Playlist ID Finder
Paste a YouTube playlist URL and get its playlist ID (the PL…, UU… or similar string) for embeds, the API and RSS feeds.
Straight to the point
How do I find a YouTube playlist ID?
Paste the playlist URL into the tool and it extracts the playlist ID — the value after list= in the link, usually starting with PL, UU, FL or OL. Copy it for embeds, the YouTube API, or to build a playlist RSS feed. Tracking parameters are stripped automatically.
What does a playlist ID look like?
Playlist IDs typically start with PL (user-created), UU (a channel's uploads), FL (favourites), or OL, followed by a string of characters. They appear after list= in any playlist URL and uniquely identify that playlist across YouTube's systems.
What makes the Playlist ID Finder useful
Playlist URLs often bundle a video ID and an index too. This tool isolates just the playlist ID so your embeds and API calls point to the right thing.
Isolates list= ID
Returns only the playlist ID, ignoring video and index parameters.
Recognises all prefixes
Handles PL, UU, FL, OL and other playlist ID types.
Copy in one click
Grab the ID for embeds, the API or RSS feeds instantly.
Free & private
Runs in your browser with no signup.
How to use the Playlist ID Finder
It locates the list= parameter, validates the playlist ID prefix, and returns the clean ID without surrounding URL noise.
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Paste the URL
Drop the playlist link into the box.
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Extract
The tool finds the list= playlist ID.
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Copy
Copy the clean playlist ID.
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Use it
Embed, query the API, or build a feed.
What is the Playlist ID Finder?
The Playlist ID Finder extracts the list= identifier from any YouTube playlist URL so you can use it with embeds, the API and feeds.
Who should use it?
Developers embedding playlists, creators automating playlist feeds, and researchers referencing playlists programmatically.
Common use cases
- Embedding a playlist on a website
- Building a playlist RSS feed
- Feeding playlist IDs into the YouTube API
- Cleaning a mixed video+playlist URL
Pro tips
- • Embed a playlist: youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLAYLIST_ID
- • A channel's uploads playlist is its channel ID with UC swapped for UU.
Mistakes to avoid
- • Copying the whole URL when the field only needs the list= value.
- • Confusing a playlist's uploads ID (UU…) with the channel ID (UC…).
Alternatives & related approaches
Use the Video ID Finder for single videos or the Channel ID Finder for channels.
Frequently asked questions
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