How to get verified on my YouTube channel to protect my account?

If you are entering the world of youtubers and want to have your badge verified as it should be, here we will show you the details to do so. It should be noted that this badge is awarded to those people who have a certain channel, generally to demonstrate a brand.

They can also be awarded to artists or celebrities and those listed as content creators. This is feasible to protect your account in cases of being compromised by hackers, especially for those youtubers who have thousands of subscribers.

How to get verified on my YOUTUBE channel to protect my account?

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1. What requirements do you need to be able to be verified on YouTube?
   1. Regarding the number of subscribers
   2. Your information must be complete
2. How to request full verification on YouTube?
   1. YouTube verification on mobile
   2. From a Windows or Mac PC
3. How long can YouTube take to give you verification of your channel?

What requirements do you need to be able to be verified on YouTube?

For verification you must have the YouTube login password . Enjoy the two-step verification that is mandatory from November 2022, for this it is necessary to have the Google Authenticator app installed on your mobile.

In case it asks you for a Gmail security code, you must enter it after entering the Gmail password. If you do not have it, you must do the two-step verification before verifying the YouTube account.

Regarding the number of subscribers

You need to log in to your YouTube channel, then you must verify  which is your Gmail account that you have linked . In case you have several accounts, just enter by clicking on the YouTube channel icon. Then confirm that you have at least 100,000 subscribers in order to start the verification process.

Your information must be complete

In addition to the minimum number of subscribers required by the platform, you must also have all the information related to your account, such as:

• They must reflect information about the brand, the true identity of the creator, and they may ask you for additional information.
• The age of the channel will also be verified , if ‘They have complete information’the channel must have a banner and must be public.
• Also have a profile photo and a description.
• You must be very active on YouTube and have a lot of content.
• Have a description of your YouTubechannel and profile .

How to request full verification on YouTube?

Did you know that by enabling YouTube verification you could expand account protection by almost 100% . You can also enable the relative monetization settings and other very advantageous benefits that having a YouTube channel implies.

YouTube verification on mobile

If you want to verify your YouTube channel from your mobile phone , you must follow the steps below.

• Enter the official YouTube page.
• Then go to your channel, at the top and click on the three dots.
• Go to the ‘ Help and comments’section and then other options are displayed, click on ‘Describe the problem’.
• Then type ‘Verify’ and the option called ‘How to verify your YouTube account’ will be displayed.
• Then YouTube will send you a type of form where it shows the steps of how you should do the respective verification.
• In that first paragraph there is an option that says ‘Verify the channel’ and click on it.
• It will redirect you to another window called ‘Account Verification: Step 1 and Step 2’ this is where the account will finally be verified.
• You must choose via telephone: where it explains some additional advantages that YouTube offers, you must also solve a captcha.
• You must select the nationality or the country, your country will almost automatically appear in the first option, if not move and select yours.
• They will ask you how you want to access your verification code: Either by text message or by call.
• Finally, they will ask you the language you want the verification code to reach you, you must choose the language.
• Then enter your phone code, it will go to step 2 of account verification.
• It will tell you that they have sent a text message for you to put that sent code.
• They will alert you that if you do not receive the text message you must go back one stepand verify via call.
• All that remains is to type the six digits in that section and you will have the account verified.

From a Windows or Mac PC

• Enter the official YouTube page.
• Then go to the icon of your account.
• And under your account with Gmail there is an option that says ‘YouTube studio‘ . Here you can see the statistics of your videos and other relevant options.
• Enter your YouTube channel then you go to the side tab of tools on the left.
• Enter the ‘Settings’ section and then go to the tab called ‘Channel’.
• There you must enter ‘Features readability’and below there will be a tab called ‘Features that require verification by phone’.
• You must enable an arrow on the right side and other derived options will be displayed.
• In those sub-options there is a blue button that says ‘Verify phone number’ and click there.
• Check the international code of your phone, write the one that corresponds to your country and followed by the full mobile number.
• Click on ‘Send’ and you should receive a six-digit verification codeand fill it in the appropriate box.
• To make sure that it is fully verified, go back to ‘Function Eligibility’ and you will notice that the green tab that was disabled will be green.

How long can YouTube take to give you verification of your channel?

After you enter the phone number of your country and hit send, a six-digit code should arrive almost immediately. In the case that it is by verification code via PC, it is similar to the previous one, it must arrive in less than five minutes.

Remember that having your YouTube channel verified will give you many advantages, if you still do not meet the requirements, then go ahead and promote your channel to make it grow and surely the time will come when you can request your verification .