View or delete search history
If you're trying to find a particular video you have searched for in the past, search history may help. Your YouTube search history lets you see what you have previously searched for on YouTube.
You're in control — you can clear your entire search history, remove individual searches from search suggestions, or pause your search history.
Keep in mind that any YouTube searches you make while logged in to your account will appear in your account's search history across devices.
Android
To pause search history for your account, go to Menu 
Delete individual searches
You can delete individual searches from your search history when you’re signed in with your account by following these steps:
- Tap the search icon
- Tap and hold a suggested search result with the history icon
next to it
- Remove the individual search term from your search history
Delete your entire search history
Go to
Sign out to clear previous YouTube searches on your device from showing in the Search box. If you're already signed out, you can clear your search history with the following steps:
- Open the
Guide.
- Tap the
gear icon to enter Settings.
- Under Privacy, choose Clear search history.
To pause search history for your account, go to Account 
Delete your entire search history
Go to
Access your search history by clicking History in the 
- Remove a search: Click the
menu icon to the right of the search query and choose Remove from Search History.
- Click Clear all search history to delete your entire search history.
- Click Pause search history to pause your search history. While your search history is paused, search queries you enter will not be saved in your search history.
