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Channel memberships on the main YouTube site and app allow you to purchase public badges, emoji, and access to creator perks offered by the channel. SkiptomaincontentBecomeachannelmemberonYouTubeChannelmembershipsonthemainYouTubesiteandappallowyoutopurchasepublicbadges,emoji,andaccesstocreatorperksofferedbythechannel. Membershipsmaybepriceddifferentlydependingonyourcountry,andtheplatformyouuse. Join,changelevels,orcancelamembership Becomeachannelmember JoinaparticipatingchannelmembershiponthemainYouTubesiteandapp. Visityoutube.comoropentheYouTubeapp. Gotothechannelof,oravideouploadedby,thecreatoryou'dliketosupportandseeifthey'veenabledmembershipsontheirchannel. ClickJoin. Followthepromptstoenteryourpaymentinformation. ClickBuy. You’llseeawelcomeannouncementonceyourtransactioniscomplete. Changeyourmembershiplevel Toupgrade Gotothechannelhomepageofthemembershipyouwanttochangeandclick Seeperks. Selectthelevelyouwanttojoin Changelevel. Select Upgrade. You’llimmediatelygetaccesstotheupgradedleveluponpurchase. Pricingnote:You’llonlybechargedthedifferenceinpriceinlevels,atanadjustedpriceforthedaysremaininginyourthen-currentbillingcycle. Example:Ifyou’repaying$4.99andyouupgradetothe$9.99levelwithhalfamonthleftuntilyournextpayment,you’llbecharged($9.99-$4.99)X(0.5)=$2.50fortheremainderofthemonth. Yourmonthlybillingdatewillnotchangeduetoalevelupgrade. Todowngrade GotothechannelhomepageofthemembershipyouwanttochangeandclickSeeperks. Selectthelevelyouwanttojoin Changelevel. Billingandaccessdetailsfordowngrades Yourmonthlybillingdatewillnotchangeduetoaleveldowngrade. You’llgetaccesstoyouroriginalleveluntilyournextbilling date. You’llbechargedthenewlowerpriceatyournextbillingdate. You’llretainanyaccumulatedloyaltyreflectedinyourbadgeifofferedbythecreator. You’llretainanyaccumulatedloyaltyreflectedinyourbadgeifofferedbythecreator. Cancelachannelmembership OpenthemembershipmanagementscreenbyclickingSeeperks onachannelhomepage select   clickEndmembership&perks. Youcanalsocancelyourmembershipatanytimebyfollowingthestepsbelowonacomputer: SignintoYouTube. Goto youtube.com/paid_memberships. Findthechannelmembershipyou'dliketocancelandclickManagemembership. SelectDEACTIVATE. SelectENDMEMBERSHIP. You'llseeacancellationconfirmationscreen. Ifyou'rehavingtroublecancellingyourmembership,learnmorehere. BuyaGiftMembership MembershipsgiftingisinBeta.Thisfeatureisonlyavailableonparticipatingchannelsforpurchaseorredemption.Channelmembersmustuseawebbrowsertomakethepurchase,butViewerscanopt-inandgetgiftsusingweb,Android,oriOSdevices. Giftmembershipsletchannelmembersbuytheopportunityforotherviewerstoaccesstheperksofachannelmembership.Tobuygiftmemberships,youmustbe: Watching alivestreamorPremiereonachannelwithGiftingturnedon Achannelmemberonthechannelyouwanttogifttootherviewers Ifgiftmembershipsareavailableforthechannel,youcanbuyagiftmembershipduringalive streamorPremiere: UseacomputertosignintoYouTube. Gototheeligiblechannelyouwanttobuygiftmembershipson. Jointhechannel’slivestreamorPremiere. WithintheLivechat,click . ClickMembershipgifting. Selectthenumberofviewersyouwanttogiftmemberships.Youcanchoose5,10,or20gifts. Completethetransaction. Giftmembershipsareofferedattheclosesthighestpricelevelavailableuptoandincluding$5. Onceyoubuygiftmemberships,acountdowntickerwillhighlightyourpurchaseinlivechatforalimitedamountoftime.Theamountoftimedependsonyourpurchaseamount.Thecreatormayendthelivechatorlivestreambeforeyourgiftisannounced,butitwillstillbedistributed. Note:Thenumberofgiftedmemberships,yourchannelname,andyourprofilepicturearevisibletothepublic.ThisinfomayalsobeavailabletothechannelthroughourYouTubeDataAPIServiceandthechannelmaysharethisinfowiththird-partyservices.YourgiftmembershippurchaseisconsideredfulfilledonceYouTubedistributesthefirstgifttoaviewer. Opt-inandgetgiftmemberships MembershipsgiftingisinBeta.Thisfeatureisonlyavailableonparticipatingchannelsforpurchaseorredemption.Channelmembersmustuseawebbrowsertomakethepurchase,butViewerscanopt-inandgetgiftsusingweb,Android,oriOSdevices. Viewersmustopt-intobeeligibleforgiftmemberships.Onceyouopt-intoallowgiftsonachannel,you’reeligibletogetgiftmembershipsonanycurrentorfuturegiftsgivenonthatchannel. Tooptinforgiftmemberships,youmustbesignedinwithaYouTubechannelthatisn’taBrandAccount.Checkifyou’reonaBrandAccount.Rightnow,channelmembersaren’teligibletogetgiftmemberships. Tooptinforgiftmemberships: Gotoaneligiblechannel’slivestreamorPremiere. WithintheLivechat,whenthere'sagiftannouncement,taporclickALLOWGIFTS,whichopensonthegiftannouncement. Confirmyou’dliketooptinbyturningonthe“Allowgiftsonthischannel”switch. ​​Note: Ifyou’reselectedforagiftmembership,yourchannelnameisvisibletothepublic.ThisinfomayalsobeavailabletothechannelthroughourYouTubeDataAPIServiceandthechannelmaysharethisinfowiththird-partyservices. Toopt-outofallowinggiftsfromachannel,gotoyour giftsettingsinMyActivity. Gettingagiftmembership: Whenachannelmemberbuysgiftmemberships,it’sannouncedinthelivechat.Ifyou’vebeenselectedtogeta1-monthmembership,anotificationwillsurfaceinthelivechatandwe’llsendyouanemailnotification.  Giftmembershipsarenon-refundableandcannotbeexchangedforcashvalue.Allgiftmembershipsgiveupto1monthofaccesstochannelmembershipperksandexpirethereafter. Toviewyourmembershipbenefitsandaccessperks: Clickortapthe‘Memberships’tabonthechannelyouhavebecomeamemberof,OR  ClickortapSEEPERKSonanyvideopageofthatchannel.    Paymentandbillinginformation Billinginformation Newandexistingmembers Whenyouhaveanactivepaidmembership,you’llautomaticallybechargedatthestartofeachmonthlybillingcycle. Canceledmemberships Whenyoucancelapaidchannelmembership,youwillnotbechargedagainunlessyoureactivateit.You’llcontinuetoreceivemembershipperksuntiltheendofthatbillingperiod. Reactivatedmemberships Youcanreactivateyourmembershipatanytime.Ifyoureactivateduringthesamebillingcycleasyoucanceled, youwillnotbechargeduntilthatcurrentbillingcycleends. Updateyourpaymentinfo YoucanchangethecreditcardusedforapaidmembershipintheMysubscriptionssectionofyourGoogleAccount.NotethatyoumayneedtoaddanewcardtoyourGoogleAccountfirst. Whenyouhaveanactivepaidmembership,you’llbeautomaticallychargedatthestartofeachmonthlybillingcycle.Youcanviewyournextbillingdateandmanageyourmembershipatyoutube.com/paid_memberships. Howpausedchannelmembershipsimpactyourpayments “Pausedmode”explained Sometimes,channelmembershipsareputin“pausedmode.”ThismayhappenifachannelchangesMCNs,setstheirchannelasmadeforkids,orisunabletomonetize.When“pausedmode”happens,itmeansthechannelcannotmonetizewithmemberships--thisisoftenatemporarystate.Ifachannelisin“pausedmode”itmeanstheycannotdeliverperksandotherbenefits. Paymentdetails