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This wikiHow teaches you how to send a private message to a content creator on YouTube, as well as how to respond to another user's private message. You cannot message someone from within the YouTube mobile app.
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It is no longer possible to send messages on YouTube. If you want to send a YouTuber a direct message, then you can use their business inquiry email. (Posted 2019-04-07).
Steps
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Open YouTube. Go to https://www.youtube.com/ in your computer's web browser. This will open your YouTube home page if you're logged into your YouTube account.
- If you aren't signed into your YouTube account, click SIGN IN in the upper-right corner of the page, then enter your email address and password.
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Go to a user's channel. Type a user's name into the search bar at the top of the YouTube home page, press ↵ Enter , and select their name in the results. This will open their channel page.
- You can also go to a video that the user has uploaded and then click their name below the video player.
- If you're subscribed to the person whom you want to message, you can click their name below the "SUBSCRIPTIONS" heading on the left side of the page.
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Click the ABOUT tab. It's near the top-right side of the channel's page.
- If there is no ABOUT tab on the user's page, you cannot send them a message.
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Click the "Message" icon. It's the speech bubble-shaped icon below the "Stats" section of the YouTube channel page. Doing so prompts a pop-up window. [1] X Research source
- If you don't see the "Message" icon, the user may not accept messages, or they may have age-restricted content on their channel.
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Enter your message. Click the "Enter your message" text field in the middle of the pop-up window, then type in your message.
- You can enter a message of up to 1500 characters.
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Click SEND . It's a blue button in the bottom-right corner of the window. This will send the message to the channel's inbox.
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Open YouTube. Go to https://www.youtube.com/ in your computer's web browser. This will open your YouTube home page if you're logged into your YouTube account.
- If you aren't signed into your YouTube account, click SIGN IN in the upper-right corner of the page, then enter your email address and password.
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Click your profile picture. It's a circular picture in the upper-right corner of the page. Doing so prompts a drop-down menu.
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Click Creator Studio . You'll find this option in the drop-down menu. This will open your Creator Studio page.
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Click COMMUNITY . It's a tab on the left side of the page. Clicking this prompts the COMMUNITY menu to expand.
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Click Messages . This option is in the COMMUNITY menu. Doing so opens a list of your messages.
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Find a message. Scroll through your messages until you find the message to which you want to reply.
- If you don't find your message in the main Approved messages tab, look for it in the Filtered messages and Likely spam tabs.
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Click Reply . It's a grey link below the message's text. Doing so opens a text box below the message.
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Enter your message. Type your reply into the text box below the original message.
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Click Reply . It's a blue button below the bottom-right corner of the message. Doing so will send your reply to the original message's sender.
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Community Q&A
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QuestionWhat do I do if I don't see an "About" or email tab on someone's YouTube page?Community AnswerTry adding "/about" in the url after the user's channel name when you're on their profile, and the "About" page should show up with the "send message" button.
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QuestionCan other people see my messages?Community AnswerNot if you use any of these methods! Other people can view comments, but these messages are private messages, like a personal text message between you and a friend. If you wanted to share a conversation, you could screenshot the messages and post it online or in a video, or you could just show a friend on the device you are using.
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QuestionWhat should I do if none of these work?Community AnswerTry adding "/about" in the url after the user's channel name when you're on their profile, and the "About" page should show up with the "Send message" button.
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- You must verify your YouTube account from the CHANNEL section of the Creator Studio before you can receive private messages.Thanks
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Warnings
- Not all creators can receive private messages. If you don't see the speech bubble icon below the creator's "Stats" heading, they can't receive private messages from you.Thanks
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1. Go to https://www.youtube.com
and sign in if necessary.
2. Go to the channel to which you want to send a message.
3. Click the ABOUT
tab.
4. Click the speech bubble icon below the "Stats" heading.
5. Type in your message.
6. Click SEND
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