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I want to watch an age-restricted video on YouTube.

I'm currently using my computer on non-password protected public wifi, meaning that I don't want to login with my YouTube username and password due to security concerns. I've also had times where I'm using private browsing, and I wanted to avoid adding the video to my account's watch history.

I know that YouTube age restrictions don't apply on embedded videos, but I'm trying to watch a video which hasn't been embedded on any site.

Is there any way I can watch an age-restricted video on YouTube without logging in?

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You can get around age-restricted YouTube videos by changing the URL of the video. All you need to do is change it to this version:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/{video-id}

The {video-id} part is taken from the end of the normal page you land on.

For example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dLS8_xM2LI

In this, 8dLS8_xM2LI is the video-id, and you can get around the age-restriction by going directly to the full screen mode:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/8dLS8_xM2LI
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  • When I try https://www.youtube.com/v/8dLS8_xM2LI in Google Chrome, it prompts me to download the video as a Shockwave Flash Object.
    – Stevoisiak
    Commented Jul 19, 2017 at 13:21
  • Do you have the latest Chrome version? Try another browser, but that prompt seems like they did not get around to making it available in the proper format
    – Eight Days of Malaise
    Commented Jul 19, 2017 at 13:24
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    I have the latest Chrome Version 59.0.3071.115. On Internet Explorer 8 the video is embedded properly. (It's a work PC. Don't judge me)
    – Stevoisiak
    Commented Jul 19, 2017 at 14:33
  • Chrome is probably set to not play Flash by default unless you can change the settings
    – Eight Days of Malaise
    Commented Jul 19, 2017 at 17:24
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    /embed/ does the same as /v/ but is the default now for YouTube, and doesn't require flash.
    – Leo Wattenberg
    Commented Jul 19, 2017 at 19:19

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