How do I link a YouTube Short to my full video?

In YouTube Studio on a computer, open the Short's details and look for the related video field, where you can search your own uploads and select one. In the YouTube app, the option appears in the details screen before you publish a Short. Only your own public or unlisted videos and Shorts can be linked, and each Short can have one related video. Once set, viewers see a small label on the Short that opens the linked video when tapped.

Links work best when the Short is genuinely part of the longer video. If a Short shows the moment a cracked windscreen is replaced, and the related video is the full twenty-minute repair with costs and parts explained, the viewer who wants more knows exactly what they will get. A Short about one thing linking to an unrelated video gets few taps and can feel like a bait-and-switch.

Other routes exist but are weaker. Clickable links in Shorts descriptions and comments have been restricted for spam reasons, so a URL typed there will not work as a link. Pinning a comment that names the full video can help a little, and saying "full video on the channel" in the Short itself nudges curious viewers. After a month, check Studio for how many viewers clicked through from each Short. That number tells you which Shorts are working as a route into your channel, which matters more than raw views for a long-form creator.