Are you managing multiple YouTube channels and looking to leverage vidIQ for enhanced analytics and optimization? Here’s a step-by-step guide for YouTube account managers on how to add and authenticate channels they manage via a brand account in vidIQ.
Step 1: Ensure the Channel is a Brand Account
The first and most critical step is to confirm that the channel you manage is set up as a brand account. This setup allows for more flexible management and is a prerequisite for integrating with services like vidIQ.
Communicate with the Channel Owner: Inform the channel owner that their channel needs to be a brand account. This is a requirement for third-party service authentication.
Verification by the Channel Owner: The channel owner should visit www.myaccount.google.com/brandaccounts to check if the channel is listed under "Your Brand Accounts". If it isn't, they will need to convert their channel into a brand account.
Step 2: Adjusting Permissions
Once the channel is a brand account:
Channel Owner Action: The channel owner must ensure that permissions are not managed through YouTube Studio. If they are, the owner needs to opt out of YouTube Studio permissions and manage them through the brand account.
Role Assignment: Once the permissions of the channel are set through Brand Channel permissions, the channel owner then needs to assign you, the channel manager, appropriate permissions via the brand account settings.
Step 3: Authenticating the Channel in vidIQ
With the channel now properly set up as a brand account and with the right permissions:
Proceed to vidIQ: As a manager, you should now be able to add and authenticate the channel in vidIQ.
To learn more, please refer to the official Google Support Page here. If you run into any issues, please reach out to our Creator Support, we are happy to walk you through this process.