Regex for youtube URL

Question

I am using the following regex for validating youtube video share url\'s.

var valid = /^(http\\:\\/\\/)?(youtube\\.com|youtu\\.be)+$/;
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Answer 1

Format for YouTube videos has changed. This regex works for all cases:

^(http(s)??\:\/\/)?(www\.)?((youtube\.com\/watch\?v=)|(youtu.be\/))([a-zA-Z0-9\-_])+

Tests here.