# Connect Better Stack and YouTube

When **New Monitor Status Change** fires in [Better Stack](https://apiant.ai/connections/better-stack), your agent runs **Subscribe Channel** in [YouTube](https://apiant.ai/connections/youtube-2), or **New Item in YouTube Playlist** in YouTube to **Add Incident Comment** in Better Stack. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

Better Stack **3** triggers Better Stack **13** actions YouTube **5** triggers YouTube **18** actions

What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.

## What do you want Better Stack and YouTube to do together?

Give your AI client this address.

`https://mcp.apiant.ai`

Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser.

### Set it up in your client

### Claude Code

Run this in the directory you want to work in.

`claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai`

Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens.

[Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code)

### Claude, web and desktop

Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first.

[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp)

### Cursor

Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser.

[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp)

### Zed

Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.

[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp)

### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app

Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in.

[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp)

### Any other MCP client

Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection.

[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp)

Example flows

## What Better Stack and YouTube can do together

### From Better Stack to YouTube

- When **New Monitor Status Change** in Better Stack then **Subscribe Channel** in YouTube
- When **New or Updated Incident** in Better Stack then **Get Channel Activities** in YouTube

### From YouTube to Better Stack

- When **New Item in YouTube Playlist** in YouTube then **Add Incident Comment** in Better Stack
- When **New Playlist in YouTube Channel** in YouTube then **Add Heartbeat** in Better Stack

Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships.

Everything your agent can do with Better Stack and YouTube

## Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 31 actions

- Trigger

**New Monitor Status Change**

Fires when a monitor's status changes (up/down).

- Trigger

**New or Updated Incident**

Triggers when new incidents are created, or when existing incidents are updated.

- Trigger

**On-Call Contact Changed**

Triggers when an on-call contact changes.

- Action

**Acknowledge Incident**

Acknowledges an incident.

- Action

**Add Heartbeat**

Create a new heartbeat check.

- Action

**Add Incident Comment**

Adds a comment to an incident.

- Action

**Add Monitor**

Create a new uptime monitor.

- Action

**Create Incident**

Creates an incident that notifies the team.

- Action

**Delete Heartbeat**

Remove a heartbeat check by id.

- Action

**Delete Monitor**

Delete an uptime monitor by id.

- Action

**Find Incident**

Finds an Incident.

- Action

**Find On-Call Contact**

Finds On-Call Contact. Supports time lookup.

- Action

**Get Monitor**

Retrieve a single monitor by id.

- Action

**List Monitors**

List all uptime monitors.

- Action

**Resolve Incident**

Resolves an incident.

- Action

**Update Monitor**

Update an existing monitor's settings.

- Trigger

**New Item in YouTube Playlist**

Triggers when a video is added to a playlist.

- Trigger

**New Playlist in YouTube Channel**

Triggers when a new playlist is created on a channel.

- Trigger

**New Video**

Triggers when a new video is published on a channel.

- Trigger

**New YouTube Activity**

Triggers when a channel has a new activity, such as an upload, like or playlist addition.

- Trigger

**New YouTube Channel Subscription**

Triggers when the connected account subscribes to a new channel.

- Action

**Delete Video**

Deletes a video from the connected YouTube channel.

- Action

**Get Channel Activities**

Returns recent activities (uploads, likes, playlist additions) for a channel.

- Action

**Get Channel Analytics Report**

Returns YouTube Analytics metrics (views, watch time, subscribers) for the connected channel over a date range.

- Action

**Get Channel Id By Handle**

Returns the channel ID for a YouTube @handle.

- Action

**Get Channel Statistics**

Returns subscriber, view and video counts for a channel.

- Action

**Get Video Analytics Report**

Returns YouTube Analytics metrics for one video over a date range.

- Action

**Get Video Fields**

Returns selected details of a video.

- Action

**List Caption Track**

Returns the caption tracks available on a video.

- Action

**List Channel Videos**

Returns the videos uploaded to a channel.

- Action

**List User Playlists**

Returns the playlists of the connected channel.

- Action

**List User Subscriptions**

Returns the channels the connected account subscribes to.

- Action

**Load Captions**

Downloads the text of a caption track.

- Action

**Search You Tube**

Searches YouTube for videos, channels or playlists matching a query.

- Action

**Subscribe Channel**

Subscribes the connected account to a channel.

- Action

**Update Thumbnail**

Sets a custom thumbnail image on a video.

- Action

**Update Video**

Updates a video's title, description, tags, category or privacy.

- Action

**Upload Video**

Uploads a video file to the connected channel.

- Action

**Video Details**

Returns the full details of a video.

## Each app on its own

- [ **Better Stack** Better Stack is a tool to provide reliable monitoring with voice calls and beautiful on-call scheduling.](https://apiant.ai/connections/better-stack)
- [ **YouTube** YouTube is Google's video platform. Upload and manage videos, playlists, captions and subscriptions, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/youtube-2)

Reviews

## What our customers say

## More from Better Stack

- [ **Better Stack to PagerDuty** PagerDuty is an incident management and on-call alerting platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/better-stack-to-pagerduty)
- [ **Better Stack to Telegram** Telegram is a cloud-based instant messaging and voice over IP service developed by Telegram Messenger LLP.](https://apiant.ai/connect/better-stack-to-telegram)
- [ **Better Stack to Vdocipher** Video hosting platform with DRM encryption, watermarking, and APIs to prevent piracy of streamed video...](https://apiant.ai/connect/better-stack-to-vdocipher)
- [ **Better Stack to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/better-stack-to-hubspot)
- [ **Better Stack to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/better-stack-to-slack)
- [ **Better Stack to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/better-stack-to-google-sheets)

## More into YouTube

- [ **HubSpot to YouTube** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-youtube-2)
- [ **Salesforce to YouTube** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-youtube-2)
- [ **Slack to YouTube** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-youtube-2)
- [ **Google Sheets to YouTube** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-youtube-2)
- [ **Gmail to YouTube** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-youtube-2)
- [ **Google Calendar to YouTube** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-youtube-2)

Questions

## Better Stack and YouTube, answered

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### What can start an automation from Better Stack?

Any of Better Stack's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Monitor Status Change, New or Updated Incident and On-Call Contact Changed. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

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### What can your agent do in YouTube when something happens in Better Stack?

Any of YouTube's 18 actions, including Update Thumbnail, Update Video, Upload Video and Get Channel Activities. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

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### Can it also run from YouTube to Better Stack?

Yes. When something happens in YouTube, your agent can act in Better Stack too. This page covers both directions: YouTube's triggers and Better Stack's actions are listed here as well.

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### Do I have to build a connector for Better Stack or YouTube?

No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running.

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### What happens when something fails?

Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships.

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### Is there a free plan?

Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.
