key: 8, value: "http://youtube.com/watch?v=yZv2daTWRZU&feature=em-uploademail" },
    { key: 9, value: "http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yZv2daTWRZU&feature=em-uploademail" },
    { key: 10, value: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZv2daTWRZU&feature=em-uploademail" },
    { key: 11, value: "https://youtube.com/watch?v=yZv2daTWRZU&feature=em-uploademail" },
    { key: 12, value: "https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yZv2daTWRZU&feature=em-uploademail" },
    { key: 13, value: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg&feature=feedrec_grec_index" },
    { key: 14, value: "http://youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg&feature=feedrec_grec_index" },
    { key: 15, value: "http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg&feature=feedrec_grec_index" },
    { key: 16, value: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg&feature=feedrec_grec_index" },
    { key: 17, value: "https://youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg&feature=feedrec_grec_index" },
    { key: 18, value: "https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg&feature=feedrec_grec_index" },
    { key: 19, value: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg#t=0m10s" },
    { key: 20, value: "http://youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg#t=0m10s" },
    { key: 21, value: "http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg#t=0m10s" },
    { key: 22, value: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg#t=0m10s" },
    { key: 23, value: "https://youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg#t=0m10s" },
    { key: 24, value: "https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg#t=0m10s" },
    { key: 25, value: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKZDdG9FTKY&feature=channel" },
    { key: 26, value: "http://youtube.com/watch?v=cKZDdG9FTKY&feature=channel" },
    { key: 27, value: "http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cKZDdG9FTKY&feature=channel" },
    { key: 28, value: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTJRivZTMLs&feature=channel" },
    { key: 29, value: "https://youtube.com/watch?v=oTJRivZTMLs&feature=channel" },
    { key: 30, value: "https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oTJRivZTMLs&feature=channel" },
    { key: 31, value: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc&playnext_from=TL&videos=osPknwzXEas&feature=sub",},
    { key: 32, value: "http://youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc&playnext_from=TL&videos=osPknwzXEas&feature=sub", },
    { key: 33, value: "http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc&playnext_from=TL&videos=osPknwzXEas&feature=sub" },
    { key: 34, value: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc&playnext_from=TL&videos=osPknwzXEas&feature=sub", },
    { key: 35, value: "https://youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc&playnext_from=TL&videos=osPknwzXEas&feature=sub" },
    { key: 36, value: "https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc&playnext_from=TL&videos=osPknwzXEas&feature=sub",},
    { key: 37, value: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc&feature=youtu.be" },
    { key: 38, value: "http://youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc&feature=youtu.be" },
    { key: 39, value: "http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc&feature=youtu.be" },
    { key: 40, value: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc&feature=youtu.be" },
    { key: 41, value: "https://youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc&feature=youtu.be" },
    { key: 42, value: "https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lalOy8Mbfdc&feature=youtu.be" },
    { key: 43, value: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player" },
    { key: 44, value: "http://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player" },
    { key: 45, value: "http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player" },
    { key: 46, value: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player" },
    { key: 47, value: "https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player" },
    { key: 48, value: "https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player" },
    { key: 49,  value: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ishbTyLs6ps&list=PLGup6kBfcU7Le5laEaCLgTKtlDcxMqGxZ&index=106&shuffle=2655", },
    { key: 50, value: "http://youtube.com/watch?v=ishbTyLs6ps&list=PLGup6kBfcU7Le5laEaCLgTKtlDcxMqGxZ&index=106&shuffle=2655", }, { key: 51,value: "http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ishbTyLs6ps&list=PLGup6kBfcU7Le5laEaCLgTKtlDcxMqGxZ&index=106&shuffle=2655", }, { key: 52, value: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ishbTyLs6ps&list=PLGup6kBfcU7Le5laEaCLgTKtlDcxMqGxZ&index=106&shuffle=2655", },
    { key: 53, value: "https://youtube.com/watch?v=ishbTyLs6ps&list=PLGup6kBfcU7Le5laEaCLgTKtlDcxMqGxZ&index=106&shuffle=2655", },
    { key: 54, value: "https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ishbTyLs6ps&list=PLGup6kBfcU7Le5laEaCLgTKtlDcxMqGxZ&index=106&shuffle=2655",  },
    { key: 55, value: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" },
    { key: 56, value: "http://youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" },
    { key: 57, value: "http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" },
    { key: 58, value: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" },
    { key: 59, value: "https://youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" },
    { key: 60, value: "https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" },
    { key: 61, value: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" },
    { key: 62, value: "http://youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" },
    { key: 63, value: "http://m.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" },
    { key: 64, value: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" },
    { key: 65, value: "https://youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" },
    { key: 66, value: "https://m.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" },
    { key: 67, value: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg&feature=feedrec_grec_index" },
    { key: 69, value: "http://www.youtube.com/v/0zM3nApSvMg?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" },
    { key: 70, value: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg#t=0m10s" },
    { key: 71, value: "http://www.youtube.com/embed/0zM3nApSvMg?rel=0" },
    { key: 72, value: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zM3nApSvMg" },
    { key: 73, value: "http://youtu.be/0zM3nApSvMg" },
    { key: 74, value: "https://youtube.com/shorts/0dPkkQeRwTI?feature=share" },
    { key: 75, value: "https://youtube.com/shorts/0dPkkQeRwTI" },
    { key: 76, value: "https://youtu.be/59kf86v_Cpc?si=Cj_xm4a6BX71d1yd" },
  ]
  youtubeTestUrls.forEach((keyValuePair) => {
    const videoId = getVideoIdFromYoutubeUrl(keyValuePair.value)
    const isElevenCharacters = videoId?.length === 11
    console.log("id for", keyValuePair.key, "is: ", videoId, "| valid:", isElevenCharacters)
  })

