How to cite using APA in the Health Sciences

Elements for a YouTube Video

Account Name. (Date of Upload). Title of video [Video]. YouTube. URL

Example

Tedx Talks. (2023, June 15). Juvenile detention centers: Everything wrong with them [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/Cc68mXzjaj

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• Author: Treat the account that uploaded the video as the author.
• If the account did not actually create the work, explain this in the text if it is important for readers to know. However, if that would mean citing a source that appears unauthoritative, see if you could find the video elsewhere by looking at author’s YouTube channel, official website, or other social media.
• Date: Provide the specific date on which the video was uploaded, including year, month, and day.
• Title: Italicize the title of the video and put it into sentence case.
• Include the description “[Video]” in square brackets after the title.
• Source: Provide the site name (YouTube) and URL of the video. Do not place a period after the URL.
• To cite the words of individuals featured in a video, name or describe the individual(s) in your sentence in the text and then provide a parenthetical citation for the video. Provide details about who spoke and what they said in the text of the sentence and then cite the video using a parenthetical citation (that uses the account name as the author).

What is the difference between sentence and title case? Find out in Formatting Tips.

Don't leave it blank! Find out how to properly indicate that information is missing from one of your reference elements by reading more about missing information.

Information on this page was adapted from "Chapter 10: Reference List", in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.), as well as the APA webpage, "Reference Lists".