--- title: "Connect YouTube to Apify - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Item in YouTube Playlist\" fires in YouTube, your agent runs \"Add dataset items\" in Apify." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/youtube-2-to-apify" --- # Connect YouTube to Apify When **New Item in YouTube Playlist** fires in [YouTube](https://apiant.ai/connections/youtube-2), your agent runs **Add dataset items** in [Apify](https://apiant.ai/connections/apify). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. YouTube **5** triggers YouTube **18** actions Apify **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 YouTube and Apify 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 YouTube can start in Apify - When **New Item in YouTube Playlist** in YouTube then **Add dataset items** in Apify - When **New Playlist in YouTube Channel** in YouTube then **Run Task** in Apify 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 YouTube and Apify ## Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 36 actions - 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. - Action **Abort Actor build** Aborts an Actor build that is starting or running and returns the build's details. Builds that already finished, failed, timed out or are aborting are left unchanged. - Action **Abort Actor run** Aborts a running or starting Apify Actor run and returns the run's details, including its updated status. Runs that already finished, failed or timed out are left unchanged. - Action **Add dataset items** Appends one or more items to the end of an Apify dataset. - Action **Delete key-value store record** Deletes a record, identified by its key, from an Apify key-value store. - Action **Fetch Dataset Items** Returns all items stored in an Apify dataset, such as the results scraped by an Actor run, with optional field selection and cleanup. - Action **Find Last Actor Run** Returns the most recent run of an Actor, optionally limited to runs with a given status or started a given way, including its status, timing and the ids of its default dataset and key-value store. - Action **Find Last Task Run** Returns the most recent run of an Apify Actor task, optionally limited to runs with a given status or origin. - Action **Get Actor** Returns all the details of an Apify Actor, including its versions, default run options, statistics and pricing. - Action **Get Actor run** Returns the details of one Actor run, including its status, timing, statistics, costs and the IDs of its default dataset, key-value store and request queue. Can optionally wait up to 60 seconds for the run to finish. - Action **Get Key-Value Store Record** Returns the value stored under a key in an Apify key-value store, such as an Actor run's output or input record. - Action **Get task** Returns the details of an Apify Actor task, including its saved input, run options, and run statistics. - Action **List Actor runs** Returns the runs of one of your Apify Actors, with each run's status, start and finish times, cost and the IDs of its default dataset and key-value store. Can be filtered by status and start date. - Action **List Actors** Returns the Actors you created or have used in your Apify account, with each Actor's ID, name, owner username, title and usage stats. - Action **List datasets** Returns the datasets in your Apify account, with each dataset's id, name, item count and timestamps. - Action **List tasks** Returns the Actor tasks you have created or used, with each task's id, name, Actor and run stats. - Action **Run Actor** Starts a run of an Apify Actor with the input you provide and returns the new run, including its status and the IDs of its default dataset and key-value store. - Action **Run Task** Starts a run of one of your saved Apify Actor tasks, optionally overriding parts of its input, and returns the new run with its status and storage IDs. - Action **Set Key-Value Store Record** Saves a value under a key in an Apify key-value store, replacing any existing record with the same key. ## Each app on its own - [ **YouTube** YouTube is Google's video platform. Upload and manage videos, playlists, captions and subscriptions, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/youtube-2) - [ **Apify** Apify is a full-stack platform where developers build, deploy, and monitor web scraping tools.](https://apiant.ai/connections/apify) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from YouTube - [ **YouTube to Makeup** Makeup API is a free catalog of cosmetic products drawn from a range of consumer beauty brands.](https://apiant.ai/connect/youtube-2-to-makeup) - [ **YouTube to Resemble** Resemble is a platform for creating realistic AI voices and audio content with powerful customization tools.](https://apiant.ai/connect/youtube-2-to-resemble) - [ **YouTube to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/youtube-2-to-zoom) - [ **YouTube to LinkedIn** LinkedIn is a professional networking platform enabling job seekers, companies, and thought leaders to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/youtube-2-to-linkedin) - [ **YouTube to Facebook** Facebook is a social media and advertising platform used by individuals and businesses to connect, share...](https://apiant.ai/connect/youtube-2-to-facebook) - [ **YouTube to Anthropic** Anthropic builds Claude, a family of large language models.](https://apiant.ai/connect/youtube-2-to-anthropic) ## More into Apify - [ **HubSpot to Apify** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-apify) - [ **Salesforce to Apify** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-apify) - [ **Slack to Apify** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-apify) - [ **Google Sheets to Apify** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-apify) - [ **Gmail to Apify** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-apify) - [ **Google Calendar to Apify** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-apify) Questions ## YouTube and Apify, answered ### ### What can start an automation from YouTube? Any of YouTube's 5 triggers in the catalog, including New Item in YouTube Playlist, New Playlist in YouTube Channel, New Video and New YouTube Activity. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Apify when something happens in YouTube? Any of Apify's 18 actions, including Abort Actor build, Abort Actor run, Add dataset items and Fetch Dataset Items. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Apify to YouTube? Apify has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in YouTube. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Apify's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for YouTube or Apify? 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 YouTube and Apify without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app 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.