A step-by-step guide on how to add a YouTube link to Instagram bio

It's possible to add a YouTube link to the Instagram bio both in the app and in the web version of this platform. We will consider both options using the example of adding a link to a YouTube channel.

But before that, let's look at how to copy the link in the YouTube app.

This is how you can place a link to the channel in the profile bio using the Instagram app on iOS or Android:

That's it! A link to your YouTube channel is added to the profile bio.

How to add a link to the Instagram profile bio using your PC or Mac:

01. Open your Instagram profile in any browser and click the profile photo in the upper-right corner.

02. Select Profile.

03. Hit Edit Profile.

04. In the Website field, paste a link to your YouTube channel.

05. To save the result, click Submit.

Done! Now, the link to your YouTube channel is placed in the profile bio. Do you know you can also add links to posts?

To wrap it up, let's look at the pros and cons of putting only one link in the Instagram bio.

What do you have to do if you want to share more than just one video with your followers? And how do you tell your audience that you also have other social networks? After all, there is a place for only one clickable link and one clickable FB icon.

This limit can be circumvented by placing all the links on your Taplink page. This solves the problem of adding just one link to the bio. It collects into one URL all the links to social networks and messaging apps that are important to you.

There are 18 blocks on Taplink that are used to construct the page: text, avatar, FAQ, delimiter, links, social networks, messaging apps, videos, etc. So this is also a way to share media content and place a text longer than 150 characters in your bio. 

We will how to work with three of the Taplink blocks that you may want to add as a Youtuber. They are the Link, Social networks, and Video. But before you start creating a page, sign up at Taplink.

Here is a short instruction on how to start making a page at Taplink:

Now, when the page is made, we can start creating the link.

Add a link to your YouTube video using the "Link" block. When visitors of your Taplink page follow the link, the video will automatically open in the YouTube app. 

But before that, let's look at how to copy a YouTube video link. This can be done in two steps:

Now, we can move on to adding our first link:

Done! The link to the YouTube video is created.

There are more to the links on your page. There are blocks that help to keep in touch with your audience. You can direct users to a chat in WhatsApp, Snapchat, FB Messenger, and other messaging apps, or to your profiles on other social platforms. There are special blocks for these. 

Let's add a block for social networks as an example since we look at ways to link to YouTube from your Instagram bio. There will be a button with the YouTube icon on it.

This is the way you can add a link to your YouTube account:

Done! Your link is added to your Taplink page.

If you want a YouTube video to be displayed on your page with the opportunity to watch it right there, then this can be done through the "Video" block.

Follow these instructions:

That's it! The link to the YouTube video is added to your Taplink page.

This is how it will look on the Taplink page:

Now you know how to put links to YouTube in three ways. To make your page even more attractive to users, add other blocks, such as text, for instance. And, of course, don't forget to set a design. There are more than 300 color sets and various design tools, for example Section.

See How Tony Jeffries, British boxer, uses Taplink.

Now, when the Taplink page is designed and all the links are added, you can put the link to Taplink in your Instagram bio.

There are three ways to do this:

We will use the first method. 

Then you can proceed according to the steps of adding a link to the Instagram bio, which we’ve already described.

So that visitors of your Instagram account don't miss your new video, set a timer on Taplink. This way, they will know exactly when your video is coming out.

This is how the timer looks like:

Here you can find even more examples of how to create a Taplink page: stunning link in bio examples for everyone.

Let's now look at the pros and cons of adding a link to your Taplink page.

Now we will answer the frequently asked questions that relate to adding a YouTube link to the profile bio.

Yes, you can add a link to the playlist both on Instagram and on Taplink using the "Social networks" or "Link" blocks by analogy with the instructions above.

If you starred in some video from a certain minute, and now you want to show it to your subscribers, then it is not necessary to write: "Watch me from 3:12". You can simply specify the beginning of the video when copying a link to YouTube. But this can only be done through the YouTube website.

How to do it:

02. Check the box next to Start.

03. Specify the time at which the video will start.

04. Click Copy.

That's it! Now, people who follow the link won't have to look for the beginning of the fragment that you want to show them.

Sure, you can add links to your YouTube channels to the Instagram profile bio. And it doesn't matter how many you have — 2, 3, 5, or 10, or maybe more. This can be done at Taplink via the "Social networks" block.

You can add a YouTube link to your Instagram profile bio to attract more attention to your account on this video platform. And this means increasing the number of views, subscribers, comments, and likes. 

Add your Taplink page with YouTube links to Instagram bio to get more. Share as many YouTube videos at once as you want. Put a timer before a video release, so that your fans won't miss it for sure. You may even dare to create an About Me page or a business website like big-deal brands do.