# Link Your Campaign Code to Your YouTube Task

Your brand may require you to link a campaign code to your YouTube video or short, in order to access additional YouTube data. There are three ways to do this:

#### Method 1: Link to a new video

Use this method when you're uploading a new video.

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1. In the YouTube app, upload your video.
2. Select **Paid promotions & brands**.
3. In the **Brands** section, select **Select brand sponsorship**.
4. Select the brand’s campaign you want to link to your video.
5. Select **I agree**.

To learn more about how to upload a new video via the mobile app, see the following:

* For [Android](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/15672082?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid\&oco=1#zippy=%2Cselect-from-a-reported-campaign-or-search-for-a-brand-during-upload)
* For [iPhone and iPad](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/15672082?co=GENIE.Platform%3DiOS\&oco=1#zippy=%2Cselect-from-a-reported-campaign-or-search-for-a-brand-during-upload)
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To learn how to [upload and link to a campaign](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/15672082#zippy=%2Cselect-from-a-reported-campaign-or-search-for-a-brand-during-upload) via your YouTube desktop.
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#### Method 2: Link to an existing video

Use this method if the video you want to link has already been uploaded.

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1. In the YouTube app, find the video or short you want to link.
2. Select ![](https://347878556-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fb2rE79d9UhOKZQLgzSqx%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-2353e6dbc5652c0304edc7da554b01277ad88839%2F380bebd18697484deff243a63d0ed3fda5b8b3ae7a5d1da26278c64764d33cd9.svg?alt=media) **\[Menu] →** ![](https://347878556-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fb2rE79d9UhOKZQLgzSqx%2Fuploads%2FZMLVDhHLGefqRDHaIWTm%2FEdit.svg?alt=media\&token=1f1168ae-5bd3-456c-a366-904d0ecf00cb) **\[Edit] → Paid promotion & brands**.
3. In the *Brands* section, select **Select brand sponsorship**.
4. Select the brand’s campaign with the correct campaign code.
   * Ensure you have the correct code by checking the campaign code in impact.com. See the *Access your campaign code reference* below.

<details>

<summary>Access your campaign code reference</summary>

1. On the impact.com platform, select **Discover → Find Campaigns →** [**Participating**](https://app.impact.com/secure/mediapartner/marketplace/influencer-marketplace-flow.ihtml?execution=e1s1#status=PARTICIPATING).
2. Hover over your campaign and select **Manage Tasks.**
3. Find the YouTube task, and select **View Task Details**.
4. In the task slide-out, navigate to **YouTube BrandConnect code** to find your campaign code.

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5. Select **I agree**.
6. Thereafter, in the impact.com platform, [submit your video task.](https://help.impact.com/partner/what-would-you-like-to-learn-about/campaigns/rename-and-submit-creator-campaign-tasks#submit-tasks-and-view-metrics-0-1)

To learn more about how to link to an existing video on the mobile app, see the following:

* For [Android](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/15672082?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid\&oco=1#zippy=%2Cselect-from-a-reported-campaign-or-search-for-a-brand-after-upload)
* For [iPhone and iPad](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/15672082?co=GENIE.Platform%3DiOS\&oco=1#zippy=%2Cselect-from-a-reported-campaign-or-search-for-a-brand-after-upload)
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To learn how to [link an existing video](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/15672082#zippy=%2Cselect-from-a-reported-campaign-or-search-for-a-brand-after-upload) via the YouTube desktop.
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#### Method 3: impact.com creates the link

1. Upload your video on YouTube.
2. [Submit your video task](https://help.impact.com/partner/what-would-you-like-to-learn-about/campaigns/rename-and-submit-creator-campaign-tasks#submit-tasks-and-view-metrics-0-1) on the impact.com platform.
3. You will receive a notification from YouTube prompting you to review and accept the link request.
   * Alternatively, access the link request by selecting ![](https://347878556-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fb2rE79d9UhOKZQLgzSqx%2Fuploads%2FCKXQFbp2gA4qUvnC2j4t%2FMenu.svg?alt=media\&token=aa5ea7b0-3dd1-4fa2-bc2f-8f766a3d906a) **\[Menu] →** ![](https://347878556-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fb2rE79d9UhOKZQLgzSqx%2Fuploads%2FZMLVDhHLGefqRDHaIWTm%2FEdit.svg?alt=media\&token=1f1168ae-5bd3-456c-a366-904d0ecf00cb) **\[Edit] → Paid promotion & brands**.
4. Once you’ve accepted the link request, your video will be linked to your campaign.

To learn more about how to accept a link request, see the following:

* For [Desktop](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/15672082#zippy=%2Caccept-a-single-video-request-from-a-brand)
* For [Android](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/15672082?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid\&oco=1#zippy=%2Caccept-a-single-video-request-from-a-brand)
* For [iPhone and iPad](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/15672082?co=GENIE.Platform%3DiOS\&oco=1#zippy=%2Caccept-a-single-video-request-from-a-brand)