YouTube Timestamp Link Generator
A watch link takes its start time in the t parameter but an embed only accepts start and end in whole seconds, so the same moment needs writing two ways, and this does both from one time.
Times can be written as 1:30, 1:02:45, 90, 90s or 1m30s. Paste a link that already has a timestamp and the time is read from it.
Your links
Several moments at once
Good for a pinned comment, a community post or show notes. Lines without a time are skipped.
What this tool does
This YouTube timestamp link generator turns a video link and a time into a link that opens the video at that exact moment. You get a youtu.be short link, a full youtube.com link and an embed URL from the same time, plus the iframe code for a web page. Type the time the way you would say it, such as 1:30 or 1:02:45, and the conversion to seconds is done for you.
How to link to a specific time in a YouTube video
- Paste the video link. Watch links, youtu.be links, Shorts, live and embed links all work, as does a bare 11-character video ID. If the link already has a time on it, that time is read into the Start at box.
- Enter the start time. 1:30, 1:02:45, 90, 90s and 1m30s are all accepted.
- Copy the link you need. Use the short link in a comment or a post, the full link where a youtube.com address reads better, and the embed URL or code on a website. The Test button opens each one in a new tab so you can check it before sharing.
On a computer, YouTube's own Share box has a Start at option that does the same for a single watch link, and the Android app has a time toggle in its share sheet. What neither gives you is an embed that starts and stops at set points, or a batch of links in one go.
Embeds use different rules
An embedded player does not take the same time format as a watch link. YouTube's embed help asks for a start parameter in seconds, and its player documentation gives end as a whole number of seconds counted from the beginning of the video, not from the start time. Writing 2:15 into an embed URL does nothing, so this tool converts both times and warns you if the stop time is not after the start. Tick Privacy-enhanced embed to use the youtube-nocookie.com address instead.
Several moments, no account
Many of the pages that rank for this job make one link at a time, and several sit on sites selling a paid plan. Here the Several moments box takes a list of times and labels and returns a ready-to-paste link for each, which suits a pinned comment, a community post or show notes. Everything is worked out by your browser, so nothing you type is sent anywhere.
For timestamps viewers see on the progress bar, add chapters instead: read how YouTube chapters and key moments work and check your list in the YouTube description generator. When the video still needs a cover, make a thumbnail with Thumblore.
Last updated November 1, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
How do I share a YouTube video at a specific time?
Add a start time to the link. Paste the video link here, type the time, and copy the short or full link it makes. On a computer you can also tick Start at in YouTube's Share box.
How do I make a YouTube embed start at a certain time?
Add start= followed by the time in seconds to the embed URL, such as ?start=90 for 1:30. This tool does the conversion and builds the iframe code, and can add an end time as well.
How do I make an embedded YouTube video stop at a certain time?
Add end= with the stop time in whole seconds, counted from the start of the video rather than from your start time. Enter it in the Stop at box here and it is added to the embed URL and code.
Can I make several timestamp links at once?
Yes. Put one moment per line in the Several moments box, a time and a label, and you get a link for each one, ready to copy into a comment or post.
Is my link uploaded anywhere?
No. The links are built by your own browser from the text you type. Nothing is sent to a server, and the tool does not contact YouTube until you press Test.
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