YouTube MCP connector
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YouTube is Google's video sharing platform for hosting, discovering, and managing video content. The YouTube MCP connector allows AI agents to manage channels and organize videos into playlists by creating, updating, and deleting playlist items. It also supports searching for videos across the platform, giving teams a way to automate content discovery and playlist curation workflows.
Authentication type
- OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code - Requires a one-time user login to authorize the agent to access the service on their behalf.
Uses
Use the YouTube MCP connector to perform the following actions:
- Publish new videos directly to a YouTube channel
- Organize content into playlists for campaigns and viewers
- Track channel performance by listing videos and metadata
- Moderate content by updating or deleting videos and playlists
- Search videos across YouTube for competitive or content research
- Automate ratings to reflect audience engagement on videos
- Sync channel details like titles, descriptions, and branding
- Standardize uploads using supported categories and languages
Example prompts
Use the following example prompts to invoke YouTube MCP connector tools from your AI assistant or Boomi Connect workflow:
Upload our latest product demo video to YouTube.Show me all playlists on our YouTube channel.Create a new playlist for our summer campaign videos.Find the top videos about sustainable packaging on YouTube.Update the description of our channel trailer video.Remove the outdated tutorial video from our YouTube channel.List all videos uploaded to our channel last month.Add this new episode to our weekly series playlist.What video categories are available for our next upload?Rate our latest livestream recording as a like.
YouTube MCP connector tools
The YouTube MCP connector provides the following tools. Each tool maps to a specific action you can invoke from your AI agent or automation.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| getChannels | List channels |
| updateChannel | Update a channel |
| getPlaylists | List playlists |
| createPlaylist | Create a playlist |
| updatePlaylist | Update a playlist |
| deletePlaylist | Delete a playlist |
| getPlaylistItems | List playlist items |
| addPlaylistItem | Add item to playlist |
| deletePlaylistItem | Delete playlist item |
| searchVideos | Search for videos |
| getVideos | List videos |
| uploadVideo | Upload a video |
| updateVideo | Update a video |
| deleteVideo | Delete a video |
| rateVideo | Rate a video |
| getVideoCategories | List video categories |
| getI18nLanguages | List supported languages |
