Who can get into your YouTube channel? A quick permissions cleanup

List who helps with your channel and what they actually do; get the lowest YouTube role that fits each person, plus a short cleanup checklist.

What it does

No bot required. YouTube's channel permissions let people help with your channel without getting into your Google Account, which YouTube says is safer than sharing your password, and you choose each person's level. The roles: Owner; Manager (can manage permissions and upload, publish and delete content, but can't delete the channel); Editor (can edit everything and upload and publish, but can't delete the channel or published content, or manage permissions); Editor (Limited), the same without revenue data; Subtitle Editor (subtitles only); Viewer (can see channel details, including revenue); and Viewer (Limited), without revenue data. To remove someone, open the YouTube Studio app, tap your profile picture, then Settings > Permissions, pick the person and tap Remove. Invitations expire after 30 days, and only the owner and managers can see the names and emails of everyone with access. If you give a teen (13-17) access, a guardian supervising that teen gets a dashboard with public info about your channel. YouTube's creator safety tips list "check and update channel permissions" next to turning on 2-Step Verification with a passkey, and remind you that YouTube will never ask for your password. Type a short list of who helps (first names or roles, no emails) and what each person really does into any chat AI. It suggests the lowest role that still covers the job, flags anyone you haven't worked with lately, and gives you a checklist. Good for a new channel bringing on its first editor, a family channel where a teen helps, or a bigger channel with editors, managers and caption helpers. You make every change yourself in Studio.

Copy-paste prompt

No bot needed: paste this into Grok, ChatGPT, or Claude.

Help me clean up who has access to my YouTube channel. Use YouTube Help's "Add or remove access to your YouTube channel with channel permissions" and "Safety tips and resources for YouTube creators" as background. Don't ask for anyone's email or password.

Who has access now (from Studio > Settings > Permissions), with what they actually do:
- [first name or role, e.g. "Sam, video editor"]: current role [Manager / Editor / Editor (Limited) / Subtitle Editor / Viewer / Viewer (Limited) / not sure]; does: [uploads finished edits / writes captions / checks analytics / just sends me files]; last worked with: [this month / months ago / not sure]
- [repeat for each person]
Anyone who knows my password (not through permissions): [yes / no]

1. For each person, suggest the lowest role that still covers what they do, using YouTube's role list:
   - Manager can manage permissions and delete content. Suggest it only for someone I'd trust with the whole channel.
   - Editor vs Editor (Limited): suggest Limited if they don't need to see revenue.
   - Subtitle Editor for caption-only help. Viewer (Limited) for analytics-only help without revenue.
   - If someone only sends me files, say they may not need access at all.
2. Flag anyone I haven't worked with in a while and suggest removing them (Studio app > profile picture > Settings > Permissions > select the person > Remove).
3. If anyone knows my password, tell me to change it, move them to channel permissions instead, and turn on 2-Step Verification with a passkey, as YouTube's safety tips recommend.
4. Remind me: YouTube never asks for my password, invitations expire after 30 days, and if I add a teen, a supervising guardian can see public info about my channel.
5. End with a short checklist I can work through in Studio, and suggest I repeat this every few months or whenever someone stops working with me.

I'll make every change myself.