--- title: "Connect Buy Me a Coffee to YouTube - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Member\" fires in Buy Me a Coffee, your agent runs \"Subscribe Channel\" in YouTube." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buy-me-a-coffee-to-youtube-2" --- # Connect Buy Me a Coffee to YouTube When **New Member** fires in [Buy Me a Coffee](https://apiant.ai/connections/buy-me-a-coffee), your agent runs **Subscribe Channel** in [YouTube](https://apiant.ai/connections/youtube-2). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Buy Me a Coffee **3** triggers 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 Buy Me a Coffee and YouTube to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. 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 Buy Me a Coffee can start in YouTube - When **New Member** in Buy Me a Coffee then **Subscribe Channel** in YouTube - When **New Support** in Buy Me a Coffee then **Get Channel Activities** in YouTube 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 Buy Me a Coffee and YouTube ## Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 18 actions - Trigger **Cancelled Membership** Triggered instantly when a member cancels their membership. Create a webhook in your Buy Me a Coffee dashboard under Integrations, paste in the address APIANT gives you, and select the membership.cancelled event. - Trigger **New Member** Triggered instantly when someone starts a membership. Create a webhook in your Buy Me a Coffee dashboard under Integrations, paste in the address APIANT gives you, and select the membership.started event. - Trigger **New Support** Triggered instantly when someone buys you a coffee. Create a webhook in your Buy Me a Coffee dashboard under Integrations, paste in the address APIANT gives you, and select the donation.created event. - 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 - [ **Buy Me a Coffee** A free, fast, and beautiful way to fund your creativity.](https://apiant.ai/connections/buy-me-a-coffee) - [ **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 Buy Me a Coffee - [ **Buy Me a Coffee to Vercel** Vercel is a platform for building, deploying, and scaling fast, modern web applications effortlessly.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buy-me-a-coffee-to-vercel) - [ **Buy Me a Coffee to Roboflow** Roboflow is an end to end suite of computer vision tools.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buy-me-a-coffee-to-roboflow) - [ **Buy Me a Coffee to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buy-me-a-coffee-to-hubspot) - [ **Buy Me a Coffee to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buy-me-a-coffee-to-salesforce) - [ **Buy Me a Coffee to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/buy-me-a-coffee-to-slack) - [ **Buy Me a Coffee to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/buy-me-a-coffee-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 ## Buy Me a Coffee and YouTube, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Buy Me a Coffee? Any of Buy Me a Coffee's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Member, New Support and Cancelled Membership. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in YouTube when something happens in Buy Me a Coffee? 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. ### ### Can it also run from YouTube to Buy Me a Coffee? YouTube has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Buy Me a Coffee. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads YouTube's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buy Me a Coffee 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. ### ### Can my AI client use Buy Me a Coffee and YouTube without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in YouTube once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### 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. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.