Google Drive + YouTube

Upload new Google Drive videos to YouTube

Want a simple way to upload YouTube videos from Google Drive? This integration can do it for you. Just set the Zap up to watch your Google Drive folder for new files, then let Zapier post them to YouTube for you.

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New File in Folder
Triggers when a new file is added directly to a specific folder (but not its subfolders).
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Upload Video
Post a video to your channel
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Supported triggers and actions

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- Drive
  The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Drive
  The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.
- Folder
  Check a specific folder for new subfolders. Keep clicking to go inside folders. Please note: new folders added to subfolders inside the folder you choose here will NOT trigger this Zap. Defaults to the top-level folder if none is picked.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- FileRequired
  File to Copy
- Convert to Document?
  If yes, we will tell Google to convert this into an editable document.
- File Name
  By default, we name the new copy as "Copy of {original file name}".
- Drive
  The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.
- Folder
  Folder to put the new copy into. Keep clicking to drill down into child folders. Defaults to the same folder as the source file's.
Action
Write
- Drive
  The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.
- Parent Folder
  Select where to create this new folder. Keep clicking the dropdown to go inside folders. Defaults to the top-level folder if left blank.
- Folder NameRequired
Action
Write
- Drive
  The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.
- Folder
  Folder where to place file. Keep clicking the dropdown to go inside folders. Defaults to the top-level folder if left blank.
- File NameRequired
- File ContentRequired
  Use plain text.
- Convert to Document?
  If yes, we will tell Google to convert this into an editable document.
Action
Write

- Drive
  The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.
- File IdRequired
- Sharing PreferenceRequired
  This will add a group that the file is shared with, but not remove any existing groups it is shared with. Sharing with an organization is only valid for G Suite users.
- Organization Domain
  Domain name of your G Suite organization (required if you chose a "Sharing Preference" that includes your organization). Example: yourcompany.com
Action
Write
- Api Docs Info
  API docs for Google Drive are located here https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/reference
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
  Requests can only be made to domains associated by this application.
- Query String Parameters
  These params will be URL-encoded and appended to the URL when making the request.
- Headers
  Authentication headers are included automatically
- Additional Request Headers
  Zapier will apply these optional headers and values to the request in addition to any headers created as part of the authentication mechanism.
- Body
  Zapier will pass this along raw. If you would like to provide complex JSON, try a "Code by Zapier" step to build the structure and pass it along here. For example, {"foo": "bar"} is perfectly valid.
Action
Write

