To cite a YouTube video in APA style, follow this format: Reference list entry:
- Author (uploader) name. (Year, Month Day). Title of the video [Video]. YouTube. URL
Details:
- The "author" is the person or organization who uploaded the video.
- If the uploader’s real name is known and different from the channel name, include both: real name first, then channel name in square brackets.
- Italicize the video title.
- Add "[Video]" in square brackets immediately after the title (not italicized).
- Include the full upload date.
- Provide the full URL of the video.
Example with real name and channel name: Stevens, M. [Vsauce]. (2017, August 14). The napkin ring problem [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J51ncHP_BrY Example with only channel name (no real name known): Harvard University. (2019, August 28). Soft robotic gripper for jellyfish [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guRoWTYfxMs In-text citation:
- Use the author’s name or channel name and year, e.g., (Stevens, 2017).
- If quoting a specific part, include a timestamp: (Stevens, 2017, 2:15).
If citing a whole YouTube channel:
- Use (n.d.) for no date.
- Italicize the channel name followed by [YouTube channel].
- Include a retrieval date since channel content changes.
Example: University of Oxford. (n.d.). Home [YouTube channel]. YouTube. Retrieved October 19, 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/user/oxford (Stevens, 2017; Harvard University, 2019; University of Oxford, n.d.)
