Connecting
In the dashboard, open Connectors, find YouTube Data API and press Connect. You will be sent to sign in; the connection is saved once that succeeds.What you will need
Getting the credential
- Go to Google Cloud Console
- Create a new project or select existing one
- Enable APIs: APIs & Services → Library → Search “YouTube Data API v3” → Enable
- Create OAuth 2.0 Credentials:
- Go to APIs & Services → Credentials
- Click “Create Credentials” → OAuth 2.0 Client IDs
- Choose “Web Application”
- Add redirect URIs
- Copy Client ID and Client Secret
- Optional: Create API Key for read-only operations
Notes
- Reading public data works with an API key; anything about YOUR channel, and every write, needs OAuth.
- Quota is per project per day and searches are expensive — a search costs about a hundred times a video lookup.
- Per user: 100 requests per 100 seconds
- Per project: 10,000 requests per day
- Concurrent requests: Recommended max 10