How to Remove Age Restrictions on YouTube

How to Take Age Restriction Off a YouTube Video

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May 25, 2026

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Use this interactive demo to learn how to remove age restrictions from your YouTube videos.

Quick summary

This demo shows you how to remove age restrictions from a YouTube video using YouTube Studio in just a few steps. Creators can update the Age restriction (advanced) setting to make their content accessible to all viewers.

Steps

Go to studio.youtube.com and click Content in the left sidebar.
Click the title or thumbnail of the age-restricted video to open its details.
Scroll to the Audience section and confirm the video is not set to Made for kids.
Click Show more to expand the full details panel.
Scroll to Age restriction (advanced) and set it to No, don't restrict my video to viewers over 18.
Click Save to apply the changes.

📌 Why this matters

YouTube's age restriction setting can unintentionally limit a video's reach, preventing non-signed-in users and younger audiences from viewing content that doesn't require gating. Knowing how to remove age restrictions in YouTube Studio gives creators full control over their video's audience eligibility. This directly impacts watch time, discoverability, and ad revenue by ensuring the video is visible to the broadest possible audience. Following the correct steps in YouTube Studio's advanced settings is the fastest way to reverse accidental or outdated age restrictions.

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