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Make your subscribe link
Paste your channel link or your @handle. The tool gives you the subscribe link to copy.
What a subscribe link does
It’s your normal channel URL with ?sub_confirmation=1 on the end. When a viewer who is signed in to YouTube opens it, your channel loads with a pop-up asking them to confirm the subscription. One tap and they’re in.
It only works for viewers who are signed in. Everyone else lands on your channel page with the normal Subscribe button.
The formats that work
- Handle: https://www.youtube.com/@yourhandle?sub_confirmation=1
- Channel ID: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?sub_confirmation=1
- Already has a query (like ?si= from the share button): remove it, or add &sub_confirmation=1 instead of a second question mark.
It doesn’t work on video links (youtube.com/watch?v=… or youtu.be/…) or Shorts. The parameter only does something on a channel page. The tool above refuses video links for that reason.
A note on reliability
YouTube doesn’t document sub_confirmation anywhere official. It has worked for years and creators use it widely, but YouTube could change or drop it without notice. If it ever stops, the link still opens your channel. Nothing breaks, people just see the normal Subscribe button.
Where to use it
- Video descriptions: “Subscribe for weekly edits: [link]”.
- Your bio on Instagram, TikTok or X, or on your link in bio page.
- Emails and newsletters, where a plain channel link gets ignored.
- Discord: in your welcome or announcements channel.
- A QR code on merch, posters or a stream overlay.
End screens and cards don’t take a link like this. End screens have their own subscribe element, so use that there.
Give the link a reason next to it. “Subscribe” on its own gets skipped. “New editing breakdown every Friday: [link]” tells people what they get for the tap.
Shorten it if it looks messy in a bio. A short link keeps it clean and counts the clicks.
Next step: give people a reason
A subscribe link asks for a favour. Most people who weren’t going to subscribe still won’t. A sub-to-unlock link gives them a reason: they subscribe, then get the LUT pack, the preset or the project file from your video.
On Rekonise, the Subscribe to channel step opens your channel with the same sub_confirmation pop-up, so it’s one tap for people signed in. Then they come back and get the file.
Like video91% Subscribe with notifications88% Watch video81% Subscribe to channel78%
All Rekonise links, 25 October to 14 November 2026.
Subscribe is finished 78% of the time. As the first step it’s 76%. When it comes after an easier step, like a Like video, it’s 94%: people who already did one step have decided they want the file.
- finish a subscribe as the first step
- 76%
- finish it as a later step
- 94%
- finish a 1-step link
- 79%
A subscribe link asks. A sub-to-unlock link gives them a reason to say yes.
Create a link
Add the download, or a link or code, that your video promised.
Add Subscribe to channel
Paste the same channel URL or @handle you used above.
Share it
In the first line of your description and a pinned comment.
Full setup in how to make a subscribe-to-unlock link. New to the idea? Start with what sub to unlock is.
How we measured
We counted the steps started and finished on Rekonise links between 25 October and 14 November 2026, millions in total. A step counts as started when someone taps it and the platform opens, and as finished when they come back after the wait. We can’t see inside YouTube or Spotify, so we can’t tell whether they actually subscribed or followed. Per-link numbers only include links with at least 50 starts. No creator or visitor data is shown, only totals.
Questions
How do I make a YouTube subscribe link?
Add ?sub_confirmation=1 to the end of your channel URL, like https://www.youtube.com/@yourhandle?sub_confirmation=1. Or paste your channel into the free generator on this page.
Does sub_confirmation=1 still work?
Yes, as of November 2026. YouTube doesn’t officially document it, so it could change. If it stops, the link still opens your channel.
Can I add a subscribe link to a video URL?
No. It only works on channel links: an @handle URL or a /channel/UC… URL.
Is the YouTube subscribe link generator free?
Yes. No account needed. Copy the link and use it anywhere.