Paste a YouTube Link
How to use a YouTube video URL to generate sermon content in SermonAI.
If your sermons are already on YouTube, you can generate content without downloading or re-uploading anything.
How to use a YouTube link
- From your dashboard, click New Sermon
- Select YouTube Link
- Paste the full URL of the video (e.g.,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...) - Click Submit and wait for processing
SermonAI extracts the audio from the video and transcribes it automatically.
What types of links work
- Public videos — work without any issues
- Unlisted videos — work as long as you have the direct link
- Private videos — are not accessible to SermonAI; you'll need to change the video's visibility to unlisted or public, or upload the file directly instead
YouTube Shorts and playlists
- Shorts — YouTube Shorts links are supported
- Playlists — paste the link to a single video, not a playlist URL; SermonAI processes one sermon at a time
Processing time
YouTube uploads typically take slightly longer than direct file uploads because SermonAI needs to fetch the video first. Expect roughly 90–120 seconds for most sermons.