Before you upload a video to YouTube, check whether its music matches a registered song. The Content ID checker takes a short section of your track, the part you choose, and compares its audio fingerprint against a large commercial database of released music. If it finds a match, you see the song, the artist, the label and how strong the match is. It is an estimate of your risk, not a guarantee, because YouTube runs its own Content ID system.
You can try it free. New accounts get 6 free credits for 7 days, and each check costs 3 credits, so you can run up to 2 checks before paying anything. After that you buy credits as you need them, with no subscription required.
Sign in, upload your audio file and use the Scan from slider to choose the part you want checked, such as the chorus or a section with a sample. Press Check for Content ID. In a few moments you see either no match or the registered track your audio matches, and the result is saved to your History.
Content ID is YouTube's automatic copyright system. Rights holders such as labels, publishers and distributors give YouTube reference files of their music, and every uploaded video is scanned against them. When a video matches, the rights holder can run ads on it and take the revenue, mute the audio or block the video. This checker runs the same kind of audio fingerprint match against a separate music database, so you can spot likely problems before you upload.
No, it is not a guarantee. A clear result means no match was found in the database we check, for the section you scanned. YouTube uses its own Content ID database, not every rights holder registers their music everywhere, new music is added all the time, and the rest of your song was not scanned. Treat a clear result as a good sign, not a promise, and also check any other part that uses borrowed material.
You see the matching song with its artist, label, album, release date and a match score. If you upload that audio to YouTube, it is likely to get a Content ID claim, and the rights holder can then monetize, mute or block your video. If you have a license for that music, you can dispute a claim. If you do not, replace or remove that part before you upload.
No. It checks one short section at a time, starting where you set the Scan from slider. Copyright problems usually sit in one spot, like a sample, a borrowed beat or a cover of a famous chorus, so move the slider to that part. To check another section, run the check again from a different starting point.
Yes, when that song is in the database. A match shows the title and artist of the registered track, so it also works for finding out which song a clip uses. It reads audio files only, so for a video, save its audio as a file first.
No. It compares the sound of your recording, not the words. To check your lyrics for lines that closely match well known songs, use Check Lyrics for Copyright.