YouTube Channel Monetization Check

How to Verify Monetization Status for a YouTube Channel

Checking if a YouTube channel generates revenue involves various methods. If checking via 'is_monetization_enabled' isn't possible anymore, other indicators can help infer this:

• Subscriber Count: The number of subscribers significantly impacts YouTube revenue generation.
• Donation Button: The presence of a donation function is also crucial for creators to receive support directly.
• Recent Videos and Content

However, these indicators may not precisely show how much revenue a channel generates. A YouTuber's earnings come from various sources beyond ad revenue, including donations, product sales, partnerships, etc. Therefore, to know the exact earnings, the creator needs to disclose that information.

How to Verify Monetization Status for a YouTube Channel (Deprecated)

To confirm whether a YouTube channel is monetized, follow these steps:

• 1. Visit the channel's homepage.
• 2. Access the page's source code (you can do this by right-clicking on the page and selecting 'View Page Source' or a similar option depending on your browser).
• 3. Search for the text string "is_monetization_enabled" within the source code.
• 4. If you find this string, and its value is set to true, it indicates that the channel is monetized. If the value is false, the channel is not monetized.

Fortunately, you don't have to go through this process for every channel you want to check. You can simply use the form provided above, paste the channel's URL, and click the "Check link" button. You will instantly receive information about whether the channel is monetized or not, along with an approximate estimate of its yearly earnings.

Additionally, you will receive data on the channel's total public views since its creation and its creation date.

It's essential to check the source code and the "is_monetization_enabled" string because there are scenarios where individual videos within a channel may or may not be monetized, even if the channel itself is or isn't monetized. Keep reading to understand why this can happen.

One thing to note is that if a YouTube channel has fewer than 1,000 subscribers, it is highly likely that it's not monetized. This is because having 1,000 subscribers is a requirement to qualify for the YouTube Partner Program. The only exception is if a channel once met the requirements but lost subscribers, dropping below 1,000.

This is a relatively uncommon situation, and if a channel remains below 1,000 subscribers for an extended period, it will likely lose its monetization status.

How to Check If a YouTube Video Is Monetized

To determine whether a video is monetized, follow these steps:

• 1. Visit the video's page on YouTube.
• 2. Access the page's source code as mentioned earlier.
• 3. Search for the text string "yt_ad" within the source code.
• 4. If you find this string, and it is set to true, it means the video is monetized. If it's not present or set to false, the video is not monetized.

Once again, you can streamline this process by using the form provided above. Simply paste the video's URL and click the "Submit" button. You will receive information about the video's views and an estimate of the earnings it has generated since being published.

As a bonus, you will also discover the monetization status of the channel that uploaded the video.

Please be aware that seeing ads on a video or finding the "yt_ad" string in the page source code does not necessarily mean that the channel's owner monetized the video.