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title: "YouTube import"
description: "Paste a YouTube link and Speak AI fetches, transcribes and analyzes the video for you. No download step."
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# YouTube import

Paste a YouTube link into Speak AI and it fetches the video, transcribes it, and runs the same insights and AI Chat you get on any other file. You do not need to download anything first.

![The Paste a link panel on the upload page, with a YouTube watch URL typed into the box and an Import button beside it. Chips underneath show the other sources the same box accepts: TikTok, Instagram, X, Facebook, Reddit, SoundCloud, VK and Snapchat, with YouTube highlighted as the one matched.](/help/media/uploads/uploads-youtube.jpg)
## Import a video from a link

1. Open your [Speak AI dashboard](https://app.speakai.co/dashboard) and go to the upload page.
1. Find the **Paste a link** panel beside the drop zone.
1. Paste the YouTube URL.
1. Select **Import**.

Speak AI fetches the media and starts transcription automatically, the same as any other upload. See [Uploads](/help/uploads/) for the rest of the routes into your library.

## Other links you can import

The same **Paste a link** panel accepts:

- YouTube
- TikTok
- Instagram
- X
- Reddit
- SoundCloud
- Facebook
- Vimeo
- Snapchat
- VK

A link that is not on this list will not import. Upload the file yourself instead, which is covered in [Uploads](/help/uploads/).

## Size limit on link imports

A file pulled in from a link has to be 200 MB or smaller. That cap applies to link imports only. Files you upload directly get the larger limits described in [File formats](/help/uploads/formats/) and [Duration and size](/help/uploads/duration/).

If a video is over the cap, download it and upload the file yourself. Saving just the audio as MP3 or M4A is usually enough to get under 200 MB, and the transcript is identical.

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Related: [Uploads](/help/uploads/) · [CSV import](/help/uploads/csv-import/)

Source: https://docs.speakai.co/help/uploads/youtube/index.mdx