}

OUTPUT:

 LOG  id for 1 is:  -wtIMTCHWuI | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 2 is:  -wtIMTCHWuI | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 3 is:  -wtIMTCHWuI | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 4 is:  lalOy8Mbfdc | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 5 is:  lalOy8Mbfdc | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 6 is:  lalOy8Mbfdc | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 7 is:  yZv2daTWRZU | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 8 is:  yZv2daTWRZU | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 9 is:  yZv2daTWRZU | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 10 is:  yZv2daTWRZU | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 11 is:  yZv2daTWRZU | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 12 is:  yZv2daTWRZU | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 13 is:  0zM3nApSvMg | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 14 is:  0zM3nApSvMg | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 15 is:  0zM3nApSvMg | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 16 is:  0zM3nApSvMg | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 17 is:  0zM3nApSvMg | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 18 is:  0zM3nApSvMg | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 19 is:  0zM3nApSvMg | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 20 is:  0zM3nApSvMg | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 21 is:  0zM3nApSvMg | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 22 is:  0zM3nApSvMg | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 23 is:  0zM3nApSvMg | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 24 is:  0zM3nApSvMg | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 25 is:  cKZDdG9FTKY | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 26 is:  cKZDdG9FTKY | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 27 is:  cKZDdG9FTKY | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 28 is:  oTJRivZTMLs | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 29 is:  oTJRivZTMLs | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 30 is:  oTJRivZTMLs | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 31 is:  lalOy8Mbfdc | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 32 is:  lalOy8Mbfdc | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 33 is:  lalOy8Mbfdc | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 34 is:  lalOy8Mbfdc | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 35 is:  lalOy8Mbfdc | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 36 is:  lalOy8Mbfdc | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 37 is:  lalOy8Mbfdc | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 38 is:  lalOy8Mbfdc | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 39 is:  lalOy8Mbfdc | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 40 is:  lalOy8Mbfdc | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 41 is:  lalOy8Mbfdc | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 42 is:  lalOy8Mbfdc | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 43 is:  dQw4w9WgXcQ | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 44 is:  dQw4w9WgXcQ | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 45 is:  dQw4w9WgXcQ | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 46 is:  dQw4w9WgXcQ | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 47 is:  dQw4w9WgXcQ | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 48 is:  dQw4w9WgXcQ | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 49 is:  ishbTyLs6ps | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 50 is:  ishbTyLs6ps | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 51 is:  ishbTyLs6ps | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 52 is:  ishbTyLs6ps | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 53 is:  ishbTyLs6ps | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 54 is:  ishbTyLs6ps | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 55 is:  dQw4w9WgXcQ | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 56 is:  dQw4w9WgXcQ | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 57 is:  dQw4w9WgXcQ | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 58 is:  dQw4w9WgXcQ | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 59 is:  dQw4w9WgXcQ | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 60 is:  dQw4w9WgXcQ | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 61 is:  dQw4w9WgXcQ | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 62 is:  dQw4w9WgXcQ | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 63 is:  dQw4w9WgXcQ | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 64 is:  dQw4w9WgXcQ | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 65 is:  dQw4w9WgXcQ | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 66 is:  dQw4w9WgXcQ | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 67 is:  0zM3nApSvMg | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 69 is:  0zM3nApSvMg | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 70 is:  0zM3nApSvMg | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 71 is:  0zM3nApSvMg | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 72 is:  0zM3nApSvMg | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 73 is:  0zM3nApSvMg | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 74 is:  0dPkkQeRwTI | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 75 is:  0dPkkQeRwTI | isvalid: true
 LOG  id for 76 is:  59kf86v_Cpc | isvalid: true

I have a function and regex

• Thank you.

