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> "It's not a short ad; I've seen it several times, so one of the times I recorded it." FWIW, YouTube ads are just normal, unlisted videos. You can get their I
by raphman 3y ago
> "It's not a short ad; I've seen it several times, so one of the times I recorded it."
FWIW, YouTube ads are just normal, unlisted videos. You can get their ID by:
- right-clicking on the video while the ad is playing,
- selecting 'Stats for nerds',
- copying the 'Video ID' from the debug info in the top left corner,
- appending this ID to 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v='
This also allows you to see the account associated with the ad and how often this ad has been played already.
For example, here's a (German) scam ad promoting a cheap ceramic heater as having "effectively no energy costs": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WorrpfjAYdc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WorrpfjAYdc
- michaelteter 3y agoAhh thanks for the guide. Also, I've seen the scam heater ad as well. It's obviously bogus, but unfortunately a lot of people will fall for it. I guess if the ad weren't driving sales, they wouldn't still be running versions of it.