YouTube Hashtag Extractor

What the YouTube Hashtag Extractor does

Paste the link of a public YouTube video, click Extract, and the tool lists the hashtags that video uses. It is a quick way to see how other creators in your niche label their videos, without digging through each title and description yourself.

 

How to use it

1. Open a YouTube video on your topic and copy its address from the browser bar.
2. Paste the link into the box above.
3. Click Extract. Sample loads an example so you can see how the tool works, and Reset clears the box.
4. Go through the list. Note the hashtags that fit your own video and ignore the rest.

Hashtags and tags are two different things

Tags are a hidden field in YouTube Studio, and viewers never see them. If you want to see the tags a video uses, that is a job for our YouTube Tag Extractor. This page is only about hashtags.

Hashtags start with a # and you write them in the title or the description. They are clickable, and they lead viewers to a results page with other videos that use the same hashtag. According to YouTube, up to three of the hashtags in your description, the ones it considers most engaging, appear next to the video title.

How to pick hashtags for your video

• Use a few. Three to five relevant hashtags are plenty. YouTube has said it ignores all the hashtags on a video that has more than 15, and its guidelines warn against over-tagging.
• Keep them honest. YouTube's guidelines say a hashtag must be directly related to the video, and misleading ones break the rules.
• Be specific. "#sourdoughstarter" tells viewers more than "#food".
• Test them before you use them. Click a hashtag on YouTube and look at the videos it leads to. If the page is full of things unrelated to your topic, pick another one.
• Borrow ideas, not whole lists. Another creator's hashtags fit their video, not necessarily yours.

Need ideas that don't come from another video?

If you would rather start from your own topic, try the YouTube Hashtag Generator, then use this extractor to compare your list with what similar videos use.

FAQ

What is the difference between a hashtag and a tag?

A hashtag is visible and clickable, and it goes in the title or description. A tag sits in a hidden field in YouTube Studio and only helps YouTube understand the topic.

How many hashtags should I use?

Three to five is a good range. YouTube shows up to three next to the title, so extra ones add little.

Can I extract hashtags from any video?

Use the link of a public video. If a video has no hashtags, there is nothing to extract.

Will hashtags help my video rank?

They help viewers find related videos, but treat them as a way to connect your video to a topic, not as a ranking trick. A clear title and a good thumbnail matter more.

Is the tool free?

Yes, it is free.

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