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YouTube Monetization Checker

Paste a YouTube video or channel URL for a clear Monetized / Not Monetized status, advertising status, channel overview, niche earnings table, extra details, and detected tags. Free, browser-based, no login.

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Accepts watch / Shorts / youtu.be, @handle, /channel/UC…, /c/, /user/, or a bare UC… / video ID.
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What is the YouTube Monetization Checker?

The YouTube Monetization Checker answers the question creators ask every day: is this channel or video monetized? Paste a public YouTube URL and you get a clear headline status (Monetized / Not Monetized / Could not verify ads), advertising status, a channel or video overview, a niche earnings table, extra details, and detected tags.

This differs from our Monetization Eligibility Tracker, which helps you measure progress toward YouTube Partner Program (YPP) thresholds. The checker is for inspecting a public video or channel the way competitor research tools do.

Honest note: ads on a video are a strong signal, not a legal certificate of YPP enrollment. Treat results as research signals, then verify with Studio (your channel) or on-page cues (others).

How to use it (step by step)

  • Step 1: Paste a video URL, Shorts URL, channel URL, @handle, UC… ID, or video ID.
  • Step 2: Click Check monetization status.
  • Step 3: Read the hero status + Advertising Status line.
  • Step 4: Review the channel/video overview, niche earnings table (active category highlighted), extra details, and tags.
  • Step 5: Copy the full report or copy tags for research.

What you get in the report

  • Hero result — title, big Monetized / Not Monetized status, ad status line, avatar or thumbnail
  • Channel / video overview — Advertising Status, Authenticity, Region Restriction, Age Restriction, Category, Kids Content, Location, Videos Count, Creation Date
  • Niche earnings table — CPM / RPM / illustrative potential creator revenue for every niche
  • Extra details — started on, tags presence, profile picture, banner, about, location, language, website
  • Detected tags — chips with one-click copy

How ad status is decided

For channels, the tool loads recent uploads via the public RSS feed, then samples watch-page HTML (via CORS proxies) and optionally Innertube player responses for ad markers (yt_ad, adPlacements, playerAds). If any sample shows ads → Monetized / Ads are active. If samples were fetched and none show ads → Not Monetized / Ads are not active. If no sample HTML could be read → Could not verify ads, while still showing the overview, earnings table, extra details, and tags.

Niche earnings table

The table uses illustrative niche CPM/RPM benchmarks (Science & Technology through Music). Potential Creator Revenue is (views / 1000) × RPM, where views are the channel’s total views when parsed, otherwise an illustrative 45,000. This is not actual earnings — use the revenue estimator for planning ranges.

Quick interpretation
Monetized + Ads are active: ad markers found on sampled videos (green).

Not Monetized + Ads are not active: samples fetched, no ad markers (red/neutral).

Could not verify ads: identity and earnings table still shown; live ad payload was blocked.

FAQ

Does “ads active” always mean the channel is in YPP?

No. Ads are a strong research signal, not a certificate of YouTube Partner Program enrollment. Confirm with Studio for your own channel, or multiple on-page cues for others.

What is the niche earnings table?

A full table of niche CPM/RPM benchmarks with an illustrative Potential Creator Revenue column. The detected category row is highlighted. Values are research estimates, not payouts.

What appears in the channel overview?

Advertising Status, Authenticity Status, Region Restriction, Age Restriction, Category, Kids Content, Location, Videos Count, and Creation Date — plus extra details and detected tags when available from public metadata.

Why might ads show as “Could not verify”?

Browsers cannot always reach YouTube’s full player or watch HTML from a third-party site (CORS, consent walls, region limits). We still resolve title, RSS, overview, earnings table, extra details, and tags when possible.

Is this the same as the Monetization Eligibility Tracker?

No. The tracker estimates your gap to YPP thresholds from subscriber and watch-hour inputs. This checker inspects a public URL for monetization-related signals and a structured research report.

Do you store the URLs I check?

Recent checks are saved in your browser’s localStorage only so you can re-open them quickly. We do not require an account.

Does this tool call the official YouTube Data API?

No API key is required. It uses public oEmbed, RSS (via rss2json), HTML proxies, and optional Innertube requests — all best-effort in the browser.