Questions about Youtube allowlist/whitelist

Hello,

Before releasing my EP through iMusician, I had a few questions about Youtube whitelisting. I hope someone helps me out.

  1. What is the procedure for whitelisting a youtube channel.
  2. Can I whitelist multiple Youtube channels? And will there be an objection raised by the team for any particular channel?
  3. Can I whitelist an entire Youtube channel or just videos? And can I whitelist them before they get any claim? I’m asking this because other distributors like Distrokid only allow once the video gets a copyright claim.
  4. How much time does it take for the channel to get whitelisted?
  5. Do I get notified once they are whitelisted? can I check the progress somewhere on the site?
  6. And once the channel gets whitelisted, there won’t be any future claims on the channel? And the youtuber will be able to monetize the video?

It would be very helpful if someone clarifies my doubts.

Thanks.

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Hello @producedbyswapnil

Some faq about YouTube

I tag the iMusician support @Carlos to give you more info about your list of questions about YouTube whitelisting

https://www.youtube.com/@A2D_official

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Thanks for tagging the support team.

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Hey @producedbyswapnil,

Thanks for your questions.

  1. You share the URL to your channel and we add it to our allowlist. This means that we will no longer monetize on your behalf the content you upload there.
  2. Yes, you can monetize multiple channels and in principle there shouldn’t be any objections.
  3. You can whitelist entire channels and you can whitelist them before you get a claim.
  4. It depends on YouTube’s processing time.
  5. No, but we notify you once we add it to our allowlist.
  6. That’s correct.

Best,

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Thanks Carlos for all the answers. But I had a few more.

  1. The youtube channels that I want to be whitelisted will be of other youtubers and not just mine. I will be lending my songs to other youtubers to be used in their videos. So there wouldn’t be any issue whitelisting them right?
  2. In the 2nd answer you said “Yes, you can monetize multiple channels” did you mistyped “monetize” there?
  3. Do you have a rough idea atleast about youtube’s processing time? maybe a week or more than that?
  4. And will I be notified after youtube is done processing and the channel won’t longer get a claim right?
  5. And also can I share multiple channel url’s to be whitelisted at once or does it have to be one after the other?

Thanks.

Hey @producedbyswapnil,

  1. That’s correct. You can whitelist other people’s channels.
  2. I might have, but how is that relevant to the topic we’re discussing? :face_with_raised_eyebrow:
  3. It can range from 2-4 weeks.
  4. No, you don’t receive a notification.
  5. You can share multiple URLs.
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Hey Carlos, thanks for the answers.

I asked you “Can I whitelist multiple Youtube channels?” and you replied “Yes, you can monetize multiple channels” which made me confused, hence I asked.

Also one last question. Once I have submited my songs for the release, can I start whitelisting youtube channels? Or does it has to be done after the songs are released?

Thanks.

Right! My bad I just caught that. I did mean “whitelist” indeed :sweat_smile:

As far as I know you can start whitelisting before the songs are released.

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Okay. Thanks for all the answers.

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