diff --git a/app/library/ItemDTO.py b/app/library/ItemDTO.py
index a35ccd85..b1282f42 100644
--- a/app/library/ItemDTO.py
+++ b/app/library/ItemDTO.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import json
 import logging
+import re
 import time
 import uuid
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
@@ -115,6 +116,12 @@ class Item:
             msg = "url param is required."
             raise ValueError(msg)
 
+        url = url.strip()
+
+        # If it's only a YouTube video ID, convert to a full URL.
+        if len(url) >= 11 and re.fullmatch(r"[A-Za-z0-9_-]{11}", url):
+            url = f"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={url}"
+
         data: dict[str, str] = {"url": url}
 
         preset: str | None = item.get("preset")