By Charles Joseph | Cybersecurity Researcher
Published on
December 26th, 2023
YouTube offers various thumbnail sizes for videos, each with a specific use. The smallest size is 120 x 90 pixels, which you often see in YouTube’s search results or when videos are suggested to you.
If you’d like to reference a YouTube video using its thumbnail, the below URLs will be helpful to you.
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| Width | Height | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 120 | 90 | https://i.ytimg.com/<VIDEO ID>/1.jpg |
| 120 | 90 | https://i.ytimg.com/<VIDEO ID>/2.jpg |
| 120 | 90 | https://i.ytimg.com/<VIDEO ID>/3.jpg |
| 120 | 90 | https://i.ytimg.com/<VIDEO ID>/default.jpg |
| 320 | 180 | https://i.ytimg.com/<VIDEO ID>/mq1.jpg |
| 320 | 180 | https://i.ytimg.com/<VIDEO ID>/mq2.jpg |
| 320 | 180 | https://i.ytimg.com/<VIDEO ID>/mq3.jpg |
| 320 | 180 | https://i.ytimg.com/<VIDEO ID>/mqdefault.jpg |
| 480 | 360 | https://i.ytimg.com/<VIDEO ID>/0.jpg |
| 480 | 360 | https://i.ytimg.com/<VIDEO ID>/hq1.jpg |
| 480 | 360 | https://i.ytimg.com/<VIDEO ID>/hq2.jpg |
| 480 | 360 | https://i.ytimg.com/<VIDEO ID>/hq3.jpg |
| 480 | 360 | https://i.ytimg.com/<VIDEO ID>/hqdefault.jpg |
Additionally, the availability of the following thumbnails may vary, which likely depends on whether the video is of high quality.
| Width | Height | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 640 | 480 | https://i.ytimg.com/<VIDEO ID>/sd1.jpg |
| 640 | 480 | https://i.ytimg.com/<VIDEO ID>/sd2.jpg |
| 640 | 480 | https://i.ytimg.com/<VIDEO ID>/sd3.jpg |
| 640 | 480 | https://i.ytimg.com/<VIDEO ID>/sddefault.jpg |
| 1280 | 720 | https://i.ytimg.com/<VIDEO ID>/hq720.jpg |
| 1920 | 1080 | https://i.ytimg.com/<VIDEO ID>/maxresdefault.jpg |
SOURCE: Stack Overflow
QUOTE:
"Amateurs hack systems, professionals hack people."
-- Bruce Schneier, a renown computer security professional
"Amateurs hack systems, professionals hack people."
-- Bruce Schneier, a renown computer security professional