And these:

• https://www.youtube.com/live/XXXXXXXXXXX?feature=share
• https://youtu.be/embed/XXXXXXXXXXX
• https://www.youtube.com/watch/XXXXXXXXXXX
• http://youtube.com/watch?vi=XXXXXXXXXXX&feature=youtube_gdata_player
• http://youtube.com/vi/XXXXXXXXXXX&feature=channel
• http://youtube.com/vi/XXXXXXXXXXX?feature=youtube_gdata_player
• http://youtube.com/?vi=XXXXXXXXXXX&feature=youtube_gdata_player
• http://www.youtube.com/oembed?url=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DXXXXXXXXXXX&format=json
• https://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=8g8kPrPIi-ecwIsS&u=/watch%3Fv%3DXXXXXXXXXXX%26feature%3Dem-uploademail
• http://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=JdfC0C9V6ZI&u=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DXXXXXXXXXXX%26feature%3Dshare
• https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DXXXXXXXXXXX&ved=2ahUKEwjkrsSipPP1AhXsyjGHb0CDU4Qx8BegQIBRAF&usg=AOvVaw0A7aB50nUUeTwX_Haoteft
• http//www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/XXXXXXXXXXX?rel=0
• http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/XXXXXXXXXXX?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0

————————————

V█(?-is)^(?:(?!https?[:\/]|www\.|m(?:usic)?\.yo|youtu\.?be[\/\.]|watch[\/\?]|embed\/|YTv(?:[=: ]+)|YouTube: )\V)*?(?:(?:https?[:\/]+|www\.|m\.|music\.)+youtu(?<1>\.)?be(?:\.com\/|watch|live(?=\/)|o?embed(?:\/|\?url=\S+?)?|\?app=\w+|shorts|attribution_link\?[&\w\-=]*[au]=\/?|ytsc\w+|[\?&]*(?:li)?[ve]i?\b[\/=]|\?feature=[\-a-z_\.]+|[\?&]t(?:ime_continue)?=\d+|-nocookie|%[23][56FD]|\.com\/shorts\/)*(?(<1>)\/|)|YTv(?:[=: ]+)|YouTube: )(?(?<=watch)\/|)([a-zA-Z\d\-_]{11}\b)(?>[\?&#][&#%a-zA-Z\-\d=;_\.]*|&feature=[\-a-z_\.]+)?(?=\s|\Z)

█\2

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For some reason, youtube blocks access to the site via the 11th one. It brings up the "our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer network" message but with no captcha

Here is a java version of regex that matches all the urls the list:

(?i)^(?:https?://)?(?:(?:www|m)\.)?youtu(?:\.be|be(?:-nocookie)?\.com)/(?:(?:oembed|attribution_link)\?.+?(?:/|%2F)(?=watch))?(?:(?:watch)?(?:\?|%3F)|(?:vi?|live|e(?:mbed)?)/)?(?:(?:[\w\-]+(?:=|%3D)[^=&#]+(?:&(?:amp;)?|%26))*?vi?(?:=|%3D))?(?<id>[\w\-]+)(?:(?:(?:\?|%3F)|(?:&(?:amp;)?|%26)|(?:#|%23))[\w\-]+(?:=|%3D)[^=&#]+)*$

String QM = "(?:\\?|%3F)";
String EQ = "(?:=|%3D)";
String AS = "(?:&(?:amp;)?|%26)";
String OT = "(?:#|%23)";
String FS = "(?:/|%2F)";

String PARAM_HEAD = "(?:" + QM + "|" + AS + "|" + OT + ")";
String PARAM_KEY = "[\\w\\-]+";
String PARAM_VAL = "[^=&#]+";
String PARAM = "(?:" + PARAM_KEY + EQ + PARAM_VAL + ")";

Pattern p = Pattern.compile("(?i)^" +
        "(?:https?://)?" +
        "(?:(?:www|m)\\.)?" +
        "youtu(?:\\.be|be(?:-nocookie)?\\.com)/" +
        "(?:(?:oembed|attribution_link)\\?.+?" + FS + "(?=watch))?" +
        "(?:(?:watch)?" + QM + "|" + "(?:vi?|live|e(?:mbed)?)/)?" +
        "(?:(?:" + PARAM + AS + ")*?" + "(?:vi?" + EQ + "))?" +
        "(?<id>" + PARAM_KEY + ")" +
        "(?:" + PARAM_HEAD + PARAM + ")*" +
        "$");

