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Rules Engine Widgets
Youtube Upload
5 min
purpose to upload videos automatically to a connected youtube channel directly from your workflow this node enables seamless automation for content publishing, removing the need for manual uploads to youtube studio problem statement uploading videos manually can be time consuming, especially for workflows that generate or process large volumes of content (tutorials, marketing videos, or ai generated clips) the youtube upload node simplifies this by automating uploads using your connected youtube account, complete with metadata like title, description, tags, and privacy settings requirements must have a connected youtube account (via oauth credentials) must include a valid video file input (e g , mp4, mov, avi) must provide metadata such as video title and description should support optional fields like tags, category, and privacy must handle variable based inputs for dynamic uploads use cases upload tutorial or promotional videos automatically after generation post ai created or processed videos to youtube streamline content publishing pipelines for marketing or education combine with supabase storage or apify scraper for full media workflows automate recurring uploads based on schedule or trigger conditions outcome uploads videos directly to youtube, returning metadata (video id, url, status) that can be used in subsequent workflow steps how to use 1\ add the youtube upload node drag and drop the youtube upload node into your workflow canvas this node connects your workflow to the youtube data api for automated publishing 2\ add credentials click add credentials in the node you’ll be redirected to the credentials page click add new credential → choose youtube → authorize using your google account once authorized, the credentials will appear in the node for selection 3\ configure video details field description example video file variable reference to your video file variable {{videofile}} video title title of the video to appear on youtube ai automation demo video description the description shown under the video this demo showcases automated workflows using simplita tags (optional) comma separated list of tags automation, ai, demo category (optional) youtube video category id 27 (education) privacy status choose between public, private, or unlisted public 4\ configure thumbnail (optional) if you want to upload a custom thumbnail provide the thumbnail file variable (e g , {{thumbnailfile}}) the node will automatically upload it once the video is published node output output variable youtubeuploadresult