How to Auto Upload Videos on Your YouTube Channel Using Pabbly Connect

Learn how to auto upload videos on your YouTube channel using Pabbly Connect for seamless integration with Google Drive and Google Sheets. Eliminate manual repetitive tasks from your workflow. Discover proven automation methods with intuitive steps designed for efficiency-minded professionals.

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1. Accessing Pabbly Connect for YouTube Integration

To auto upload videos on your YouTube channel, you first need to access Pabbly Connect. This powerful integration platform allows you to automate workflows between Google Drive, Google Sheets, and YouTube.

Start by visiting the Pabbly Connect website. If you don’t have an account, click on the ‘Sign Up for Free’ button to create one, which takes only a few minutes. Once logged in, you will be directed to the Pabbly Connect dashboard, where you can create your workflow.

2. Creating a Workflow in Pabbly Connect

Now, let’s create a workflow in Pabbly Connect to automate the video upload process. Click on the ‘Create Workflow’ button and name your workflow based on your objective, such as ‘Auto Upload Videos on YouTube Channel’.

• Select a folder where you want to save your workflow.
• Choose Google Drive as your trigger application.
• Set the trigger event to ‘New File in Specific Folder’.

After setting up the trigger, connect your Google Drive account to Pabbly Connect. This connection allows Pabbly Connect to monitor the specified folder for new video uploads.

3. Capturing Video Details from Google Drive

Once the trigger is set, the next step is to capture the details of the latest video uploaded to Google Drive using Pabbly Connect. After uploading a video, you can click on the ‘Send Test’ button in Pabbly Connect to fetch the video details.

Ensure that the uploaded video is sharable, as this is crucial for the integration to work. You will receive a response containing all necessary details such as the video title, description, and tags.

• Check the response for the video title and ensure it matches your expectations.
• Verify that you have the video URL from the response.
• Confirm the video is sharable before proceeding.

This step is critical as it prepares the data needed for the next action, which is to upload the video to YouTube.

4. Using Google Sheets to Get Video Details

After capturing the video details from Google Drive, the next action involves using Google Sheets with Pabbly Connect. Select Google Sheets as your action application and choose the action event as ‘Lookup Spreadsheet Row V2’.

Connect your Google Sheets account to Pabbly Connect, allowing it to access your spreadsheet containing video details. Map the video title from the Google Drive response to the lookup value in your Google Sheet.

Select the specific spreadsheet that contains your video details. Map the lookup column to the column where the video titles are stored. Ensure to select the end column where you want to retrieve data.

This action retrieves all necessary details like video title, description, and tags, which are essential for the YouTube upload process.

5. Uploading Video to YouTube

The final step involves uploading the video to your YouTube channel using Pabbly Connect. Select YouTube as your action application and choose ‘Upload Video’ as the action event.

After connecting your YouTube account, fill in the required fields using the data fetched from Google Sheets and Google Drive. Map the video title, description, and URL appropriately.

Set the visibility of the video (Pabbly, unlisted, or private). Add any relevant tags for better SEO. Provide the category ID for your video.

Once all fields are filled, you can test the upload process. After a successful upload, you can check the status using the ‘Get Video Upload Status’ action in Pabbly Connect. This ensures your video is uploaded correctly and is available on your YouTube channel.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we explored how to use Pabbly Connect to automate the process of uploading videos to your YouTube channel. By integrating Google Drive and Google Sheets, you can streamline your video upload workflow effectively. This automation saves time and enhances productivity, allowing you to focus on creating great content.