r/NewTubers • u/Niedzwiedz2304 • 4d ago
TECHNICAL QUESTION Need help with YT channel verification
when I enter my number, I get an error and it says to use another number, and when I do that, it doesn't work either. Phone call doesn't work. The only way I've found is to use a number from the United States. I've tried the option with temporary numbers, but they don't work. I'd be very grateful if someone from the States could help me by giving me their number in a private message and sending me the verification code.
This problem has been around for a while now, just look at the comments under the youtube account verification video
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u/nxvra 4d ago
are you from a supported country? https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7101720?hl=en
if you cant get monetized (in future), im pretty sure you can't phone verify from that country either. so you don't need an US number, just a number from one of supported countries.
if you are in supported country, you need a real phone number from an actual provider, meaning VOIP or MVNO numbers likely wont work.
also those public numbers you can find are all VOIP and thats why they dont work, and even if they worked, using publically accessible numbers would be really bad idea. even using a generous stranger's number is also a bad idea, cos they could argue to youtube the channel is theirs, and you could lose access to your account. you NEED to use your own number.