Video

YouTube integrations

Connect YouTube to any other app, or use it from your AI client over MCP. YouTube is Google's video platform. Upload and manage videos, playlists, captions and subscriptions, and pull channel and video analytics.

Connects with OAuthyoutube.com
5 triggers18 actions

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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.

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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.

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Cursor

Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser.

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Zed

Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.

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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.

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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.

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What your agent can do with YouTube

Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 18 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.

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YouTube, answered

Is there a YouTube MCP server?

APIANT's MCP server at https://mcp.apiant.ai works with YouTube. Add that address to any AI client that takes a remote MCP server, sign in once in your browser, and your client can build, test and run automations that use YouTube. Nothing to install.

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 YouTube?

Any of YouTube's 18 actions, including Update Thumbnail, Update Video, Upload Video and Get Channel Activities. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

Which apps can YouTube connect to?

Any app in the catalog; the list on this page pairs YouTube with each of them. If the other app is missing, point your agent at its API documentation and it builds the connector.

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.