--- title: "Connect YouTube to WebScraping.AI - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Item in YouTube Playlist\" fires in YouTube, your agent runs \"Ask a Question About the Web Page\" in WebScraping.AI." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/youtube-2-to-webscraping-ai" --- # Connect YouTube to WebScraping.AI When **New Item in YouTube Playlist** fires in [YouTube](https://apiant.ai/connections/youtube-2), your agent runs **Ask a Question About the Web Page** in [WebScraping.AI](https://apiant.ai/connections/webscraping-ai). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. YouTube **5** triggers YouTube **18** actions WebScraping.AI **6** 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 WebScraping.AI 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 WebScraping.AI - When **New Item in YouTube Playlist** in YouTube then **Ask a Question About the Web Page** in WebScraping.AI - When **New Playlist in YouTube Channel** in YouTube then **Extract Fields From Page** in WebScraping.AI 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 WebScraping.AI ## Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 24 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 **Ask a Question About the Web Page** Reads a web page and answers a question about what is on it. - Action **Extract Fields From Page** Pulls the values you name off a web page — give it a page and a list of what to look for, and it returns one value per field. - Action **Get Account Information** Returns your WebScraping.AI account details, including how many API calls you have left. - Action **Get Page HTML** Fetches the full HTML of a web page, optionally after running its JavaScript. - Action **Get Rendered Page Text** Fetches the visible text of a web page after its JavaScript has run. - Action **Get Selected HTML** Fetches just the part of a web page that matches the CSS selector you give. ## 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) - [ **WebScraping.AI** WebScraping.AI is a GPT-powered web scraping API.](https://apiant.ai/connections/webscraping-ai) 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 WebScraping.AI - [ **HubSpot to WebScraping.AI** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-webscraping-ai) - [ **Salesforce to WebScraping.AI** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-webscraping-ai) - [ **Slack to WebScraping.AI** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-webscraping-ai) - [ **Google Sheets to WebScraping.AI** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-webscraping-ai) - [ **Gmail to WebScraping.AI** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-webscraping-ai) - [ **Google Calendar to WebScraping.AI** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-webscraping-ai) Questions ## YouTube and WebScraping.AI, 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 WebScraping.AI when something happens in YouTube? Any of WebScraping.AI's 6 actions, including Ask a Question About the Web Page, Extract Fields From Page, Get Account Information and Get Page HTML. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from WebScraping.AI to YouTube? WebScraping.AI has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in YouTube. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads WebScraping.AI's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for YouTube or WebScraping.AI? 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 WebScraping.AI 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.