IOUtils.readLines(new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(
                new URL("https://gist.githubusercontent.com/rodrigoborgesdeoliveira/987683cfbfcc8d800192da1e73adc486/raw/b15ee49a60d42df67b0d6383517ef3b57e25c9c3/ActiveYouTubeURLFormats.txt")
                        .openConnection().getInputStream()))).stream()
        .filter(StringUtils::isNotBlank)
        .map(p::matcher).filter(Matcher::matches)
        .forEachOrdered(m -> System.out.printf("%-15s %s%n", m.group("id"), m.group()));

@ZGorlock: doesn't match music.youtube.com/watch?v=U9t-slLl30E, youtube.com/watch/U9t-slLl30E, youtube.com/shorts/sMbxjePPmkw and attribution_links (youtube.com/attribution_link?a=JdfC0C9V6ZI&u=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DEhxJLojIE_o%26feature%3Dshare and youtube.com/attribution_link?a=8g8kPrPIi-ecwIsS&u=/watch%3Fv%3DyZv2daTWRZU%26feature%3Dem-uploademail). 🤔

@rodrigoborgesdeoliveira Please add links youtube.com/watch/U9t-slLl30E, youtube.com/shorts/U9t-slLl30E and youtube.com/live/U9t-slLl30E. Here's my RegExp that catches a wide spectrum of YT URLs → https://gist.github.com/Kaligula0/1ff5f4e2cf1f351daeca3450f71fdcb5

Thanks, @Kaligula0!

Thanks @rodrigoborgesdeoliveira!

Here is a JavaScript version - it returns the 13 IDs found in the list you posted

const delParms = ['a', 'app', 'list', 'feature', 'rel', 'si'];

const ids = new Set(
  list.map(url => {
    // Normalize URL
    url = url.replace(/(attribution_link|uploademail|youtube-nocookie)/gi, 'x');
    // Parse URL
    let urlObject = new URL(url);
    // Check for embedded URL and parse it if present
    const embed = urlObject.searchParams.get('url');
    if (embed) urlObject = new URL(embed);
    // Extract 'v' parameter if present
    const v = urlObject.searchParams.get('v');
    if (v) return v;
    // Remove unwanted parameters
    delParms.forEach(parm => urlObject.searchParams.delete(parm));
    // Convert URL to string and replace encoded '='
    url = urlObject.toString().replace(/%3D/gi, '=');
    // Extract ID from URL
    const idMatch = url.match(/[\-_a-z0-9]{10,15}/i);
    const id = idMatch ? idMatch[0] : `No: ${url}`;
    return id;
  })
);
console.log(ids);

Here's a python regex that matches all of the links in this gist:

^((https?://(?:www\.)?(?:m\.)?youtube\.com))/((?:oembed\?url=https?%3A//(?:www\.)youtube.com/watch\?(?:v%3D)(?P<video_id_1>[\w\-]{10,20})&format=json)|(?:attribution_link\?a=.*watch(?:%3Fv%3D|%3Fv%3D)(?P<video_id_2>[\w\-]{10,20}))(?:%26feature.*))|(https?:)?(\/\/)?((www\.|m\.)?youtube(-nocookie)?\.com\/((watch)?\?(app=desktop&)?(feature=\w*&)?v=|embed\/|v\/|e\/)|youtu\.be\/)(?P<video_id_3>[\w\-]{10,20})

Python 3 implementation:

def get_youtube_video_id_by_url(url):
    regex = r"^((https?://(?:www\.)?(?:m\.)?youtube\.com))/((?:oembed\?url=https?%3A//(?:www\.)youtube.com/watch\?(?:v%3D)(?P<video_id_1>[\w\-]{10,20})&format=json)|(?:attribution_link\?a=.*watch(?:%3Fv%3D|%3Fv%3D)(?P<video_id_2>[\w\-]{10,20}))(?:%26feature.*))|(https?:)?(\/\/)?((www\.|m\.)?youtube(-nocookie)?\.com\/((watch)?\?(app=desktop&)?(feature=\w*&)?v=|embed\/|v\/|e\/)|youtu\.be\/)(?P<video_id_3>[\w\-]{10,20})"
    match = re.match(regex, url, re.IGNORECASE)
    if match:
        return (
            match.group("video_id_1")
            or match.group("video_id_2")
            or match.group("video_id_3")
        )
    else:
        return None

It matches everything in the gist, but can probably be improved upon for performance, so feel free to suggest improvements! Just test them here first: https://regex101.com/

Thank you for sharing this snippet. Working great.

