Have you ever wanted to share your thoughts privately with a YouTube creator? Although Google has removed the private messaging option from YouTube, there's still a way around it.

Since you can't message someone directly on YouTube, you can send a direct email or reach out to a video creator or a channel admin via their social media profiles or public chat.

In this post, we'll show you how to message a YouTuber via their email address, social media, or public chat.

How to Message Someone on YouTube via Their Email Address

To message someone via the email address listed on their YouTube channel, first, log in to your account on YouTube.

Then follow these steps:

YouTube channel showing email address box
  1. Use the search bar at the top of the web app to search for the channel or person you want to message. Alternatively: Click the username or banner directly under a video to go to the creator's channel.
  2. Go to About.
  3. Next, scroll down and click View email address. You'll only see this option if the creator has linked an email address to their channel.
  4. If prompted, tick the check mark inside the I'm not a robot reCAPTCHA box and hit Submit to reveal the channel's email address.
  5. Click the listed email address, or copy and paste it into an email client to send an email directly to the channel's owner.

How to Message a YouTuber via Their Social Profile

If a YouTuber doesn't have an email address linked to their channel, there are other options you can try out. Most creators leave their social media profiles, including LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and more on their YouTube channel.

You can access these social media options by visiting the About page on a YouTube channel.

Scrolling down and clicking on their social accounts under the Links sections will bring you to their social media profile page. Alternatively, you can see their social media profile links in the bottom-right corner of their channel banner at the top.

Once you land on a YouTuber's social profile, you can then try to send them a direct message from there.

Send a Public Chat or Comment Instead

Sending a public message is another way to reach out to a channel owner on YouTube, provided that they've not disabled comments on a YouTube video. However, the messages you send here aren't private, and everyone can see them.

There's also a high chance that the YouTuber misses your message this way, since there might be many comments to read.

To send a public chat or comment, you can use either of the options below:

Use the Community Tab

To send a public chat or comment via a YouTube channel's community, go to the channel's home page and click the Community tab (if present). Next, leave a comment by clicking the message bubble below any of their posts or polls (if they have any). ​​​​​​

YouTube community page

Comment under a Particular Video

If you'd like to reach out concerning a particular video instead, you can use the search icon at the top of the channel's page to search for the video in question.

Next, click the said video and scroll down to the comment section. Type your message in the Add a comment field and hit Comment.

YouTube video with comment box

That YouTuber Is Only a Message Away

While the absence of YouTube DMs seems to create a roadblock to messaging someone directly on YouTube, these alternative ways of sending messages work. For instance, sending an email to a YouTuber, as shown, even gives your message official credibility and might even help you connect with a YouTuber more closely.