Find the YouTube Video ID and download the video thumbnail

What’s a YouTube Video ID & How to Locate Thumbnails?

In simple words, for extracting the YouTube video ID and downloading the video thumbnail in two simple steps, first copy the video URL. Second, paste into the tool and get the video ID and thumbnail. 

1. If you are using smartphones so click on the video’s three dots, copy the video’s share link. Same process you can follow for desktops, tablets, and iPhones. 
2. Paste the video URL in the tool and get the ID and thumbnail.

How to Get the YouTube Video ID and Thumbnail Without Using Third-Party Tools.

Using these steps for extracting the video ID and finding the YouTube video thumbnail on YouTube without any third-party tools.

Manual Process of Getting the Video ID and Thumbnail on YouTube

Open the MP4 or MP3, or short video URL on pc or laptop, and for mobile on a notepad. 

• Find the MP4 video URL. For example:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNDPWxknJe0
  In this link, the Video ID is the part that comes after youtube.com/watch?v=, which is: KNDPWxknJe0.
• The same process applies to YouTube Shorts. For example:
  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ju53kdsKSD
  Here, the Video ID is the part after youtube.com/shorts/, which is: ju53kdsKSD.
• Open this link in your browser or on YouTube:
  https://img.youtube.com/vi/VIDEO_ID/0.jpg
  Replace VIDEO_ID in the link with the actual video ID from your YouTube video.
  For example, if your video ID is abc123, the link would be:
  https://img.youtube.com/vi/abc123/0.jpg
• Open the link to view the thumbnail, then right-click to save it.