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What YouTube can start in Writer
When New Item in YouTube Playlist in YouTube
then Add file in Writer
When New Playlist in YouTube Channel in YouTube
then Add file to knowledge graph in Writer
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 Writer
Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 28 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 fileUploads a file (PDF, Word, PowerPoint, image, email, HTML, subtitle, CSV or Excel) to your Writer account, optionally attaching it to a Knowledge Graph.
Action
Add file to knowledge graphAdds an uploaded file to a Writer Knowledge Graph.
Action
Add knowledge graphCreate a new Knowledge Graph.
Action
Ask knowledge graphAsk a natural-language question against a Knowledge Graph and get an answer with citations.
Action
Delete filePermanently delete a file from Writer. This cannot be undone.
Action
Delete file from knowledge graphRemove a file from a Knowledge Graph. The file remains in your Writer files.
Action
Delete knowledge graphDelete a Writer Knowledge Graph.
Action
Generate chat completionGenerate a multi-turn chat completion from a list of messages, distinct from the existing single-prompt Send Prompt/Text generation op.
Action
Get fileRetrieve a file's details, including its name, processing status, and the Knowledge Graphs it belongs to.
Action
Get knowledge graphRetrieve a Writer Knowledge Graph by its id, including file processing status and connected web URLs.
Action
List knowledge graphsRetrieve a list of Knowledge Graphs. By default only org-wide Knowledge Graphs are returned; supply team IDs to include graphs deployed to those teams.
Action
List modelsLists the models available to your Writer account for text generation, chat completions and other AI tasks.
Action
Parse PDFParse a PDF document into structured text.
Action
Search webSearches the web for a query using Writer's web search tool and returns a generated answer with the source URLs it drew on.
Action
Send PromptGenerates text from a single prompt with a Writer Palmyra model (or an external model configured for your organization), without conversational context.
Action
Update knowledge graphUpdate a Knowledge Graph's name/description.
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 Writer, 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 Writer when something happens in YouTube?
Any of Writer's 16 actions, including Send Prompt, Update knowledge graph, Add file and Add file to knowledge graph. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Writer to YouTube?
Writer has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in YouTube. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Writer's API documentation and adds it.
Do I have to build a connector for YouTube or Writer?
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.