YouTube – How to Watch Age-Restricted Videos Without Logging In

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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?

Best Answer

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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