You can find your YouTube search history from the My Activity page . From there, you can:
- View your search history
- Search your search history to find a specific video
- Clear your entire search history
- Remove individual searches from search suggestions
- Pause your search history
A few notes to consider:
- Search entries you delete will no longer influence your recommendations.
- After clearing your search history, your past searches will no longer show as suggestions in the search box.
- Searches you enter while your search history is paused will not be saved in your search history.
If you've removed any videos from your watch history while your device was offline, it might take a few hours for those changes to sync.
Delete individual searches
Go to My Activity
Clear your search history
Go to My Activity
Pause your search history
Click Saving activity 
Automatically delete your search and watch history
You can choose to delete your YouTube search and watch history automatically after a certain amount of time.
- On your computer, go to your Google Account .
- On the top left panel, click Data & privacy.
- Under "History Settings" click YouTube History.
- Click the auto-delete time-frame you want
TV, game console, or media streaming box
Pause your search history
- In the left-hand Menu, go to Settings
.
- Select Pause search history.
- Select the Pause search historybutton.
Clear your search history
- In the left-hand Menu, go to Settings
- Select Clear search history.
- Select the Clear search historybutton.
View our other articles for more info about watch history , removing recommended content , and improving your recommendations.
Search in Incognito Mode
If you browse in incognito mode, your search history won’t be saved. Learn more about Incognito Mode .
