YouTube citation templates
Channel Name. (Year, Month Day). Title of video [Video]. YouTube. URL
“Title of Video.” YouTube, uploaded by Channel Name, Day Month Year, URL.
Channel Name. “Title of Video.” YouTube video, Month Day, Year. URL.
Channel Name (Year) Title of video. Available at: URL (Accessed: Day Month Year).
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell. (2014, July 1). The immune system explained I – bacteria infection [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQGOcOUBi6s
In-text: (Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, 2014) or Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell (2014)
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell. “The Immune System Explained I – Bacteria Infection.” YouTube, 1 July 2014, www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQGOcOUBi6s.
In-text: (Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell) or Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell. “The Immune System Explained I – Bacteria Infection.” YouTube video, July 1, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQGOcOUBi6s.
Footnote: Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, “The Immune System Explained I – Bacteria Infection,” YouTube video, July 1, 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQGOcOUBi6s.
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell (2014) The immune system explained I – bacteria infection. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQGOcOUBi6s (Accessed: 14 September 2026).
In-text: (Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, 2014) or Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell (2014)
Who counts as the author?
The channel that uploaded it, written exactly as it appears, including capitals and symbols. If the channel belongs to a person and you know their real name, APA writes both: Lee, A. [@alee]. (2025)…. In MLA, if the creator and uploader are the same, start with the channel name as author; if not, put the title first and add “uploaded by” after YouTube.
Quoting a moment in the video
Videos have no page numbers, so use a timestamp for the start of the quote: APA (Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, 2014, 2:15); MLA (Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell 02:15–02:30). Chicago notes can include the timestamp after the date.