Retract a copyright removal request

You can retract a removal request by email as long as the email meets these requirements:

1. Email must be sent from the original claimant or an authorized representative (such as an attorney) on the claimant's behalf.
2. Email must be sent from the same email address or corporate domain that was used to submit the original removal request.
3. Email must include the following information:
   • Formatted links to the content from your removal request: For videos, the valid URL format is www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxxxxxxxx. For non-video content, use the URL format for the appropriate content type listed here.
   • Statement of retraction: For example, "I hereby retract my claim of copyright infringement." Keep in mind that we can only accept a retraction of the removal request. We can’t accept a retraction of only the copyright strike such as “I retract my copyright strike.”
   • Electronic signature: At the bottom of the email, the claimant, or authorized representative, must enter their full legal name as their signature. A full legal name cannot be a company name.
4. Email must be sent to copyright@youtube.com.