Just FYI both these functions do not work for URLs in the following format.

http://www.youtube.com/watch/-wtIMTCHWuI
http://youtube.com/watch/-wtIMTCHWuI
http://m.youtube.com/watch/-wtIMTCHWuI
https://www.youtube.com/watch/-wtIMTCHWuI
https://youtube.com/watch/-wtIMTCHWuI
https://m.youtube.com/watch/-wtIMTCHWuI

For those using javascript/typescript, I have a function and regex working for all combinations above plus youtube shorts:

export function getVideoIdFromYoutubeUrl(url: string) {
  const regex = /(?:youtu\.be\/|youtube\.com(?:\/(?:[^\/\n\s]+\/\S+\/|(?:v|e(?:mbed)?)\/|\S*?[?&]v=|shorts\/)|youtu\.be\/|embed\/|v\/|m\/|watch\?(?:[^=]+=[^&]+&)*?v=))([^"&?\/\s]{11})/gm;
  return regex.exec(url)[1];
}

Here's a python regex that matches all of the links in this gist:

^((https?://(?:www\.)?(?:m\.)?youtube\.com))/((?:oembed\?url=https?%3A//(?:www\.)youtube.com/watch\?(?:v%3D)(?P<video_id_1>[\w\-]{10,20})&format=json)|(?:attribution_link\?a=.*watch(?:%3Fv%3D|%3Fv%3D)(?P<video_id_2>[\w\-]{10,20}))(?:%26feature.*))|(https?:)?(\/\/)?((www\.|m\.)?youtube(-nocookie)?\.com\/((watch)?\?(app=desktop&)?(feature=\w*&)?v=|embed\/|v\/|e\/)|youtu\.be\/)(?P<video_id_3>[\w\-]{10,20})

Python 3 implementation:

def get_youtube_video_id_by_url(url):
    regex = r"^((https?://(?:www\.)?(?:m\.)?youtube\.com))/((?:oembed\?url=https?%3A//(?:www\.)youtube.com/watch\?(?:v%3D)(?P<video_id_1>[\w\-]{10,20})&format=json)|(?:attribution_link\?a=.*watch(?:%3Fv%3D|%3Fv%3D)(?P<video_id_2>[\w\-]{10,20}))(?:%26feature.*))|(https?:)?(\/\/)?((www\.|m\.)?youtube(-nocookie)?\.com\/((watch)?\?(app=desktop&)?(feature=\w*&)?v=|embed\/|v\/|e\/)|youtu\.be\/)(?P<video_id_3>[\w\-]{10,20})"
    match = re.match(regex, url, re.IGNORECASE)
    if match:
        return (
            match.group("video_id_1")
            or match.group("video_id_2")
            or match.group("video_id_3")
        )
    else:
        return None

to cover these edge cases, you can use the following regex:

/(?:https?:\/\/)?(?:www\.)?(?:m\.)?youtube\.com\/watch\/([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)/

and in typescript:

export function getVideoIdFromYoutubeUrl(url: string) {
  const regex =
    /(?:youtu\.be\/|youtube\.com(?:\/(?:[^\/\n\s]+\/\S+\/|(?:v|e(?:mbed)?)\/|\S*?[?&]v=|shorts\/)|youtu\.be\/|embed\/|v\/|m\/|watch\?(?:[^=]+=[^&]+&)*?v=))([^"&?\/\s]{11})/gm;

  const edgeCasesRegex = /(?:https?:\/\/)?(?:www\.)?(?:m\.)?youtube\.com\/watch\/([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)/;

  let result = regex.exec(url);

  if (!result) result = edgeCasesRegex.exec(url);

  return result[1];
}

i need help with this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbUVdRzzq4E

i need help with this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbUVdRzzq4E

Mine works: https://gist.github.com/rodrigoborgesdeoliveira/987683cfbfcc8d800192da1e73adc486?permalink_comment_id=5055166#gistcomment-5055166

if you are using JS, TS, or Angular u can use this works fine for me

getYoutubeVideoId(url) {
    // Regular expression to match different YouTube URL formats, including shorts
    const regExp = /(?:youtube\.com\/(?:[^\/\n\s]+\/\S+\/|(?:v|e(?:mbed)?|shorts)\/|\S*?[?&]v=)|youtu\.be\/)([a-zA-Z0-9_-]{11})/i;
    const match = url.match(regExp);
    console.log(match && match[1] ? match[1] : null, "id", url); // For debugging purposes
    return match && match[1] ? match[1] : null;
  }

If you trying to find a regex to match all format YT links try this

I write it for myself, it's works for me.
I use Js.