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- What is a YouTube video ID?
- How is YouTube video ID generated?
- Will YouTube ever run out of video ids?
- How long can a YouTube video id be?
What is a YouTube video ID?
You may be watching the video or just happened to visit a link to a video. The video ID will be located in the URL of the video page, right after the v= URL parameter. In this case, the URL of the video is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqz-KE-bpKQ. Therefore, the ID of the video is aqz-KE-bpKQ .
How is YouTube video ID generated?
Every YouTube video has a unique ID based on a counting system called Base 64. Randomly generated, that Base 64 ID allows YouTube to have a unique yet short url by using the alphabet in lowercase and uppercase plus two symbols: – and _.
Will YouTube ever run out of video ids?
With 64 options for each of the 11 spaces in a video ID, the total number of unique combinations is equal to 64 to the 11th power. That is too big of a number to even notate, but Scott does his best to put it in context.
How long can a YouTube video id be?
YouTube ID is a string of 11 characters, which consists of both upper and lower case alphabets and numeric values. It is used to define a YouTube video uniquely.
