Template:Cite YouTube

Purpose

For citing YouTube posts in references. Can also be used in the source field of Template:FileInfo.

{{Cite YouTube|quote= |title= |channel= |date= |url= |archive= }}

{{Cite YouTube|quote= |title= |channel= |date= |url= |archive= |time= }}

Parameter	Status	Description
`quote`	optional	An quote from the YouTube video. Leave this blank for file sources.
`title`	optional	The title of the YouTube video.
`channel`	optional	The handle of the channel the video was uploaded to. This is found underneath the display name on their channel page; this always starts with an "@" symbol.
`date`	optional	The upload date of the YouTube video in the format `Month Day, Year`.
`url`	optional	The URL of the YouTube to cite. Do not include any URL parameters other than the ID of the YouTube video (i.e. `&t=`, `&feature=`, etc.)
`archive`	suggested	The URL of a Web Archive of the YouTube video.
`time`	optional	The timestamp of the exact point you are referencing in the video. Travel to the point in the video, right click, and select "Copy video URL at current time." Paste it somewhere where you can see it, and the number after `?t=` is what you should enter here.

For citing YouTube posts in [[Guidelines:References|references]]. Can also be used in the <code>source</code> field of [[Template:FileInfo]].

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
quote	`quote`	An quote from the YouTube video. Leave this blank for file sources.	Content	optional
title	`title`	The title of the YouTube video.	Content	optional
channel	`channel`	The handle of the channel the video was uploaded to. This is found underneath the display name on their channel page; this always starts with an "@" symbol.	Content	optional
date	`date`	The upload date of the YouTube video in the format <code>Month Day, Year</code>.	Date	optional
url	`url`	The URL of the YouTube to cite. Do not include any URL parameters other than the ID of the YouTube video (i.e. <code>&t=</code>, <code>&feature=</code>, etc.)	URL	optional
archive	`archive`	The URL of a [https://web.archive.org/ Web Archive] of the YouTube video.	URL	suggested
time	`time`	The timestamp of the exact point you are referencing in the video. Travel to the point in the video, right click, and select "Copy video URL at current time." Paste it somewhere where you can see it, and the number after <code>?t=</code> is what you should enter here.	String	optional

#	Input	Output	Categories added
1	`{{Cite YouTube\|quote= 5.12.2023\|title= The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Official Trailer #2\|channel= @NintendoAmerica\|date= Feburary 8, 2023\|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYZuiFDQwQw\|archive= https://web.archive.org/web/20230208233422/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYZuiFDQwQw}}`	"5.12.2023" — The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Official Trailer #2, @NintendoAmerica on YouTube, Uploaded Feburary 8, 2023 (Archive)
With timestamp included
2	`{{Cite YouTube\|quote= 5.12.2023\|title= The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Official Trailer #2\|channel= @NintendoAmerica\|date= Feburary 8, 2023\|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYZuiFDQwQw\|archive= https://web.archive.org/web/20230208233422/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYZuiFDQwQw\|time= 128s}}`	"5.12.2023" — The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Official Trailer #2, @NintendoAmerica on YouTube, Uploaded Feburary 8, 2023 (Archive)
With bare minimum required parameters
3	`{{Cite YouTube\|title= The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Official Trailer #2\|channel= @NintendoAmerica\|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYZuiFDQwQw}}`	The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Official Trailer #2, @NintendoAmerica on YouTube	Category:Web Citations Needing Archival
`title`, `channel`, and `url` cannot be empty.
4	`{{Cite YouTube\|title= \|channel= \|url= }}`	, YouTube	Category:Web Citations Needing Archival