In this post, we will look at how you can integrate Google Sheets with YouTube and automatically upload videos to your YouTube channel using Google Sheets spreadsheet data.
This automation requires a one-time setup, for which we will use Pabbly Connect.
We will first link Google Sheets with Pabbly Connect to capture the video details, then link Pabbly Connect with YouTube and upload a video using the captured data.
Steps to Automatically Upload YouTube Videos from Google Sheets
1. Sign In / Sign Up to Pabbly Connect and Create a Workflow
2. Establish a Connection between Google Sheets and Pabbly Connect
3. Setup YouTube as the Action App to Fetch Category List
4. Setup YouTube as the Action App to Upload Videos
5. Add Delay to the Workflow
6. Setup YouTube as the Action App to Check Upload Status
Step 1:- Sign In / Sign Up to Pabbly Connect and Create a Workflow
A. Sign In / Sign Up
To begin this process, visit Pabbly Connect and create your account by clicking on the ‘Sign Up Free’ button. You can also click on Sign In if you already have an account.
Click on the Pabbly Connect ‘Access Now’ button
B. Create Workflow
To create a new workflow, click the ‘Create Workflow’ button.
Name your workflow, and click on ‘Create’.
Step 2:- Establish a Connection between Google Sheets and Pabbly Connect
We will now look at the steps through which we will establish a link between Google Sheets and Pabbly Connect. This will help us to fetch the data from Google Sheets.
A. Trigger App
Trigger allows us to choose the application that will receive the data for Pabbly Connect. In our case, it would be Google Sheets.
Choose ‘Google Sheets’ as the Trigger App and select ‘New or Updated Spreadsheet Row’ as a Trigger Event.
B. Webhook URL
A new Webhook URL will get generated. You will use this Webhook URL to create a connection with your Google Sheets account. Copy the Webhook URL.
As soon as you Copy the Webhook URL, Pabbly Connect will start looking to capture data from Google Sheets, as indicated by the rotating Waiting For Webhook Response button.
C. Connect Google Sheets Account
To connect with your Google Sheets account, open the sheet where you want to enter the data, click on Extensions > Add-ons > Get add-ons, and search for ‘Pabbly Connect Webhook’.
Install the Pabbly Connect Webhook extension.
After installing the add-on, again click on Extension > Pabbly Connect Webhooks > Initial Setup.
Paste the Webhook URL that we copied earlier, and in the Trigger Column, mention the name of the last column in which the data is available, and click on ‘Send Test’.
Now that the data is sent successfully – click on ‘Submit’.
Switch back to Pabbly Connect, expand Response Received, and the data you entered must be visible, thus confirming our established connection.
Step 3:- Setup YouTube as the Action App to Fetch Category List
Action allows us to choose the application that will get executed by the workflow trigger.
Before uploading the video using the captured data on YouTube, we will first capture the category list.
A. Action App
Choose ‘YouTube’ as your Action App, select ‘List Video Categories’ as an Action Event, and click on ‘Connect’.
B. Connect YouTube Account
To connect with your YouTube account, select ‘Add New Connection’ and click on ‘Connect With YouTube’. Also, grant the authorization.
Enter the Country Code, and click on ‘Save & Send Test Request’.
When you click on Save & Send Test Request, a list of categories will automatically be captured.
Step 4:- Setup YouTube as the Action App to Upload Videos
Now that we have captured the data from Google Sheets and the video category list, all we need is to upload those posts to our YouTube channel.
A. Action App
Choose ‘YouTube’ as the Action App, select ‘Upload Video (Beta) as an Action Event, and click on ‘Connect’.
B. Establish Connection
Since we are already connected to the YouTube account, all we need is to ‘Select Existing Connection’ and click on ‘Save’.
Select the Channel ID where you want to upload the video.
C. Map Necessary Fields
Now that you have connected your YouTube account, all you need is to map the details from the step above. Mapping ensures our data remains dynamic and changes as per the received responses.
Map the Video Title from the step above.
Similarly, map the other fields, leaving the unnecessary ones empty.
Enter the Category ID, select the Video Visibility Status, and click on ‘Save & Send Test Request’.
The moment you click on Save & Send Test Request, the process of uploading to your YouTube channel will be initiated.
Step 5:- Add Delay to the Workflow
There may be instances where the videos being uploaded to YouTube are big in size, and uploading such videos takes time. For such cases, we will add a Delay to our workflow.
Add a delay of 8 minutes to your workflow, and click on ‘Save & Send Test Request’.
Step 6:- Setup YouTube as the Action App to Check Upload Status
For our final step, we will again set up YouTube as our action app, but this time to check the status of your upload. Doing this helps us in 2 ways – it will capture the video upload status, and also, for some reason the video is not uploaded, it will restart the uploading process.
A. Action App
Choose ‘YouTube’ as the Action App, select ‘Get Video Upload Status (Beta)’ as an Action Event, and click on ‘Connect’.
B. Establish Connection
Again, ‘Select Existing Connection’ and click on ‘Save’.
Map the Request ID from step 4, and click on ‘Save & Send Test Request’.
The moment you click on Save & Send Test Request, your video upload status will be captured.
Our automation is complete. We have successfully integrated Google Sheets with YouTube. Now, each time you enter data in a new row of your Google Sheets spreadsheet, it will automatically be uploaded to your YouTube channel using the same data.
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