Google Docs + YouTube

Create documents from text in Google Docs for new videos in YouTube channel

Create fresh content seamlessly with this workflow. When a new video is uploaded on your YouTube channel, the details are instantly transformed into a document in Google Docs. Perfect for keeping track of your video releases, this process turns video titles or descriptions into written records without any manual work. Enjoy a more structured approach to content management with this automation process.

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New Video in Channel
Triggers when a new video is published to a specific YouTube channel.
TriggerPolling
automatically do this!
Create Document From Text
Create a new document from text. Also supports limited HTML.
ActionWrite

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Supported triggers and actions

- Video IDRequired
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- ChannelRequired
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- QueryRequired
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Quota Copy
- Upload Size Copy
- TitleRequired
- DescriptionRequired
- VideoRequired
- Thumbnail
- Privacy Status
- Publish At
- Tags
- Language Section
- Default Language
- Default Audio Language
- Localizations Help Text
- Language Code
- Localized Title
- Localized Description
- Recording Section
- Recording Date
- Recording Location
- Advanced Section
- License
- Allow Embedding
- Public Statistics Viewable
- Category Id Help Text
- Category
- Made For Kids
- Notify Subscribers
Action
Write
- Stop on errorRequired
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
Action
Write

- Report Breakdown
- Report TypeRequired
- Start DateRequired
- End DateRequired
- Report MetricsRequired
Action
Search
- Drive
- Folder
Trigger
Polling
Try It

- Drive containing the template document
- Folder containing the template document
- Template DocumentRequired
- New Document NameRequired
- Drive
- Folder for new Document
- Sharing Preference
- Unused Fields Preference
- Export Formats
- Insert Inline Image (Image URL)
- Image location (Segment ID)
- Image location (Index)
- Image location (tabId)
Action
Write
- DocumentRequired
- Find textRequired
- Replace text
- Match case
Action
Write
- DocumentRequired
- Image URLRequired
- Insert position (Index)Required
- Width (points)
- Height (points)
- Segment ID
- Tab ID
Action
Write
- Document NameRequired
- Document ContentRequired
- Drive
- Folder
- Export Formats
- Insert Inline Image (Image URL)
- Image location (Segment ID)
- Image location (Index)
- Image location (tabId)
Action
Write
- Stop on errorRequired
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
Action
Write
- Document IDRequired
Action
Search

- Channel IDRequired
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Playlist IdRequired
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Quota Copy
- PlaylistRequired
- Video IDRequired
- Position
- Note
Action
Write
- Thumbnail Size Copy
- Video IdRequired
- ThumbnailRequired
Action
Write
- Search Query
- Channel ID
- Order Results By
- Published After
- Published Before
- Video Duration
- Video Definition
- Video Dimension
- Video Caption
- Video License
- Safe Search
- Region Code
- Relevance Language
- Video Category ID
- Max Results
Action
Search
New Document
Triggers when a new document is added (inside any folder).
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Drive
- Folder
- Document NameRequired
- Text to AppendRequired
- Append Text on New Line?
Action
Write
- FileRequired
- Specify Document Name
- Drive
- Folder
Action
Write
- DocumentRequired
- Start position (Index)Required
- End position (Index)Required
- Formatting Options
- Font size (points)
- Font family
- Text color (hex)
- Background color (hex)
- Segment ID
- Tab ID
Action
Write
- DocumentRequired
- Text to insertRequired
- Insert position (Index)Required
- Segment ID
- Tab ID
Action
Write
- DocumentRequired
- Background color (hex)
- Page width (points)
- Page height (points)
- Top margin (points)
- Bottom margin (points)
- Left margin (points)
- Right margin (points)
- Page number start
- Use different first page header and footer
- Use different even page header and footer
Action
Write
- Drive
- Folder
- Document NameRequired
Action
Search
- Drive
- Folder
- Document NameRequired
- Document ContentRequired
- Export Formats
- Insert Inline Image (Image URL)
- Image location (Segment ID)
- Image location (Index)
- Image location (tabId)
Action
Search or write

About Google Docs

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Create documents from text in Google Docs for new videos in YouTube channel

New Comment on Video

New Video in Channel

New Video by Search

Upload Video

API Request (Beta)

Get Report

New Document in Folder

Create Document From Template

Find and Replace Text

Insert Image

Create Document From Text

API Request (Beta)

Get Document Content

New Live Stream

New Video in Playlist

Add Video to Playlist

Update Video Thumbnail

Find Video

New Document

Append Text to Document

Upload Document

Format Text

Insert Text

Update Document Properties

Find a Document

Find or Create Document

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