Manage Shorts as a rights holder

These features are only available to partners who use YouTube Studio Content Manager.

When a creator makes a YouTube Short, they can add copyrighted music to the video using an in-product Shorts audio library. This Shorts audio library is populated with music tracks from record label partners that have signed Shorts specific licensing agreements with YouTube.

When a creator adds a song from the Shorts audio library to their Short using the Shorts creation tools, a special Content ID claim is created. These claims can’t be disputed, as they’re not visible to creators. The purpose of these claims is to provide a way for rights holders to identify and analyze use of their music in Shorts.

If a creator adds a song to their Short without using the Shorts creation tools, then these usages are eligible for standard copyright claims.

Identify Shorts in your claimed videos

To view all claimed videos that are Shorts:

Sign in to Studio Content Manager.
From the left menu, select Claimed videos .
Click the filter bar YouTube Shorts Yes APPLY.

To view claimed videos whose claims are on content from the Shorts audio library:

Sign in to Studio Content Manager.
From the left menu, select Claimed videos .
Click the filter bar Origin In-product (Shorts) APPLY.

You can also find info about Shorts claims in the downloadable Shorts report.

Manually claim Shorts

If a creator uses a song from outside the Shorts audio library in their Short, these usages are eligible for standard Content ID claims and copyright removal requests.

If a Short is not claimed automatically, you may be able to claim it using the manual claiming tool, provided you adhere to the manual claiming policies.

Learn more about using the manual claiming tool.

View Shorts data

There are a few different Shorts-related reports available for download from the Reports page of Studio Content Manager:

Shorts report: The Shorts report includes 2 reports:
- Shorts Asset Creations report shows the number of distinct Shorts created using licensed Shorts audio library content associated with an asset.
- Shorts Asset Views report shows the number of views of Shorts created using licensed Shorts audio library content associated with an asset.
Shorts revenue report: Summarizes revenue from Shorts.

Learn more about downloading reports in Studio Content Manager.

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