Information about YouTube Playlist URLS.
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2026 8:31 am
After spending a day fighting with YouTube Playlists I have figured out what the problem is.
When you open a playlist on YouTube you see the video that is currently being played with the list next to it. There is a share button below the video that in the past, used to share the playlist. It no longer does this. You have to go to the playlist page BEFORE the video plays (pictured in screenshot below).
The url should look like:
[code]https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoDMbgzdx28jLzOQ1Lx2jIkJcdJaG9RBV&si=PgXCPIheIzTIQ9b_[/code]
not:
[code]https://youtu.be/9J65FS0YrBo?si=R93i797kdaqZt5dr[/code]
The latter is the one that is given to you when you share from where the video PLAYS not where you can preview the playlist. You want the link from the playlist preview page BEFORE you play the video.
Why YouTube does this? I have no idea, but it's annoying as hell and it drove me crazy for weeks but then it became clear.
Hope that helps. I am unable to make any changes to my end of this, this is a hurdle on YouTube, not IndieAgora.
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When you open a playlist on YouTube you see the video that is currently being played with the list next to it. There is a share button below the video that in the past, used to share the playlist. It no longer does this. You have to go to the playlist page BEFORE the video plays (pictured in screenshot below).
The url should look like:
[code]https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoDMbgzdx28jLzOQ1Lx2jIkJcdJaG9RBV&si=PgXCPIheIzTIQ9b_[/code]
not:
[code]https://youtu.be/9J65FS0YrBo?si=R93i797kdaqZt5dr[/code]
The latter is the one that is given to you when you share from where the video PLAYS not where you can preview the playlist. You want the link from the playlist preview page BEFORE you play the video.
Why YouTube does this? I have no idea, but it's annoying as hell and it drove me crazy for weeks but then it became clear.
Hope that helps. I am unable to make any changes to my end of this, this is a hurdle on YouTube, not IndieAgora.
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