How do I import captions to YouTube?
You will learn how to import/upload a captions file for use with your video in YouTube.
Follow these steps after you have uploaded a video to YouTube and you want to use a captions file (.SRT format) to provide accurate captions for your students.
1. Click on the Sign in icon in YouTube.
![Click on the Sign in icon in YouTube.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/017/289/original/3b0adad5-dc1c-452f-a464-79d722723bfa.png)
2. Click on YouTube Studio.
![Click on Creator Studio.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/017/291/original/692d7481-d3f3-47b8-a2d0-f9c694ceb03e.png)
3. Click on the Subtitles link.
![Subtitles link selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/017/293/original/cf7f8b43-fe8f-4de7-a017-b2d9f2088802.png)
4. Click on the desired video.
![Canvas deep link video selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/017/295/original/e559bc16-e8f5-4a2b-aea1-fcd98c6c18a1.png)
5. Click on Add.
![ADD button selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/017/297/original/16dae848-c9e2-4438-bc5f-a2413cc12cf0.png)
6. Click on Upload a file.
![Upload file button](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/017/299/original/7d832e94-bc9e-4e43-9580-c1dd2efe2e68.png)
7. Click on Continue.
Tip: With timing should be the selection by default. The captions file you may have received from DSS or Titan Accessible has timing, so leave With timing selected.
![Continue button](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/017/301/original/baf1310f-9fc9-4830-a9f7-2f7227b60e49.png)
8. Navigate and select the captions file.
![captions file is selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/017/303/original/2c9dde20-f87b-4158-be04-318039b795f6.png)
9. Click on Open.
![Open button is selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/017/305/original/f5849f21-a3f1-43ad-b39f-3cce5b7c731d.png)
10. Click on Publish.
Tip: If you notice any of the captions as needing fixing, you can edit them on this page and then click on Publish.
![Publish button selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/017/307/original/4fafe82f-4006-42d9-8cf9-be7aaf3984e4.png)
11. The captions are now available when users watch your video.
Be sure to verify that the captions play.
![Captions displayed when played.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/017/309/original/54cd03f3-593f-4352-86ff-ecec32a7f306.png)
Article Summary
You have now learned how to upload a captions file (.SRT) for use with your video on YouTube.