YouTube Integration

Manage YouTube videos, playlists, comments, and channels — search the catalog and watch for new uploads. Connect YouTube social activity to marketing and support workflows that respond to engagement automatically. Start from Watch New Videos, then use Download Caption and Get Video Ratings to keep follow ups moving.

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Supported triggers and actions for YouTube integration

Triggers can detect changes in YouTube and run actions that can create, search or modify data inside YouTube automatically [3] — exactly how you set them.

Watch New VideosTriggers when a channel publishes a new video.
Download CaptionDownloads a caption track.
Get Video RatingsReturns the authenticated user's ratings for videos.
Get Video StatisticsReturns statistics for a batch of videos.
Get Video TrainabilityReturns the trainability status of a video.
List ActivitiesRetrieves activities for a channel.
List CaptionsRetrieves caption tracks for a video.
List Channel SectionsRetrieves sections on a channel.
List ChannelsRetrieves channels.
List Comment ThreadsRetrieves comment threads.
List CommentsRetrieves comments.
List i18n LanguagesRetrieves supported application languages.
List i18n RegionsRetrieves supported content regions.
List Live BroadcastsRetrieves live broadcasts.
List Live Chat MessagesRetrieves messages from a live chat.
List Live Chat ModeratorsRetrieves live chat moderators.
List Live StreamsRetrieves live streams.
List MembersRetrieves members of the authenticated user's channel.
List Membership LevelsRetrieves membership levels for the channel.
List Playlist ImagesRetrieves images for a playlist.
List Playlist ItemsRetrieves items in a playlist.
List PlaylistsRetrieves playlists.
List SubscriptionsRetrieves subscriptions.
List Super Chat EventsRetrieves Super Chat events.
List Third Party LinksRetrieves third-party links.
List Video Abuse Report ReasonsRetrieves reasons used when reporting a video.
List Video CategoriesRetrieves YouTube video categories.
List VideosRetrieves videos by id, chart, or rating.
Search YouTubeSearches YouTube for videos, playlists, or channels.
Add Playlist ItemAdds a video to a playlist.
Bind Live BroadcastBinds a broadcast to a stream.
Create Abuse ReportCreates an abuse report.
Create Channel SectionCreates a channel section.
Create CommentCreates a comment.
Create Comment ThreadCreates a comment thread.
Create Live BroadcastCreates a live broadcast.
Create Live Chat BanBans a user from a live chat.
Create Live Chat MessageSends a message to a live chat.
Create Live Chat ModeratorAdds a live chat moderator.
Create Live StreamCreates a live stream.
Create PlaylistCreates a new playlist.
Create SubscriptionSubscribes the authenticated user to a channel.
Create Third Party LinkCreates a third-party link.
Delete CaptionDeletes a caption track.
Delete Channel SectionDeletes a channel section.
Delete CommentDeletes a comment.
Delete Live BroadcastDeletes a live broadcast.
Delete Live Chat BanRemoves a live chat ban.
Delete Live Chat MessageDeletes a live chat message.
Delete Live Chat ModeratorDeletes a live chat moderator.
Delete Live StreamDeletes a live stream.
Delete PlaylistDeletes an existing playlist.
Delete Playlist ImageDeletes a playlist image.
Delete Playlist ItemDeletes a playlist item.
Delete SubscriptionDeletes a subscription.
Delete Third Party LinkDeletes a third-party link.
Delete VideoDeletes an existing video.
Insert Live CuepointInserts a cuepoint into a live broadcast.
Make an API CallPerforms an arbitrary authorized API call.
Mark Comment as SpamMarks a comment as spam.
Rate VideoSets the authenticated user's rating on a video.
Remove Channel WatermarkRemoves a watermark from a channel.
Report Video AbuseReports a video for abuse.
Set Channel WatermarkSets a watermark on a channel.
Set Comment Moderation StatusSets moderation status on comments.
Set Video ThumbnailUploads a custom thumbnail for a video.
Transition Live BroadcastTransitions a live broadcast to a new status.
Transition Live Chat MessageTransitions a live chat message.
Update CaptionUpdates a caption track.
Update ChannelUpdates a channel.
Update Channel SectionUpdates a channel section.
Update CommentUpdates a comment.
Update Live BroadcastUpdates a live broadcast.
Update Live StreamUpdates a live stream.
Update PlaylistUpdates an existing playlist.
Update Playlist ImageUpdates a playlist image.
Update Playlist ItemUpdates a playlist item.
Update Third Party LinkUpdates a third-party link.
Update VideoUpdates an existing video.
Upload CaptionUploads a caption track.
Upload Channel BannerUploads a channel banner image.
Upload Playlist ImageUploads an image for a playlist.
Upload VideoUploads a new video.

