Retract a claim of copyright infringement

If you submitted a takedown request in error, you can retract your copyright infringement claim by sending an email to copyright@youtube.com.

Your email should be sent from the same email address or corporate domain you used to submit your original takedown request. If the email address is different, it may not be possible to process your retraction.

 Your email needs to include the following required info:

1. Statement of retraction, such as "I hereby retract my claim of copyright infringement."
   • Note: We can only accept a retraction of the takedown request. We can’t accept retractions of only the copyright strike such as “I retract my copyright strike.”
2. Specific URL of the content in question
   • For videos, the valid URL format is: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxxxxxxxx
   • For non-video content, such as channel banner images, valid URL formats are listed here.
     • Note: Google hosts the profile pictures that appear on YouTube channels. To retract a copyright infringement claim on a profile picture, reply to the email confirmation you got when you submitted your original removal request. Include a statement of retraction in your reply, such as the sentence listed above in Step 1.
3. Electronic signature
   • The copyright owner or authorized agent should enter their full legal name as their signature to the bottom of the email. The full legal name should be a first and last name, not a company name.