{"id":726,"date":"2020-11-05T11:16:38","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T11:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synchedin.com\/blog\/?p=726"},"modified":"2026-01-22T15:32:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T15:32:18","slug":"how-to-delete-a-playlist-on-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-a-playlist-on-youtube\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Delete a Playlist on YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s good to have a clear out on your channel now and then. We&#8217;ve walked through how to delete a playlist on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\">YouTube<\/a>, so you can do just that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Head to the playlist section on your YouTube channel, then click on the playlist you want to delete<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/1\/2020\/11\/a742478a-yt-del-1-1024x510.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-727 lazyload\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the three dots under your videos privacy settings, and click <strong><em>delete playlist<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/1\/2020\/11\/3cac3686-yt-del-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-728 lazyload\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Check out our articles on how to <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-organise-youtube-playlists-on-your-channel\/\">organise your playlists<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-make-public-playlists-on-your-youtube-channel\/\">make them public<\/a> too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s good to have a clear out on your channel now and then. 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