How to make a YouTube QR code
Type your channel’s @handle, or paste the link to a channel, video, Short or playlist. The code opens it in the YouTube app, or on the website when the app isn’t installed.
Get more subscribers
Add ?sub_confirmation=1 to your channel link, as in youtube.com/@yourchannel?sub_confirmation=1. People who scan it see the subscribe prompt straight away.
Ideas
- Products and manuals: link to the setup video instead of a page of instructions.
- Recipes and courses: a code next to each step opens the moment in the video.
- Merch, posters and slides: grow your channel from the real world.
To open a video at a moment, add ?t=90 (in seconds) to a youtu.be link.
Track your prints
A dynamic QR code counts every scan, so you can see which poster, flyer or product brings viewers, and you can switch it to your newest video without reprinting.
Questions
Can I link to a playlist?
Yes. Paste the playlist’s link; the code opens the first video with the playlist next to it.
What if I delete or replace the video?
A free code keeps opening the old link. A dynamic code can be pointed to the new video at any time.