Identification & Monetization
How to Get Your Music Recognized by YouTube Content ID
YouTube's automated copyright matching and monetization system.
Content ID
YouTube Content ID is YouTube's automated system that matches user-uploaded videos against a database of copyrighted recordings and lets rightsholders monetize or block matching uploads. It's the primary way recordings earn ad revenue from user-generated content on YouTube.
Notes registers your recordings with YouTube Content ID and reconciles the per-claim revenue that flows back from user-uploaded video usage.
At a glance
YouTube Content ID at a glance
- Based in
- United States
- Territories
- Worldwide
How Notes works with this platform
What we do on YouTube Content ID
- Fingerprint. Notes registers your recordings with YouTube Content ID so they are correctly identified and credited anywhere YouTube Content ID-powered systems play, match, or monetize them.
- Register. Metadata, ISRCs, and rightsholder splits are submitted so downstream royalty matches resolve to the correct musician.
- Collect. Royalties or claim payouts flowing through YouTube Content ID-matched plays are reconciled in your Notes account.
What you earn here
Royalties YouTube Content ID generates
Questions musicians ask
Common questions about YouTube Content ID
- How do I get my music recognized by YouTube Content ID?
- Notes registers your recordings with YouTube Content ID, including your ISRCs and rightsholder splits, so your music is correctly identified and credited wherever YouTube Content ID powers matching.
- What does YouTube Content ID do with my music?
- YouTube Content ID identifies your recordings so plays, matches, and monetization resolve to you instead of "unknown artist," and the royalties they generate can be claimed.
- Does this cost extra?
- No. Identification is part of your Notes subscription. Notes doesn't take a percentage of the royalties matched plays earn.
- What territories does YouTube Content ID cover?
- YouTube Content ID is available worldwide.
- Where is YouTube Content ID based?
- YouTube Content ID is based in United States.