- Folder NameRequired
- Drive
  The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.
- Parent Folder
  Keep clicking the dropdown to go inside folders. Defaults to the top-level folder if left blank.
Action
Search
- Folder NameRequired
- Drive
  The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.
- Parent Folder
  Select where to create this new folder. Keep clicking the dropdown to go inside folders. Defaults to the top-level folder if left blank.
Action
Search or write
- ChannelRequired
  Watch for new videos uploaded within this channel. The Channel ID looks something like this "channel/UClKO7be7O9cUGL94PHnAeOA".
Trigger
Scheduled
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- QueryRequired
  Search for videos that match this query.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Drive
  The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.
- Folder
  Check a specific folder for new files. Keep clicking to go inside folders. Please note: new files added to subfolders inside the folder you choose here will NOT trigger this Zap. Defaults to the top-level folder if none is picked.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Drive
  The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.
- Folder
  Check a specific folder for updated files. Keep clicking to go inside folders. Please note: files updated within 5 minutes after creation or located in subfolders of the folder you choose here will NOT trigger this Zap. Defaults to the top-level folder if none is picked.
- Include Deleted
  Should this trigger also on files that are deleted?
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Drive
  The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.
- Folder
  Folder where to place file. Keep clicking the dropdown to go inside folders. Defaults to the top-level folder if left blank.
- FileRequired
  A file to be uploaded. Can be an actual file or a public URL. See this help doc for more information
- Convert to Document?
  If yes, we will tell Google to convert this into an editable document.
- File Name
  By default, we use the same name and extension as the original file.
- File Extension
  Advanced: Can only be used if you also specify a file name.
- Idempotency Key
Action
Write
- FileRequired
  File to Move
- Drive
  The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.
- FolderRequired
  Destination folder to move into. Keep clicking to drill down into child folders.
Action
Write
- Drive
  The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.
- Folder
  Folder to find/replace this file into. Keep clicking to drill down into child folders. Places at the top-level if none picked.
- File to ReplaceRequired
- FileRequired
  A file to be uploaded. Can be an actual file or a public URL. See this help doc for more information
- Convert to Document?
  If yes, we will tell Google to convert this into an editable document.
- File Name
  By default, we use the same name and extension as the original file.
- File Extension
  Advanced: Can only be used if you also specify a file name.
- Idempotency Key
Action
Write
- FileRequired
  File to create a shortcut to
- Drive
  The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.
- Folder
  Destination folder for shortcut. Keep clicking to drill down into child folders.
Action
Write
- File NameRequired
- Drive
  The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.
- Folder
- File Types
  Restrict the search to specific file types. If you only want a single file extension, you can simply add that to the name search above.
Action
Search
- File NameRequired
- Drive
  The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.
- Folder
  Folder where to place file. Keep clicking the dropdown to go inside folders. Defaults to the top-level folder if left blank.
- File Types
  Restrict the search to specific file types. If you only want a single file extension, you can simply add that to the name search above.
- FileRequired
  A file to be uploaded. Can be an actual file or a public URL. See this help doc for more information
- Convert to Document?
  If yes, we will tell Google to convert this into an editable document.
- File Name
  By default, we use the same name and extension as the original file.
- File Extension
  Advanced: Can only be used if you also specify a file name.
- Idempotency Key
Action
Search or write
- UsernameRequired
  Watch for new videos uploaded by this username.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Playlist IdRequired
  Watch for new videos added to this playlist. The Playlist ID is found in the url of the playlist. For example, given https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8955AC078D8F3731 the id is PL8955AC078D8F3731
Trigger
Scheduled
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- TitleRequired
- DescriptionRequired
- VideoRequired
- Privacy Status
- Publish At
  Only available to Youtube Partner accounts. If you set this, the Privacy Status must be set to "private."
- Tags
- Notify Subscribers
- Youtube Tos
  By clicking 'Continue,' you certify that the content you are uploading complies with the YouTube Terms of Service (including the YouTube Community Guidelines) at https://www.youtube.com/t/terms. Please be sure not to violate others' copyright or privacy rights.
Action
Write

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Google Drive + YouTube

Upload new Google Drive videos to YouTube

New File

Drive

New Folder

Drive

Folder

Copy File

FileRequired

Convert to Document?

File Name

Drive

Folder

Create Folder

Drive

Parent Folder

Folder NameRequired

Create File from Text

Drive

Folder

File NameRequired

File ContentRequired

Convert to Document?

Add File Sharing Preference

Drive

File IdRequired

Sharing PreferenceRequired

Organization Domain

API Request (Beta)

Api Docs Info

HTTP MethodRequired

URLRequired

Query String Parameters

Headers

Additional Request Headers

Body

Find a Folder

Folder NameRequired

Drive

Parent Folder

Find or Create Folder

Folder NameRequired

Drive

Parent Folder

New Video In Channel

ChannelRequired

New Video by Search

QueryRequired

New File in Folder

Drive

Folder

Updated File

Drive

Folder

Include Deleted

Upload File

Drive

Folder

FileRequired

Convert to Document?

File Name

File Extension

Idempotency Key

Move File

FileRequired

Drive

FolderRequired

Replace File

Drive

Folder

File to ReplaceRequired

FileRequired

Convert to Document?

File Name

File Extension

Idempotency Key

Create Shortcut

FileRequired

Drive

Folder