diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/validators/url_validator.py b/src/ytdl_sub/validators/url_validator.py
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+from typing import Any
+from typing import Optional
+from urllib.parse import parse_qs
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
+
+from ytdl_sub.validators.validators import StringValidator
+
+
+class YoutubeVideoUrlValidator(StringValidator):
+
+    _expected_value_type_name = "youtube video url"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _get_video_id(cls, url: str) -> Optional[str]:
+        """
+        Examples:
+        - https://youtu.be/SA2iWivDJiE
+        - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oPAwA_Udwc&feature=feedu
+        - https://www.youtube.com/embed/SA2iWivDJiE
+        - https://www.youtube.com/v/SA2iWivDJiE?version=3&hl=en_US
+        """
+        # If the url doesn't contain the 'youtu' substring, assume it is the video id
+        if "youtu" not in url:
+            return url
+
+        # If https:// is not present, urlparse will not work
+        if not url.startswith("https://"):
+            url = f"https://{url}"
+
+        query = urlparse(url)
+        if query.hostname in ("youtu.be", "www.youtu.be"):
+            return query.path[1:]
+        if query.hostname in ("youtube.com", "www.youtube.com"):
+            if query.path == "/watch":
+                parsed_q = parse_qs(query.query)
+                return parsed_q["v"][0]
+            if query.path[:7] == "/embed/":
+                return query.path.split("/")[2]
+            if query.path[:3] == "/v/":
+                return query.path.split("/")[2]
+
+        return None
+
+    def __init__(self, name: str, value: Any):
+        super().__init__(name, value)
+
+        self._video_id = self._get_video_id(value)
+        if not self._video_id:
+            raise self._validation_exception(f"'{value}' is not a valid Youtube video url or ID.")
+
+    @property
+    def video_id(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Returns
+        -------
+        ID of the video
+        """
+        return self._video_id
diff --git a/tests/unit/validators/test_url_validator.py b/tests/unit/validators/test_url_validator.py
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+import pytest
+
+from ytdl_sub.utils.exceptions import ValidationException
+from ytdl_sub.validators.url_validator import YoutubeVideoUrlValidator
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "url",
+    [
+        "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
+        "youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ",
+        "www.youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ",
+        "https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ",
+        "https://www.youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ",
+        "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&feature=feedu",
+        "https://www.youtube.com/embed/dQw4w9WgXcQ",
+        "https://www.youtube.com/v/dQw4w9WgXcQ?version=3&hl=en_US",
+    ],
+)
+def test_youtube_video_validator_success(url):
+    video_id = YoutubeVideoUrlValidator(name="unit test", value=url).video_id
+    assert video_id == "dQw4w9WgXcQ"
+
+
+def test_youtube_video_validator_fail():
+    bad_url = "youtube.cum/asdfd"
+    expected_error_msg = f"'{bad_url}' is not a valid Youtube video url or ID."
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationException, match=expected_error_msg):
+        YoutubeVideoUrlValidator(name="unit test", value=bad_url)