How to integrate YouTube in automation workflow?

3 simple steps to make your YouTube connected with other apps in automation workflows on WEXTL. Up to 10 minutes integration set up.

STEP 1

Select YouTube in workflow

Pick YouTube app in the workflow builder [4] - just one click to select the app.

STEP 2

Connect YouTube

When prompted, authorize access to YouTube in WEXTL once. YouTube credentials are encrypted and never shared with WEXTL. Authorization will be reused in any future API calls [3].

WEXTL wants to integrate with your YouTube account. Approve?

STEP 3

Build a workflow

Build your workflow with YouTube yourself or with WEXTL® AI Builder. Connect YouTube to any available integrations [5], or use HTTP node to go beyond them.

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How YouTube connects and integrates with WEXTL

Save and approve your credentials once — WEXTL® stores authorization information encrypted and reuses the authentication whenever YouTube app is called in workflows. That allows your social media automations to run without your attention, per defined schedule [7]. Explore documentation [6] for a detailed list of fields that YouTube supports.

Full YouTube API documentation

The following table illustrates what fields YouTube integration require during authorization flow inside our workflow builder [4].

Demonstration of YouTube connection step inside WEXTL Workflow Builder [4].

Field	Type	Help
Client IDRequired	text	OAuth 2.0 Client ID from Google Cloud Console → Credentials.
Client SecretRequired	password	Client secret for the same OAuth client.

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Enter a name of the other app you want to sync with YouTube below. Click on selected app to explore integration options with YouTube. If the app you search for is not available in WEXTL yet, you can use HTTP node [10] instead to integrate it directly.

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Example automation with YouTube integration

Select Watch New Videos trigger from YouTube - this will be a starting point in your automation. Whenever event happens in YouTube, workflow will start [7] from Watch New Videos node.

Search for Delete Video, connect it as the next step of integration sequence. You can use filters between Watch New Videos and Delete Video, so only important data pass from Watch New Videos to the next step. WEXTL gives you full control over the process of YouTube automation. All parts of workflow are visible on the canvas [4].

YouTube on WEXTL has 83 modules for creating social media automations. Explore YouTube documentation for more.

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Watch New Videos

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Delete Video

Demonstration of how visual YouTube automation [6] looks in WEXTL.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about automating YouTube in your workflows.

YouTube has 1 trigger, including "Watch New Videos". Triggers are start points of the workflow, and automations may start from them.

Integration has 82 actions, including "Download Caption", "Get Video Ratings", and "Get Video Statistics", and more. Refer to our YouTube Documentation for detailed inputs and outputs.

No. Most automations are built visually on the canvas by picking triggers, actions, and mapping fields. You can add custom JavaScript with Functions when advanced logic is needed — but our customers do that in rare cases [4].

Yes. Connections are authenticated per account, credentials are encrypted at rest, and you can enforce approvals and team-level access controls on any automation.

The YouTube integration on WEXTL runs directly on its vendor public API — every field name, authentication method, and rate limit is controlled by YouTube official API and covered in documentation [3]. WEXTL handles the request signing and pagination for you.

Absolutely. Where YouTube provides native webhooks, you can use instant triggers to eliminate polling delay. For custom webhooks, WEXTL offers Custom Webhook node, so you can start automation whenever YouTube or any other service sends event to webhook URL.

WEXTL is an AI-first visual canvas. The platform allows you to describe automation in plain text — and AI will wire nodes for YouTube inside the workflow builder [4]. You can also use built-in workflow nodes (AI Agent, Human in the Loop, Condition, Aggregate Results) in pair with YouTube modules to craft complex integration flows with branches, filtering, and conditional logic. There are absolutely no limits of what you can build.

References

List of sources used to gather information about the YouTube integration.

YouTube integration source code, module specs and credentials implementation.
Internal YouTube integration documentation, structured input and output parameters, scopes, and authentication methods.
Official YouTube vendor API documentation — used to verify field meanings, authentication flows, and anything our own specs don't fully capture.
WEXTL® Visual Workflow Builder, anonymized data from our technical support team.
WEXTL® Apps Library
WEXTL® YouTube App Documentation
WEXTL® Workflow Scheduler
WEXTL® HTTP node documentation

YouTube Integration

Supported triggers and actions for YouTube integration