Paste any YouTube video URL to reveal the exact upload date and time, day of week, video age, privacy status, and duration.
Upload Date & Time
Day of Week
Age
0 days ago
Privacy
Duration
On the YouTube watch page, you'll see "Uploaded 3 years ago" — a relative date that tells you nothing precise. For researchers, journalists, content analysts, and creators tracking competitor publishing patterns, the exact timestamp matters.
Our Upload Date Finder retrieves the ISO 8601 publish timestamp directly from YouTube's API. See the exact date, time, day of week, video age in days, privacy status, and duration — all in one card.
Exact Date & Time
UTC + local format
Day of Week
Mon–Sun
Video Age
Days + human readable
Privacy Status
Public / Unlisted / Private
The raw ISO timestamp is shown at the bottom of results for developers and researchers who need machine-readable dates.
Upload date is one of the most requested pieces of YouTube metadata that the platform deliberately obscures. Relative dates ("2 years ago") are fine for casual viewers, but useless for timeline reconstruction, content analysis, and competitive research.
Knowing when a video was published helps you understand seasonal trends, track how quickly competitors publish, verify claims in news articles, and calculate video age for copyright or licensing research.
Paste any public or unlisted video URL. Get the precise publish timestamp in seconds — no account, no extension, no guesswork.
Verify when a video was published to confirm or debunk timeline claims in news stories, political content, and viral events.
Track when top creators in your niche upload. Identify optimal days and times by analyzing publish dates of their best-performing videos.
Determine video age for fair use analysis, DMCA disputes, and licensing negotiations where publication date affects legal standing.
Cite exact publication dates when referencing YouTube content in papers, theses, and reports that require precise temporal data.
Find the original upload date of reuploaded, remixed, or reaction content to trace content lineage and identify the first publisher.
Compare the published_at timestamp with when the creator announced the video to detect pre-scheduled uploads vs live publishes.
Use Upload Date Finder to analyze when top videos in your niche were published. Look for patterns in day-of-week and time — then test similar schedules for your own content.
Thursday
2–4 PM
Highest engagement day for most niches — audience active before weekend
Friday
3–5 PM
Strong for entertainment and lifestyle — viewers winding down for the weekend
Saturday
9–11 AM
Best for hobby/DIY niches — morning leisure browsing peaks
Sunday
11 AM–1 PM
Strong for educational content — pre-Monday learning mindset
Search your keyword
Find top 10 videos ranking for your target keyword on YouTube
Check each upload date
Paste URLs into Upload Date Finder — note day of week and time
Find patterns
If 7/10 top videos published on Thursday, that's a signal
Test and measure
Upload at similar times for 4–8 weeks and compare analytics
Visible to everyone. published_at reflects when the video was made public — either at upload or when a scheduled video went live.
Accessible via direct link only. published_at is when it was set to unlisted. Often used for early access or portfolio sharing.
Not accessible via API without owner auth. This tool cannot fetch dates for private videos.
If a creator schedules a video, published_at shows the scheduled go-live time — not when they uploaded the draft to YouTube Studio.
| Feature | Our Tool | YouTube.com |
|---|---|---|
| Exact date & time | Yes — ISO + formatted | No — "X years ago" only |
| Day of week | Yes | Not shown |
| Age in days | Yes | Not shown |
| Privacy status | Yes | Not shown publicly |
| Duration | Yes | Shown on watch page |
| Raw ISO timestamp | Yes — for developers | Not available |
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