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What YouTube can start in Shift4
When New Item in YouTube Playlist in YouTube
then Add card in Shift4
When New Playlist in YouTube Channel in YouTube
then Add charge in Shift4
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 Shift4
Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 33 actions
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.
Action
Add cardSaves a credit or debit card to an existing Shift4 customer, either from a card token / successful charge, or from full card details.
Action
Add chargeCreates a new charge to a customer or card.
Action
Add customerCreates a new customer in Shift4, optionally saving a card to them as their default card.
Action
Add planCreates a new subscription plan that customers can be subscribed to.
Action
Add refundRefunds an existing charge in full or in part, returning the funds to the card that was charged.
Action
Add subscriptionCreates a subscription that bills a customer automatically according to a plan.
Action
Delete cardDeletes a saved card from a Shift4 customer. If the deleted card was the customer's default, the most recently added card becomes the new default.
Action
Delete customerDeletes an existing Shift4 customer.
Action
Delete planDeletes a plan by ID.
Action
Delete subscriptionCancels/deletes an existing subscription by ID.
Action
Get chargeFetches a charge by ID.
Action
Get customerFetches a customer by ID.
Action
Get disputeFetches a dispute by ID.
Action
Get planFetches a plan by ID.
Action
Get refundRetrieves an existing Shift4 refund by its id.
Action
Get subscriptionFetches a subscription by ID.
Action
List cardsLists the saved cards of a Shift4 customer, most recently created first.
Action
List refundsReturns all refunds.
Action
Update chargeUpdates an existing Shift4 charge's customer, description, shipping, billing, fraud status or metadata. Fields left blank are unchanged.
Action
Update customerUpdates an existing Shift4 customer. Any field left blank is left unchanged.
Action
Update subscriptionUpdates an existing subscription. Any field left blank is left unchanged.
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
YouTube and Shift4, answered
What can start an automation from YouTube?
Any of YouTube's 4 triggers in the catalog, including New Item in YouTube Playlist, New Playlist in YouTube Channel, New YouTube Activity and New YouTube Channel Subscription. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in Shift4 when something happens in YouTube?
Any of Shift4's 21 actions, including Update charge, Update customer, Update subscription and Add card. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Shift4 to YouTube?
Shift4 has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in YouTube. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Shift4's API documentation and adds it.
Do I have to build a connector for YouTube or Shift4?
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.