Harvard YouTube video citation generator

Q: How do I cite a YouTube video in Harvard?

Use this pattern: Channel Name (Year) Title of video. Available at: URL (Accessed: Day Month Year).Or paste the link into the generator above and it builds the citation for you.

Cite a YouTube video in Harvard (Cite Them Right): paste the link and CiteForge fills in the details, then gives you the reference list entry and the in-text citation.

Cite a YouTube video in Harvard

Source type

Authors (or an organisation)

Video title

Platform

Publication date (leave blank if none)

URL

Date you accessed it (MLA/Harvard, or when there’s no date)

Fix title capitalisation for the style (sentence case for APA/Harvard, title case for MLA/Chicago)

Reference list entry · Harvard (Cite Them Right)

Your citation appears here as you type, set exactly as it will look in your paper.

In-text citation

Page

Fill in the author and date to see the in-text version.

Harvard format for a YouTube video

Channel Name (Year) Title of video. Available at: URL (Accessed: Day Month Year).

Cite the uploader as the author.
The access date is required.
Some guides add the full upload date: Day Month.

Example

Harvard (Cite Them Right)

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)

What you need, and where to find it

Channel name (and the person’s real name if known)
Video title
Upload date
URL

The upload date is under the video title on the watch page (click “…more” on mobile). Paste the link and CiteForge reads the title and channel.

Compare every style side by side in the full guide.

Harvard YouTube video questions

How do I cite a YouTube video in Harvard?

Use this pattern: Channel Name (Year) Title of video. Available at: URL (Accessed: Day Month Year).

Or paste the link into the generator above and it builds the citation for you.

What information do I need?

Channel name (and the person’s real name if known), Video title, Upload date, URL. The upload date is under the video title on the watch page (click “…more” on mobile). Paste the link and CiteForge reads the title and channel.

What does the in-text citation look like?

Harvard uses (Author, Year, p. #). The generator gives you both the parenthetical and narrative versions; add a page number or timestamp for direct quotes.

Is it free, and do I need an account?

Free, no account, no ads. Citations are formatted in your browser, and saved sources stay in this browser only.