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I know that:

  1. One can see if a video on YouTube is monetized if one is the video/channel owner.

  2. One can see if a YouTube channel is monetized even if one is not the channel owner:

    When you're on view page source [of the YouTube channel], hit CTRL+F to open the search box and search the value "is_monetization_enabled".

    If you can read
    "key":"is_monetization_enabled","value":"true".
    then the channel is monetized.

    If you can read
    "key":"is_monetization_enabled","value":"false".
    then the channel is NOT monetized.

  3. One can see if a video on YouTube is monetized, even if one is not the video/channel owner:

    To check if a video is monetized, go to the video's page, view the page's source code, and search for the string yt_ad. If the string is present and set to true, the video is monetized, else it's not.

isthischannelmonetized.com mentions:

Seeing ads on a video or seeing the “yt_ad” string in the page source code doesn’t mean that the video is monetized by the channel’s owner – it could be monetized by YouTube itself or by a third-party.

If a YouTube video is monetized, how can I see if the revenue goes to the channel’s owner, YouTube or a 3rd-party, if I'm not the video/channel owner?

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  • This is not a question about using using the web application of YouTube; it's about getting information about the revenues / money transactions between third parties. You might ask on Meta Stack Exchange for a site recommendation. P.S. Here is the official online service brochure for YouTube: about.youtube. Here is the link to the YouTube monetization policies youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/policies/monetization-policies.
    – Rubén ♦
    Nov 12 at 12:34
  • @Rubén thanks I appreciate the clear close reason. However I disagree that it is not a question about using using the web application of YouTube. The question asks how I can get the monetization information by using the YouTube web application.
    – Franck Dernoncourt
    Nov 12 at 13:58
  • I found it unclear what makes someone from the general public might think that the YouTube web application scope encompasses the feature that you are looking for. Please elaborate on what is the role, participation or interest on this matter that you are envisioning. From an overall POV, I understand that there are stakeholders that match this interest, but I don't understand what led you to think that the team in charge is considering the specific need you want to be satisfied as something to be included in web application's value proposition.
    – Rubén ♦
    Nov 12 at 14:31
  • I you have or know about a research paper or another related publication that might help me understand the context of this question, I would appreciate it if you point me to it.
    – Rubén ♦
    Nov 12 at 14:43
  • @Rubén "I found it unclear what makes someone from the general public might think that the YouTube web application scope encompasses the feature that you are looking for.". For example, one can see if a YouTube channel is monetized even if one is not the channel owner. One can also see if a video on YouTube is monetized, even if one is not the video/channel owner.
    – Franck Dernoncourt
    Nov 12 at 23:56

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