Ifyou’reanactivepaidmemberofachannelin“pausedmode,”yourmonthlyrecurringpayment,billingcycle,andaccesstomembershipswillalsobepaused. IfyousignedupforachannelmembershiponiOSorAndroid,yourmonthlyrecurringpaymentsmaybecanceledifthechannelisinpausedmodeafteryourbillingperiodends.Ifthishappens,youwillbenotifiedthatyourmembershiphasbeencanceledandyouwillbeabletojoinagainif/whenthechannel’smembershipisunpaused. Membershipscanremainpausedonachannelforamaximumof90days;afterthatpoint,membershipsandmembers’monthlyrecurringpaymentswillbecanceled. Howterminatedchannelmembershipsimpactyourpayment Ifachannelterminatesorlosesaccesstothemembershipsfeature(e.g.,ifit'snolongerpartoftheYouTubePartnerProgram),allmembershipsmonthlyrecurringpayments,andaccesstoallmembershipperks willbeterminated immediately. Viewerswhoweremembersatthetimeofterminationwillbesentaterminationemailwithinfoonrequestingarefund. Channelmembershiprefunds Youmaycancelyourpaidchannelmembershipatanytime.Onceyoucancel,youwon’tbechargedagain.You’llbeabletousethebadgeandhaveaccesstocreatorperksuntiltheendofthebillingcycle.Notethatyouwon'tberefundedfortheperiodoftimebetweenwhenyoucancelandwhenyourchannelmembershipofficiallyends. Ifyounoticeanunauthorizedchannelmembershipschargeonyouraccount,followthesestepstoreporttheunauthorizedcharge.Ifcreatorperksorotherfeaturesofyourpaidchannelmembershiparedefective,unavailable,ordonotperformasstated,youmaycontactoursupportteamtorequestarefundatanytime.Wedonotproviderefundsorcreditsforpartiallyelapsedbillingperiods. Ifyou'reamemberwhosignedupviaApple,you’llneedtocontactApplesupporttorequestarefundforyourpaidchannelmembership.Apple’srefundpolicywillapply. Channelmembershiprevenuesharewithcreators Creatorsreceive70%ofmembershipsrevenuerecognizedbyGoogleafterlocalsalestaxandotherfees(dependingoncountryandusers'platform)arededucted.Paymentprocessingfees(includingcreditcardfees)arecurrentlycoveredbyYouTube. Useandmanageyourmembershipsbenefits Channelmembershipbenefitsforallmembers Whenyoubecomeamember,you'llgainaccesstocertainbenefits.You’llgetdifferentperksbasedonthedifferentlevelsthatyoujoinat.  MemberMilestoneChats:Foreachmonthyouremainamember(startingfromyour2ndconsecutivemonth)you’llreceiveoneMemberMilestoneChat.MemberMilestoneChatsarespecialhighlightedmessagesthatcanbeusedinlivechatonlivestreamsorPremieres.Thesespecialmessageswillhighlighthowlongyou’vebeenamemberofthischannelintotalandwillbevisibletoallviewers. Exclusivepublic-facingmembershipbadgenexttoyourchannel nameinallcommentsandlivechatsthatyoumakeonthechannelyou'reamemberof Onsomechannels,thebadgewillreflecthowlongyou'vebeenamemberofachannel,eitherthroughdifferentcoloreddefaultbadgesorthroughdifferentbadgesuploadedbythechannel Ifyoubecomeachannelmemberduringalivestreamonthatchannel,abrightgreen“NewMember”messagewillbesentinlivechatandyourprofilepictureispinnedatthetopofchatfor5minutes Accesstomembers-onlypostsonthechannel’sCommunitytab(ifofferedbythechannel) Accesstocreatorperkswhichmaybeofferedbythechannelandaresubjecttochange Exclusiveaccesstomembers-onlylivechat(ifofferedbythechannel) Exclusiveaccesstoachannel'spublic-facingcustomemojiinlivechat(ifofferedbythechannel) "Slowmode"-whichlimitshowfrequentlyyoucancommentinlivechat-doesnotapplytoactivepaidmembers Bybecomingachannelmember,yourexclusivemembershipbadgewillappearinallcommentsandlivechatsthatyoumakeonthatchannel. CreatorPerksfordifferentlevels  