YouTube channel management generally requires a teamwork situation internally, and more so when a content creator or advertising company contracts a freelancer for his/her services. Instead of sharing passwords, which is unsafe, YouTube has implemented a permission system through which others are invited to manage your channel in a secure way.
SEPTEMBER 02, 2025
How to Get Access to a YouTube Channel: A Step-By-Step Guide
Why Access Management is Important
Sharing your Google account logins is always risky. You can do the following through the Permissions feature of YouTube Studio:
- Manage who is authorized to upload or edit videos.
- Authorize access without sharing your password.
- Disallow access anytime when the work is over.
Step 1: How Owner Can Give Access
Follow these steps if you are the channel owner in inviting someone:
- Open YouTube Studio → Go to studio.youtube.com and sign in.
- Click on Settings from the bottom-left menu.
- Select Settings.
- Head to Permissions inside Settings.
Send Invite
- Click Invite.
- Type the person’s Google email address.
- Select a role (Owner / Manager / Editor / Viewer).
- Click Invite → Save.
- 👉 The invited person will… (continue content as you want to complete it)
