How to Search Channels in YouTube

Written by Nicole Levine, MFA

Last Updated: July 19, 2024

This wikiHow teaches you how to search a YouTube channel's content for a particular video. You'll also learn how to search for a YouTube channel by name or keyword. If you're trying to find a particular video on a YouTube channel on your phone or tablet, you've probably noticed that there's no channel-specific search feature built into the YouTube app. You can still search a channel's content, but you'll need to use YouTube.com in a web browser to do so.

Searching YouTube Channels

To find a specific video on a mobile browser, go to the channel you want to search and tap "PLAYLISTS"
> Search.
To find a specific video on a computer, go to the channel you want to search and click the magnifying glass. Type your search terms and press ↵ Enter.
To find a channel, open the YouTube app and tap the magnifying glass. Type your search terms into the search bar and tap Search. Filter results by Channel.

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Finding a Video on a Channel on Mobile

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Open https://www.youtube.com in a mobile web browser. Although there's no way to search through a channel's videos using the official YouTube app, you can do so using a web browser like Chrome, Safari, or Samsung Internet.
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Go to the channel you want to search. If it's a channel you subscribe to, tap Subscriptions at the bottom to view your subscription list and select a channel. Otherwise, you can search for the channel.
- If you're not signed in and want to access your subscriptions, tap the profile icon at the top-right corner to sign in now.
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It's in the upper-right area of the screen. A menu will expand.
This opens the channel's own search engine.
If there's a video on the channel that matches your search terms, it will appear in the search results.

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Finding a Video on a Channel on a Computer

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Go to https://www.youtube.com. You can use any web browser on your computer.
- If you're not signed in to YouTube and want to view your channel subscriptions, click SIGN IN at the top-right corner to sign in now.
If it's a channel you subscribe to, you'll see in in the "SUBSCRIPTIONS" area of the menu that runs along the left side of YouTube. If you don't see a menu there, click the three horizontal lines at the top-left corner to open it. Otherwise, you can search for the channel using the Search bar.
It's in the row of tabs just below the channel's name—it'll be the last icon in the row, right after the "ABOUT" tab. Clicking it will expand a small search bar.
If any videos on the channel match your criteria, they'll appear in the search results.

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Searching for Channels on Mobile

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It's the red-and-white rectangle icon containing a sideways triangle. You'll usually find it on your home screen or in your app list. YouTube comes pre-installed on nearly all phones and tablets.
It's at the top of the screen. This expands the search bar.
If you don't know the name of the channel, you can search for any keyword(s) that might bring it up in a search, such as the name of a video shared by the channel, a genre, etc.
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Tap the Search key. This displays a list of channels, playlists, and videos that match your search.
- If you see a video shared by the channel you're looking for in the search results, tap the channel's profile photo below the video's bottom-left corner to view the channel's page.
It's the three horizontal lines with sliders at the top-right corner of the screen. A list of search filters will appear.
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Tap Channel. It's in the "Type" section. This tells YouTube to only display channels that match your search.
- Tap the back button to return to the search results if you don't go back automatically.
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Tap a channel in the search results. This displays the channel's home page.
- Tap VIDEOS at the top of a channel to check out what they've posted.
- Tap SUBSCRIBE at the top of the channel to show support and receive updates on new content.

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Searching for Channels on a Computer

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Go to https://www.youtube.com. You can use any web browser on your computer.
- If you're not signed in to YouTube and want to view your channel subscriptions, click SIGN IN at the top-right corner to sign in now.
It's at the top of the screen. If you don't know the name of the channel, you can search for any keyword(s) that might bring it up in a search, such as the name of a video shared by the channel, a genre, etc.
A list of matching search results will appear, however, not all will be channels.
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Click the Filter button. It's at the top-left corner of the search results. Look for the icon of three horizontal lines with sliders on each line.
- If you see a video shared by the channel you're looking for in the search results, click the channel's name below the video's view count to open the channel page.
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Click Channel to filter your results. Now you'll only see channels that match your search terms.
- If you don't see the channel you're looking for, click FILTER again and click the X next to "Channel" to return to the unfiltered results.
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Click the name of the channel. This displays the channel's home page.
- Click VIDEOS at the top of the channel's page to see all of the video content.
- Click SUBSCRIBE at the top of the channel to show support and receive updates on new content.