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YouTube Video URL Validator — Check Any Link Instantly
Paste any YouTube link and instantly know if it's a valid video URL. Detect watch, Shorts, embed, live, youtu.be, and bare IDs — with the video ID, watch URL, and Shorts URL ready to copy.
Video URL Validator
Check if a link is a valid YouTube video URL — detect watch, Shorts, embed, live, share links, and bare IDs.
Introduction
Before you embed a video, log it in a spreadsheet, or hand a link to a developer, you need to know one thing: is this actually a valid YouTube video URL? Feed URLs, playlist links, channel pages, and broken fragments all masquerade as video links, and copying one into a script or an embed breaks everything downstream. The Thumbix Video URL Validator answers the question instantly. Paste any link — watch, Shorts, embed, live, youtu.be share, or a bare ID — and the tool tells you whether it's a valid video, identifies the format, extracts the video ID, and gives you clean watch and Shorts URLs to copy. If it isn't a video link, it tells you exactly why.
How to use Video URL Validator
Open the tool
Go to thumbix.site and open Video URL Validator.
Paste any YouTube link or ID
Watch, Shorts, embed, live, youtu.be, or bare ID.
Press Validate URL
The result and reason appear instantly.
Read the outcome
Valid links show the format, ID, and ready-made URLs.
Copy what you need
Grab the ID, watch URL, or Shorts URL in one click.
What Is This Tool?
A Video URL Validator checks whether a URL points at a real YouTube video and classifies the format. It reads the link, extracts the 11-character video ID, validates it against YouTube's identifier rules, and reports the link type — watch, Shorts, embed, live, youtu.be, or a bare ID.
The output goes beyond a yes/no answer. You get the video ID, a standard watch URL, a Shorts URL, and a clear reason whenever something is invalid — for example, a playlist link where a video was expected.
How Does It Work?
Validation follows a strict, transparent sequence:
- The tool parses the input and determines the link type.
- It extracts the video ID from the appropriate part of the URL.
- It checks the ID against YouTube's 11-character format.
- It builds the watch and Shorts URLs and reports the result.
If the input isn't a video link — a playlist, a channel, or random text — the tool explains why.
Frequently Asked Questions
Any link that contains a valid 11-character video ID: watch, Shorts, embed, live, youtu.be, or a bare ID pasted alone.
Playlists are collections of videos with their own ID type. The validator handles videos only and tells you when you've pasted a playlist.
No. Channels have their own identifiers — use the Channel URL Validator or Channel ID & Handle Finder for those.
Watch links, Shorts, embeds, live streams, youtu.be shares, and bare 11-character IDs.
The tool reports that the input doesn't look like a valid YouTube link or ID.
It validates the link structure and ID format locally. Whether the video is still available is a separate check.
Yes, completely free with no signup and no limits.
No. Validation happens entirely in your browser.
Yes, the tool is fully responsive.
The watch URL opens the video normally; the Shorts URL presents it in the Shorts format where applicable.
Validate your next YouTube link in seconds
Paste any YouTube link and get an instant verdict, the video ID, and ready-made watch and Shorts URLs — free and private.
Try the Video URL Validator