diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/frontend/forms.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/frontend/forms.py
index 3e1b353..839a88a 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/frontend/forms.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/frontend/forms.py
@@ -178,3 +178,10 @@ class SubscribeToPlaylistForm(forms.Form):
             }
         ),
     )
+
+
+class ChannelOverwriteForm(forms.Form):
+    """custom overwrites for channel settings"""
+
+    download_format = forms.CharField(label=False, required=False)
+    autodelete_days = forms.IntegerField(label=False, required=False)
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/channel.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/channel.py
index 3837bcd..ccbdacc 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/channel.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/channel.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class YoutubeChannel(YouTubeItem):
 
     def set_overwrites(self, overwrites):
         """set per channel overwrites"""
-        valid_keys = ["format", "autodelete_days"]
+        valid_keys = ["download_format", "autodelete_days"]
         for key in overwrites:
             if key not in valid_keys:
                 raise ValueError(f"invalid overwrite key: {key}")
@@ -283,3 +283,12 @@ class YoutubeChannel(YouTubeItem):
             self.json_data["channel_overwrites"].update(overwrites)
         else:
             self.json_data["channel_overwrites"] = overwrites
+
+
+def channel_overwrites(channel_id, overwrites):
+    """collection to overwrite settings per channel"""
+    channel = YoutubeChannel(channel_id)
+    channel.build_json()
+    channel.set_overwrites(overwrites)
+    channel.upload_to_es()
+    channel.sync_to_videos()
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/channel_id.html b/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/channel_id.html
index 3a84037..00fdfa4 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/channel_id.html
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/channel_id.html
@@ -57,6 +57,18 @@
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
+    <div class="info-box">
+        <div class="info-box-item">
+            <form action="/channel/{{ channel_info.channel_id }}/" method="POST">
+                {% csrf_token %}
+                <p>Download format</p>
+                {{ channel_overwrite_form.download_format }}<br>
+                <p>Auto delete videos after x days</p>
+                {{ channel_overwrite_form.autodelete_days }}<br>
+                <button type="submit">Save</button>
+            </form>
+        </div>
+    </div>
     {% if channel_info.channel_description %}
         <div class="info-box-item description-box">
             <p>Description: <button onclick="textReveal()" id="text-reveal-button">Show</button></p>
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/views.py b/tubearchivist/home/views.py
index c53fe1f..15faa31 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/views.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/views.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from home.src.frontend.api_calls import PostData
 from home.src.frontend.forms import (
     AddToQueueForm,
     ApplicationSettingsForm,
+    ChannelOverwriteForm,
     CustomAuthForm,
     MultiSearchForm,
     SchedulerSettingsForm,
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ from home.src.frontend.forms import (
     UserSettingsForm,
 )
 from home.src.frontend.searching import SearchHandler
+from home.src.index.channel import channel_overwrites
 from home.src.index.generic import Pagination
 from home.src.index.playlist import YoutubePlaylist
 from home.src.ta.config import AppConfig, ScheduleBuilder
@@ -412,6 +414,7 @@ class ChannelIdView(ArchivistResultsView):
             {
                 "title": "Channel: " + channel_name,
                 "channel_info": channel_info,
+                "channel_overwrite_form": ChannelOverwriteForm,
             }
         )
 
@@ -432,6 +435,19 @@ class ChannelIdView(ArchivistResultsView):
             to_append = {"term": {"player.watched": {"value": False}}}
             self.data["query"]["bool"]["must"].append(to_append)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def post(request, channel_id):
+        """handle post request"""
+        print(f"handle post from {channel_id}")
+        channel_overwrite_form = ChannelOverwriteForm(request.POST)
+        if channel_overwrite_form.is_valid():
+            overwrites = channel_overwrite_form.cleaned_data
+            print(f"{channel_id}: set overwrites {overwrites}")
+            channel_overwrites(channel_id, overwrites=overwrites)
+
+        sleep(1)
+        return redirect("channel_id", channel_id, permanent=True)
+
 
 class ChannelView(ArchivistResultsView):
     """resolves to /channel/