YouTube and Zapier connect to automate your video workflows. You can trigger actions when new videos are published to channels and upload videos to your channel.
Prerequisites
To use the YouTube app on Zapier, you must have:
- A Google account with access to YouTube.
- For personal YouTube accounts, no special permissions required.
- For YouTube Studio Content Manager accounts, you need to be a channel owner.
- For Brand accounts, you need to be a channel owner or manager.
Connect YouTube to Zapier
To create an app connection to YouTube on Zapier:
- Go to the Apps page.
- Click + Add connection.
- A new dialog box will appear. Search for and select YouTube.
- Click Add connection.
- A new browser tab or window will open.
- Log into YouTube to authenticate.
- Grant Zapier permission to access your account if prompted to.
Your YouTube account is now successfully connected to Zapier.
NoteZapier’s YouTube app uses YouTube API Services. By using Zapier’s YouTube app, you are agreeing to be bound by YouTube’s Terms of Service and Google’s Privacy Policy.
In addition to Zapier’s normal processes for deleting stored data, you can revoke Zapier’s access to your data through Google’s security settings, or by disconnecting the app account.
About YouTube's app
Triggers, searches, and actions
Triggers
- New Comment on Video (Polling) - Triggers when a new comment is posted on a specific YouTube video.
- New Video in Channel (Polling) - Triggers when a new video is published to a specific YouTube channel.
- New Video by Search (Polling) - Triggers when a new video is uploaded that matches a specific search string.
- New Live Stream (Polling) - Triggers when a new live stream is created or becomes active for a specific YouTube channel.
- New Video in Playlist (Polling) - Triggers when a new video is added to a specific playlist.
Searches
- Get Report - Creates a report on specified data from your owned and managed channels.
- Find Video - Search for videos on YouTube using various criteria like keywords, channel, date range, and more.
Actions
- Upload Video - Post a video to your channel
- API Request (Beta) - This is an advanced action which makes a raw HTTP request that includes this integration's authentication.
- Add Video to Playlist - Add a video to one of your playlists
- Update Video Thumbnail - Updates the thumbnail image for a video. You must have verified your phone number in order to update a video's thumbnail image
Limitations
- The daily upload quota is imposed by YouTube's API. Each video upload consumes 1,600 quota units, and typically the default quota is 10,000 units per day. This allows approximately 6 video uploads per user per day.
- However, if you're on a Free or Trial Zapier plan, you're limited to uploading up to 5 videos in a 24-hour period with the Youtube app.
- You can use YouTube's quota calculator to better understand how these limits are calculated.
- Zapier can only trigger on videos that are set to "public". Videos that are "private" or "unlisted" cannot trigger workflows.
- When testing the YouTube "Upload Video" action, the step will not actually upload the video but will return default data instead.
- Zapier’s use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
Templates
View all of YouTube's templates.
Use cases
- 4 ways to automate YouTube
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- Connect Instagram and YouTube for automated crossposting
- How to add new videos to YouTube from Google Drive