YouTube

Search, manage, and analyze YouTube videos, channels, and playlists.

Detail	Value
Category	Social Media
Base URL	https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3
Authentication	OAuth2
Endpoints	5
Connector key	youtube

Using YouTube in a workflow

1. Go to Connections and click New Connection.
2. Pick YouTube from the marketplace.
3. Enter your credentials (see Authentication above for what's expected).
4. In a workflow, drop an API Call node and select this connection.
5. Pick the operation you need from the Operation dropdown — the full list is below.

Available endpoints

Endpoint	Summary
GET /search	Search YouTube
GET /videos	List videos
GET /channels	List channels
GET /playlists	List playlists
GET /commentThreads	List comment threads

Each endpoint is documented in full below. Use the outline on the right to jump to one.

GET /search

Search YouTube

Detail	Value
Operation ID	social.search
Method	GET
Path	/search

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
q	query	string	No
type	query	string	No

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your YouTube connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select social.search.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream YouTube API reference.

GET /videos

List videos

Detail	Value
Operation ID	social.listVideos
Method	GET
Path	/videos

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
part	query	string	Yes

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your YouTube connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select social.listVideos.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream YouTube API reference.

GET /channels

List channels

Detail	Value
Operation ID	social.listChannels
Method	GET
Path	/channels

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
part	query	string	Yes

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your YouTube connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select social.listChannels.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream YouTube API reference.

GET /playlists

List playlists

Detail	Value
Operation ID	social.listPlaylists
Method	GET
Path	/playlists

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
part	query	string	Yes

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your YouTube connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select social.listPlaylists.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream YouTube API reference.

GET /commentThreads

List comment threads

Detail	Value
Operation ID	social.listComments
Method	GET
Path	/commentThreads

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
part	query	string	Yes
videoId	query	string	No

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your YouTube connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select social.listComments.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream YouTube API reference.