Troubleshoot video takedowns

This content is for help with videos that have been removed from YouTube. If you need help taking down a video, learn how to delete your own videos or flag inappropriate content.

If you see the "Video removed" message next to one of your uploaded videos, it means the video has been found to violate one of our policies and has been taken off of YouTube. Click a section below to learn what you can do to resolve the issue.

Reasons for removal & what you can do

Inappropriate content

If you see the "Video removed: Inappropriate content" message next to one of your uploaded videos, it means the video in question has been found to violate our Community Guidelines.

How to resolve the issue

See more information about your video violation in your account's Channel Setting > Community guidelines status.
Use the Community Guidelines strike basics to understand what content you can upload to YouTube — and avoid having additional content removed.
If you believe your video was removed in error, you can appeal a Community Guidelines strike.

Includes copyrighted content

If you see the below messages next to one of your videos, that means a content owner claimed content in your video using YouTube’s Content ID system:

Includes copyrighted content
Muted due to copyrighted content
Blocked worldwide
Blocked in some countries

Select the text that appears next to your video. This will take you to a page with more details about the copyright claim affecting your video. Under "Copyright Details," you can see information about the material that was identified in your video.

Learn what Content ID claims are and how they affect your video.

Video taken down

Trademark issue

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Troubleshoot video takedowns

Reasons for removal & what you can do