
Connectors / Marketing · HTTP Connector
Automate YouTube with Tray.ai
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.
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What can you do with YouTube on Tray.ai?
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.
- Connects through
- HTTP Connector
- Authentication
- OAuth 2.0 or an API key in the query string
- Base URL
- https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3
What the YouTube API covers
6 resources and 24 documented actions, each one a call the HTTP Connector can make from a Tray.ai workflow.
Videos
- List videos
- Upload a video
- Update a video
- Delete a video
- Rate a video
Playlists
- List playlists
- Create a playlist
- Update a playlist
- Delete a playlist
Playlist items
- List playlist items
- Add a playlist item
- Update a playlist item
- Delete a playlist item
Comments
- List comments
- Reply to a comment
- Update a comment
- Delete a comment
- Set comment moderation status
Channels
- List channels
- Update a channel
Captions
- List captions
- Upload a caption track
- Download a caption track
- Delete a caption track
Checked against YouTube's own documentation on 2026-10-22
How Tray.ai makes this work
YouTube plugs into the whole Tray.ai platform
Intelligent Integration
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Frequently asked questions
What can a Tray.ai workflow do in YouTube?
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The YouTube API documents 24 actions across 6 resources (Videos, Playlists, Playlist items, Comments, Channels, Captions). For example: List videos; List playlists; List playlist items. A workflow can make any documented call through the HTTP Connector.
How does Tray.ai authenticate with YouTube?
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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.
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