Find the source ofa YouTube Short.
Shorts are usually a 40-second slice of something longer, lifted from another channel. Paste the Short and we find the full upload, the original channel and the date. $0.90 per search.
- Finds the long-form video the Short was cut from.
- Matches across channels, not just within YouTube.
- Results sorted oldest first.
youtu.be short links work too
unlock every source, date and full URL for $0.90 — no account needed
A Short is a clip. Clips have parents.
Paste the Short
Any public Short URL. No login, no extension, no download.
We match the frames
Keyframes are searched against full-length uploads, not just other Shorts.
You get the full video
The long-form upload it was cut from, plus the timestamp where your clip starts.
You want one video, not a plan.
Finding the long version of a Short is a one-off curiosity. Subscription tools price it like a habit.
Top up $5, spend it whenever. Your balance never expires, and a search with no matches gets 50% back.
- Retrace
- $0.90
- Competitor (1 month)
- $24.95
- Competitor (1 year,
never cancelled) - $299.40
Straight answers.
The free preview tells you whether a full version exists before you pay.
Trace a Short free →Can you find the exact timestamp?
Yes — paid results include the offset in the long-form video where your clip begins.
What if the Short is original?
You get "no earlier source" and 50% of the price back in your wallet.
Does it work on unlisted videos?
Only if the video is indexed somewhere public. Truly private uploads are invisible to any tool.
How long does it take?
Usually under 30 seconds for Scan.