How to make a YouTube link with a timestamp
On your phone (iPhone or Android)
- Find the moment. In the YouTube app, pause the video and note the time in the player.
- Copy the link. Tap Share, then Copy link.
- Paste it here. Tap Paste above and type the time, like
1:30. - Copy or share. Your new link opens the video at that exact moment.
On a computer
- Pause at the moment and right-click the video. Copy video URL at current time gives you a link with the time already in it.
- Or use Share. YouTube's Share box has a Start at checkbox, but the link it
makes carries a
si=tracking code. - Paste either link here to get a clean one, or to change the time.
Add a timestamp to a YouTube link by hand
A YouTube link starts at a set time when it ends with t= and a number of seconds. 1:30 is 90
seconds, so:
Linkhttps://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQAt 1:30https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?t=90
Use ?t= when the link has no question mark yet, and &t= when it already has
one, like a long watch?v= link:
Linkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQAt 1:30https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&t=90s
YouTube also understands t=1m30s. The most common mistake is a second question mark, as in
?si=abc?t=90: the video then starts from the beginning. Links made with the tool above never
have that problem.
Start an embedded YouTube video at a set time
Embedded videos use start= instead of t=, again in seconds. Open
Embed code for a website in the tool above to copy YouTube's standard embed code with the start
time already in it:
Embedhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/dQw4w9WgXcQAt 1:30https://www.youtube.com/embed/dQw4w9WgXcQ?start=90
Shorts, live streams and YouTube Music
- Shorts: the tool reads Shorts links too, but the Shorts player may ignore the start time.
- Live streams: once a stream is over and saved, a timestamp link jumps to that point in the recording.
- YouTube Music: paste a music.youtube.com link and you get a YouTube link to the same video.
Clean links, too
Every link this tool makes is free of tracking: si, pp, feature and
utm_ parameters come off. It uses the same rules as our free
Link Cleaner, which does the same for TikTok, Instagram, Amazon and more.
Frequently asked questions
How do I make a YouTube link start at a certain time?
Add t= and the number of seconds to the link: youtu.be/VIDEO?t=90 starts at 1:30. If the link already has a question mark, use &t=90 instead. Or paste the link above, type the time, and copy a link that is built the right way.
Can I copy a YouTube link at the current time on my phone?
Not directly: the Share button in the YouTube app copies a link to the start of the video. Copy it anyway, paste it here, type the time you see in the player, and you'll have a link that starts at that moment.
What time formats can I type?
Minutes and seconds (1:30), hours, minutes and seconds (1:02:03), plain seconds (90), or the YouTube style 1m30s. If the link you paste already has a time in it, it is filled in for you.
Why does my YouTube timestamp link start from the beginning?
Usually the time was added the wrong way, for example with a second question mark instead of &. Links made here are always built correctly. Shorts can also ignore the start time in the Shorts player.
What does si= mean in a YouTube link?
It's a share ID that YouTube adds when you copy a link with the Share button, so it can tell who shared the link. This tool removes it, along with other tracking like feature= and utm_source.
Is this YouTube timestamp generator free and private?
Yes. It is free, with no sign-up, and it runs entirely in your browser: the links you paste are never uploaded or saved.