To cite a YouTube video or videos on similar user generated video sites (e.g. Vimeo), include the following elements:

• Author, A.A. (year, month day). Title of video [Video]. YouTube. URL http://xxxxx
  • Author/s: the account that uploaded the video
  • Date: the specific date the video was uploaded
  • Title of the video in italic case
  • Format in brackets [Video] not in italic case

  • Site name (YouTube)

  • URL of the video

Organize and style these elements using APA guidelines (with a hanging indent) so that readers may access the sources used. We have highlighted and bolded the text to illustrate how the elements are organized: 

TEMPLATE FOR CITATION ON A REFERENCE PAGE

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year, Month, Day). Title of the video: Capital after colon. [Video]. YouTube. URL http://xxxxx

YouTube Video Reference Example: 

Example of In-Text Citation

• Parenthetical citation example: (Flight, 2023)
• Narrative citation example: Flight (2023)