Transfer a copy of your Apple Music playlists to another service

From Apple's Data and Privacy page, you can request to transfer the playlists that you’ve made in Apple Music to YouTube Music.

Transfer playlists from Apple Music

When you transfer playlists to YouTube Music, they aren’t deleted from Apple Music.
The transfer process typically takes a few minutes, although it might take up to several hours depending on the number of playlists that you’re transferring.

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

Only the playlists that you've created (including collaborative playlists that you own) are transferred
Music files aren't transferred
Non-collaborative shared playlists and curated playlists aren't transferred
Folders in which you've organized your Apple Music playlists aren't transferred
Playlists can include only songs available on YouTube Music. If your playlists contains other audio files — such as podcasts, audiobooks, or user-uploaded audio files — they won't be transferred.

Go to Apple's Data and Privacy page, then sign in to your Apple Account.
Select “Transfer a copy of your data.”
Follow the onscreen instructions to complete your transfer request. To start the transfer, you’ll need to sign in to your YouTube Music account.

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.

You receive a confirmation email from Apple that the transfer is complete.
Your playlists appear in the Library tab in YouTube Music.
If a song is missing from a playlist, it might not be available in YouTube Music.
If you update a playlist after it has transferred, it won't update in the other service.
If you cancel your transfer, playlists that have already transferred remain in YouTube Music.

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