# YouTube integrations: videos and playlists

> Upload a video, create a playlist and add a playlist item in YouTube. Connect YouTube to the rest of your marketing stack with Tray.ai.

**Canonical page:** https://tray.ai/connectors/youtube-integrations/
**Categories:** Marketing
**Connects through:** HTTP Connector

## Overview

YouTube is Google's video platform, where businesses publish videos, manage channels and playlists, and respond to viewer comments. Tray.ai connects to YouTube through the HTTP Connector, so your workflows can call the YouTube API alongside the rest of your stack.

## Use cases

### Videos

Read, create, update, and delete videos in YouTube from any Tray.ai workflow. The YouTube API covers calls such as list videos and upload a video.

- List videos
- Upload a video
- Update a video

### Playlists

Read, create, update, and delete playlists in YouTube from any Tray.ai workflow. The YouTube API covers calls such as list playlists and create a playlist.

- List playlists
- Create a playlist
- Update a playlist

### Playlist items

Read, create, update, and delete playlist items in YouTube from any Tray.ai workflow. The YouTube API covers calls such as list playlist items and add a playlist item.

- List playlist items
- Add a playlist item
- Update a playlist item

### Comments

Read, update, and delete comments in YouTube from any Tray.ai workflow. The YouTube API covers calls such as list comments and reply to a comment.

- List comments
- Reply to a comment
- Update a comment

### Channels

Read and update channels in YouTube from any Tray.ai workflow. The YouTube API covers calls such as list channels and update a channel.

- List channels
- Update a channel

### Captions

Read, create, and delete captions in YouTube from any Tray.ai workflow. The YouTube API covers calls such as list captions and upload a caption track.

- List captions
- Upload a caption track
- Download a caption track

## Challenges Tray.ai solves

### Keeping YouTube credentials out of logs

A raw API call usually means pasting a key or token into the request, where it ends up in step inputs, logs, and screenshots.

**How Tray.ai helps:** Store YouTube credentials once as a Tray.ai authentication and reference them from the HTTP Connector. Tray.ai masks authentication values in logs, so the secret never shows up in a step's input or output.

### Going from the YouTube API docs to a working call

Translating an example request from API docs into a workflow step means copying the method, URL, headers, and body by hand.

**How Tray.ai helps:** Paste a cURL example from the YouTube API docs into the HTTP Connector and Tray.ai fills in the method, URL, headers, and body for you.

### Handling files and non-JSON responses

Not every API answers in JSON. Some return XML, files, or binary data, or expect a multipart upload.

**How Tray.ai helps:** The HTTP Connector parses JSON and XML responses, returns files you can pass to the next step, and sends multipart form data for uploads.

## Frequently asked questions

### Does Tray.ai connect to YouTube?

Yes. Tray.ai connects to YouTube through the HTTP Connector, which calls the YouTube API directly. Any call the YouTube API documents can run as a step in a Tray.ai workflow.

### How does Tray.ai authenticate with YouTube?

The YouTube API uses OAuth 2.0 and an API key in the query string. You save it once as a Tray.ai authentication, and the HTTP Connector adds it to every request.

### Can I get a dedicated YouTube connector?

YouTube runs through the HTTP Connector rather than a dedicated connector. If your team wants one, the Tray.ai connector SDK can build a dedicated YouTube connector from the YouTube API.

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