YouTube Tools
Timestamp Link Generator
Paste a video link and set a time to get a link that starts right at that moment.
What this is
A timestamp link generator builds a YouTube address that begins playback at a specific second rather than from the start. It matters when you are pointing at one part of a long video — citing a source, showing evidence, or sending someone straight to the explanation they need instead of telling them to go looking. The time parameter is written in seconds, and this tool converts the minutes and seconds you enter into that form.
The formula
t = (hours × 3600) + (minutes × 60) + seconds
- The t value is always in seconds, never in hour:minute:second form.
- Inside an embed iframe the parameter is start, not t.
How it works
Watch links and short links use the parameter differently: a youtube.com address takes t in seconds, while youtu.be takes t as its first parameter. Both work, and this tool shows both forms so you can take whichever is shorter.
For an embed, the start time uses the start parameter rather than t. That difference is why an embed often begins from zero even when the link was written with a timestamp — the correct parameter inside an iframe is start.
How to use it
- Paste the video link A watch link, short link, Shorts URL or a bare video ID.
- Enter the time Fill in hours, minutes and seconds. Leave hours empty for a short video.
- Copy the form you need A watch link, a short link and an embed code are provided, each with its own copy button.
Common questions
- How do I share a YouTube video starting at a specific time?
- Add a t parameter holding the number of seconds to the end of the video link — ending it with t=90 starts playback at one minute thirty. The YouTube mobile app offers this in its share menu too, but only at the current playback position.
- Why does my timestamp not work in an embed?
- Because embeds use the start parameter rather than t. Pasting a timestamped watch link straight into an iframe's src gives you a video that always begins at zero; change t to start and it will begin at the right point.
- Can I set an end time as well as a start time?
- In an embed you can, using an end parameter also measured in seconds. On an ordinary watch link opened on YouTube it has no effect — the video keeps playing to the end.
Notes
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