Transfer a copy of your music playlists to Apple Music

You can request to transfer the playlists that you've made in YouTube Music to Apple Music.

Transfer playlists to Apple Music

This service is available to Apple Account holders where Apple Music is available. It isn’t available for child accounts or Managed Apple Accounts.

Before you transfer

Join Apple Music

What you can transfer

How to transfer your YouTube Music playlists to Apple Music

  1. Go to Google Takeout

  2. Follow the instructions to start an export from YouTube Music.

  3. Choose "Apple Music" as the destination to transfer and sign in to your Apple Account.

  4. Tap Allow to share permission with Google to add playlists to Apple Music.

When you start a transfer, Apple sends email notifications to the email addresses associated with your Apple Account.

You can check the status of or cancel your transfer on Apple's Data and Privacy page.

When your transfer is complete

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