Integration
Connect VideoDB and YouTube
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What VideoDB and YouTube can do together
From VideoDB to YouTube
When New Video Uploaded & Indexed in VideoDB
then Video Details in YouTube
When New Video Uploaded & Indexed in VideoDB
then Get Video Fields in YouTube
From YouTube to VideoDB
When New Item in YouTube Playlist in YouTube
then Add Collection in VideoDB
When New Playlist in YouTube Channel in YouTube
then Add Overlay / Watermark in VideoDB
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 VideoDB and YouTube
Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 36 actions
Trigger
New Video Uploaded & IndexedTriggered when a new video is uploaded to a VideoDB collection.
Action
Add CollectionCreates a new VideoDB collection to organize videos and scope search.
Action
Add Overlay / WatermarkPlaces an image (logo or watermark) over a VideoDB video at a chosen time and position, and returns a stream URL for the result.
Action
Ask Video (Q&A)Get the Q&A for a video.
Action
Auto-Chapter VideoSplits a video into scenes (chapters) using shot detection or fixed time segments. The job runs in the background; the result is available at the returned output URL.
Action
Auto-Dub VideoStarts an AI dubbing job that replaces a video's soundtrack with a version in another language, preserving the speaker's voice characteristics.
Action
Check Job StatusChecks the progress of a long-running VideoDB job (dubbing, generation, transcoding, indexing) and returns its status and, once finished, its result.
Action
Create Highlight ClipStarts an AI clip-generation job on an indexed video from a natural-language prompt describing the moments to include.
Action
Delete CollectionPermanently delete a VideoDB collection and all media in it.
Action
Delete VideoPermanently delete a video and all its metadata, transcripts and indexes from VideoDB.
Action
Find Video MomentSearches one indexed video for the moments matching a spoken-word or visual query, returning each match's start and end time, text and score.
Action
Generate ImageGenerates an image from a text prompt using VideoDB's AI generation. Generation runs asynchronously; the result returns a job id and an address to check for the finished image.
Action
Generate SubtitlesGenerates subtitles for a video using VideoDB service.
Action
Generate VideoStarts an AI video generation job from a text prompt and saves the result to a collection.
Action
Generate Voice-OverConverts text into AI-generated speech (a voice-over audio asset) in a VideoDB collection. Generation runs as a job; check its result with Check Job Status or a callback URL.
Action
Get CollectionRetrieve the details of one VideoDB collection by its id.
Action
Get Meeting AssetsGet a meeting recording's status and recorded video URL.
Action
Get TranscriptGet the transcript of a video.
Action
Get Video MetadataGet metadata for a video.
Action
List CollectionsRetrieve all collections in your VideoDB account, including the default collection.
Action
List VideosLists the videos in a VideoDB collection.
Action
Record a MeetingInvite our bot to join and record your meetings.
Action
Summarize VideoAsks VideoDB's AI to summarize a video using your own instructions. Summarization usually runs as a background job: use Check Job Status with the returned job id to fetch the finished summary.
Action
Update CollectionUpdates a VideoDB collection's name, description, or public visibility. Fields left blank are left unchanged.
Action
Upload & Index VideoUploads a video from a URL into a VideoDB collection, waits for the upload to finish, then starts indexing it (spoken words by default) and returns the indexing job.
Trigger
New Item in YouTube PlaylistTriggers when a new item is added to a YouTube playlist.
Trigger
New Playlist in YouTube ChannelTriggers when a new playlist is added to a YouTube channel.
Trigger
New YouTube ActivityTriggers when a new activity is detected on a YouTube channel.
Trigger
New YouTube Channel SubscriptionTriggers when a new channel is subscribed.
Action
Delete VideoPermanently deletes a YouTube video by video ID. Google's API returns HTTP 204 No Content on success — there is no response body to project, so this op reports only the HTTP status.
Action
Get Channel ActivitiesGets recent activities from a youtube channel including video uploads, playlist additions, likes, and other channel events.
Action
Get Channel Id By HandleRetrieves the youtube channel id for a specific youtube channel handle.
Action
Get Channel StatisticsGets detailed statistics for youtube channels including subscriber counts, view counts, and video counts.
Action
Get Video FieldsReads back a video's snippet and status fields (title, description, categoryId, tags, privacyStatus) by video ID, or an empty items array if the video does not exist. Used as an independent, read-only verification target by other write ops' certification.
Action
List Caption TrackRetrieves a list of caption tracks for a youtube video, returning an empty list if no captions exist or failing if the video id is invalid or not found.
Action
List Channel VideosLists videos from a specified youtube channel, ensuring results are of `type: 'video'`.
Action
List User PlaylistsRetrieves playlists owned by the authenticated user, implicitly using mine=true.
Action
List User SubscriptionsRetrieves the authenticated user's youtube channel subscriptions, allowing specification of response parts and pagination.
Action
Search You TubeSearches youtube for videos, channels, or playlists using a query term, returning the raw api response.
Action
Subscribe ChannelSubscribes the authenticated user to a specified youtube channel, identified by its unique `channelid` which must be valid and existing.
Action
Video DetailsRetrieves specified information parts (e.g., snippet, contentdetails, statistics) for a youtube video, identified by its id.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
VideoDB and YouTube, answered
What can start an automation from VideoDB?
Any of VideoDB's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Video Uploaded & Indexed. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in YouTube when something happens in VideoDB?
Any of YouTube's 12 actions, including Get Channel Activities, Get Channel Id By Handle, Get Channel Statistics and Get Video Fields. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from YouTube to VideoDB?
Yes. When something happens in YouTube, your agent can act in VideoDB too. This page covers both directions: YouTube's triggers and VideoDB's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for VideoDB 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.
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.