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YouTube

Manage YouTube videos, playlists, comments, and channels — search the catalog and watch for new uploads.

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This documentation is compiled from our integration source code, internal specs for YouTube, its official API documentation and anonymized requests logs we collect from our support team[2].

Open YouTube on WEXTL →

Connecting YouTube takes an active account plus OAuth client credentials, granted by signing in with your account — no other setup is required.[3]

You’ll be redirected to sign in and approve access — your password is never shared with WEXTL.

  • Client IDtextRequired

    OAuth 2.0 Client ID from Google Cloud Console → Credentials.

    [1]
  • Client SecretpasswordRequired

    Client secret for the same OAuth client.

    [1]
Integration requests 5 permissions:
Manage your YouTube accountSee, edit, and permanently delete your YouTube videos, ratings, comments and captionsManage your YouTube videosView your YouTube accountSee a list of your current active channel members, their current level and when they became a member
  1. Log in to your WEXTL account, add the YouTube node module to your workflow, and click Create new credential.
  2. Optional: In the Credential name field, enter a name for the credential.
  3. Enter the authentication credentials you copied from your YouTube account, or follow the on-screen instructions to create the credential.
  4. If prompted, authenticate your account and confirm access.
  5. If you want to make changes to your credential in the future, follow the steps in Manage credentials →

Notes

Credentials are org-scoped; share them with teammates from the Credentials picker on any of its nodes.For detailed information on connecting an application, see Connect an application →

The list below is a reference of every YouTube node module the integration supports. You will be able to pick any of them on the workflow canvas while building automations.

Expand any YouTube node module below to see exactly what it takes in, what it returns, and what connection it needs.

Look for YouTube templates in the WEXTL template library.

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  1. WEXTL® YouTube Source Code connector implementation.
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  3. Official API Documentation for YouTube.
  4. WEXTL® visual workflow builder data.

Last updated: Aug 28, 2026 21:58

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