Eachlevelhasitsownpricepoint.Yourperksstackasyougoupeachlevel.Thatmeansifyoujoinatthemostexpensivelevel,you’llgetaccesstoperksatallthelowerlevels. WhatdoIgetforeachlevelandhowdoIjoin? Thisvariesfromchanneltochannel.YoucanseethedifferentperkswhenyouclickJoin. I’malreadyamember,sohowdoIseethedifferentperksavailable? Gotothechannelhomepagewhichyou’vealreadyjoined select Seeperks. Subscribetoachannelyou'vejoined Ifyou'renotalreadysubscribedtothechannelyouareamemberof,thenwe'llsubscribeyoutothatchannel.Thiswillallowyoutoseemembers-onlycreatorpostsinyourSubscriptionsfeed.Youcanunsubscribeatanytime. Turnchannelmembershipnotificationsonoroff Whenchannelsthatyou'reamemberofcreatemembers-onlyposts,you'llbenotifiedaboutthemintheCommunitytabandreceiveanemailunlessyou’veoptedoutofreceivingemailsfromYouTube. Turnoffnotifications Ifyoudon't wanttoknowaboutnewmembers-onlyposts,youcanturnoffallnotificationsonyouraccount. Seeexclusivecontentinthecommunitytab Exclusivecontentistaggedas“Members-only”intheCommunitytab.Thisincludestextposts,GIFs,polls,videos,andmore.  Reportinappropriateperks IfyouseeanofferingthatyoubelieveisinbreachofYouTube'sCommunityGuidelines(includingsexual,violentorhatefulcontent,misleadingoffers,orspam),youcanreportitbyclickingReportperks intheofferscreenuponclickingtheJoin button(orSeeperks,ifyou'realreadyamember).  Privacyinformation Visiblemembershipstatus Onceyoujoinachannel,thefollowinginfo willbepubliclyvisibleonYouTubeandmaybesharedbythechannelwith3rd-partycompanies: YourchannelURL  ThenameofyourYouTubechannel Alinktoyourprofilepicture Whenyoujoinedthe channelasamember Thelevelyou'reamemberof Note:Thechannel maysharethisinfowithasmall,selectgroupof3rd-partycompaniestoprovidethechannel'sperks. Howyourinformationmaybeused Yourinformationabovemaybeseenbyotherviewersinmultipleways.Someofwhichmaydependonthechannelyou’vejoined.Thislistisnotexhaustive: Allmembershaveavisiblebadgethatshowsupnexttoyourchannelnameincommentsandchat. Ifyoubecomeachannelmemberduringalivestreamonthatchannel,abrightgreen“NewMember”messagewillbesentinlivechatandyourprofilepicturewillbepinnedatthetopoflivechatfor5minuteswhichshowsyourchannelnamewhenhoveredupon.  Somechannelsmayaddyourinformationabovetoalistof“thankyous”intheirvideos. Somechannelsmayshareyourinformationabovetoprovideaservice(forexample,member-onlyaccesstoachatroomhostedbya3rd-partycompany). Check&remove3rdpartysiteorappaccess Remove3rd-partysiteorappaccess Ifyougaveaccountaccesstoasiteorappyounolongertrust,youcanremoveitsaccesstoyourGoogleAccount.Thesiteorappwon’tbeabletoaccessanymoreinfofromyourGoogleAccount,butyoumayneedtorequestthattheydeletethedatatheyalreadyhave. GotoyourGoogleAccount. Ontheleftnavigationpanel,selectSecurity. OntheThird-partyappswithaccountaccesspanel,selectManagethird-partyaccess.  Selectthesiteorappyouwanttoremove. SelectRemoveAccess. Reporta3rd-partysiteorapp Followthesestepsifyoubelieveasiteorappismisusingyourdata,likecreatingspam,impersonatingyou,orusingyourdatainharmfulways. GototheAppswithaccesstoyouraccountsectionofyourGoogleAccount.Youmightneedtosignin. Selecttheappyouwanttoreport Reportthisapp. Learnmoreaboutaccountaccessfor3rd-partysitesandapps. Wasthishelpful?Howcanweimproveit?YesNoSubmitComputerAndroidiPhone&iPadMoretrueHelpSuperChat&SuperStickerpurchasedetailsBecomeachannelmemberonYouTubeBrowse&buyofficialcreatormerchandisePurchaseaSuperChatorSuperStickerDonatetoanonprofitwithYouTubeGivingYouTubeGivingFAQsDonationcardsbeingreplacedSearchClearsearchClosesearchGoogleappsMainmenuSearchHelpCentertrue59false