How to Find the Upload Time of a YouTube Video: Easy Guide

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Learn how to find when your favorite YouTube videos were uploaded
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Are you trying to find the exact time a YouTube video was uploaded? YouTube tells you the date a video was uploaded, but finding the exact time takes a few extra steps. Thankfully, with the help of a few free online tools, finding the upload time of a YouTube video is pretty easy. In this article we'll teach you how to find the upload time of a YouTube video with a website or with a browser extension.

How to See a Video's Upload Time

You can view a YouTube video's exact upload time by using sites or tools that can review the video's metadata. Metadata is data about the video itself, and this includes the upload time. By using these tools, you can find the exact time a video was uploaded.

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Metadata Viewer Sites

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    There are a handful of websites that will show you the metadata of a YouTube video. Metadata is data that refers to the video, which includes the date and time it was uploaded. There are a couple of these websites you can use, and they all function somewhat similarly so which one you use is up to you:
  2. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/0\/0a\/Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-2.jpg\/v4-460px-Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-2.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/0\/0a\/Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-2.jpg\/v4-728px-Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-2.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":342,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":542,"licensing":"<div class=\"mw-parser-output\"><p>License: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\">Fair Use<\/a> (screenshot)<br>\n<\/p><\/div>"}
    If you don't have the video pulled up already, navigate to it now.
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  3. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/9\/95\/Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-3.jpg\/v4-460px-Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/9\/95\/Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-3.jpg\/v4-728px-Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":344,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":544,"licensing":"<div class=\"mw-parser-output\"><p>License: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\">Fair Use<\/a> (screenshot)<br>\n<\/p><\/div>"}
    Each site has a field where you can paste a video URL. Press Enter on your keyboard or click the Enter / Submit button on the website once you've entered the YouTube URL.
    • On the YouTube Data Viewer site, you'll also have to submit a three-digit CAPTCHA before you can view a video's metadata.
  4. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/7\/7d\/Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-4.jpg\/v4-460px-Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-4.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/7\/7d\/Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-4.jpg\/v4-728px-Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-4.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":348,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":551,"licensing":"<div class=\"mw-parser-output\"><p>License: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\">Fair Use<\/a> (screenshot)<br>\n<\/p><\/div>"}
    On the MW Metadata site, it'll be under the thumbnail of the video with the tag "Published on". On the YouTube Data Viewer site, it'll be under the thumbnail of the video with the tag "Video Published Date."
    • The timestamp listed is the exact time the video was uploaded. On YouTube Data Viewer, the time will automatically be converted to your local timezone, but on MW Metadata the time will be displayed in GMT. Click the Convert button to pull up a timezone converter (though you'll have to enter the timestamp yourself).
    • Both websites display the timestamps in a 24-hour format. If you aren't sure how to convert a 24-hour timestamp into a 12-hour timestamp, check out this wikiHow article .
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InVID Extension

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  1. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/a\/a8\/Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-5.jpg\/v4-460px-Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-5.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/a\/a8\/Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-5.jpg\/v4-728px-Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-5.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":344,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":544,"licensing":"<div class=\"mw-parser-output\"><p>License: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\">Fair Use<\/a> (screenshot)<br>\n<\/p><\/div>"}
    This browser extension is intended to help verify images and videos for journalists or other internet users when fact-checking. [1] However, it's only available for Chrome or other Chromium-based browsers (like Opera).
  2. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/6\/6f\/Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-6.jpg\/v4-460px-Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-6.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/6\/6f\/Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-6.jpg\/v4-728px-Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-6.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":342,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":542,"licensing":"<div class=\"mw-parser-output\"><p>License: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\">Fair Use<\/a> (screenshot)<br>\n<\/p><\/div>"}
    If you don't have the video pulled up already, navigate to it now.
  3. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/7\/77\/Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-7.jpg\/v4-460px-Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-7.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/7\/77\/Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-7.jpg\/v4-728px-Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-7.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":343,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":543,"licensing":"<div class=\"mw-parser-output\"><p>License: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\">Fair Use<\/a> (screenshot)<br>\n<\/p><\/div>"}
    It's in the upper-right corner. If you didn't pin the InVID extension to your browser extensions, click the puzzle-piece icon (or cube icon in Opera) and then click the pin icon next to the InVID extension.
  4. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/c\/cd\/Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-8.jpg\/v4-460px-Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-8.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/c\/cd\/Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-8.jpg\/v4-728px-Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-8.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":344,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":544,"licensing":"<div class=\"mw-parser-output\"><p>License: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\">Fair Use<\/a> (screenshot)<br>\n<\/p><\/div>"}
    This will open up the InVID assistant for the video you're currently looking at.
  5. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/9\/91\/Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-9.jpg\/v4-460px-Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-9.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/9\/91\/Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-9.jpg\/v4-728px-Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-9.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":348,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":550,"licensing":"<div class=\"mw-parser-output\"><p>License: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\">Fair Use<\/a> (screenshot)<br>\n<\/p><\/div>"}
    This will open a page with information about the video you're looking at.
  6. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/5\/5f\/Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-10.jpg\/v4-460px-Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-10.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/5\/5f\/Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-10.jpg\/v4-728px-Find-the-Exact-Time-a-Video-Was-Uploaded-Step-10.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":342,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":541,"licensing":"<div class=\"mw-parser-output\"><p>License: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\">Fair Use<\/a> (screenshot)<br>\n<\/p><\/div>"}
    This is posted under the video's title near the top of the page, as well as in the data block beneath the video's description next to the tag "Upload Time."
    • The timestamp listed is the exact time the video was uploaded, and the time will be displayed in UTC. Click the Convert to local time button to pull up a timezone converter (though you'll have to enter the timestamp yourself).
    • InVID will display timestamps in a 24-hour format. If you aren't sure how to convert a 24-hour timestamp into a 12-hour timestamp, check out this wikiHow article .
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