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Youtube Upload by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Youtube Upload
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: modbender

Youtube Upload

Uploads a video to YouTube using the official YouTube Data API v3 and OAuth 2.0. Use this skill when the user asks to upload a video to YouTube. It supports titles, descriptions, privacy settings (public, private, unlisted), and large file chunking. Requires a Google Cloud 'client_secret.json' file.

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YouTube Upload Skill

This skill allows you to securely upload videos to YouTube via the official API, bypassing the need for fragile browser automation.

Prerequisites

The Google API Python Client and OAuth libraries must be installed:

pip3 install google-api-python-client google-auth-oauthlib google-auth-httplib2

A client_secret.json file is required. The user must generate an OAuth 2.0 Client ID (Desktop App) from the Google Cloud Console with the YouTube Data API v3 enabled.

Usage

Use the provided Python script to upload the video:

python3 scripts/upload.py \
  --file "/path/to/video.mp4" \
  --title "My Video Title" \
  --description "My Video Description" \
  --privacy "unlisted" \
  --secrets "/path/to/client_secret.json"

First Run (Authentication)

On the very first run, the script will output a URL or open a browser window for the user to authenticate and grant permission to their YouTube account. Instruct the user to complete the login flow. Once approved, a token.pickle file is generated locally, and subsequent uploads will run silently.

Troubleshooting

Token Expired / Revoked: If the token becomes invalid, delete token.pickle and re-run to trigger the auth flow again.
Quota Exceeded: The YouTube API has a daily upload quota. If this is hit, the user must wait until the quota resets.

Frequently asked questions