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YouTube New Video trigger won't pull sample

  • June 8, 2021
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Hey! Im trying to test trigger and does not work. I use the USER ID as Username.
I have read the Common Problems with YouTube doc but still does not work.

What can I do? 

Best answer by SamB

Hey folks—so sorry about the long wait on this! Just stopping by to share that the bug has been fixed. 🎉

Thanks so much for you patience. If you run into any further issues please reach out in the Community or get in touch with Support directly for assistance. Happy Zapping! ⚡ 

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Troy Tessalone
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  • June 8, 2021

Hi @cinnamonashes 

Are you able to provide screenshots of the error you are getting for your Zap trigger step?


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  • June 8, 2021

Hi @cinnamonashes 

Are you able to provide screenshots of the error you are getting for your Zap trigger step?

 


Troy Tessalone
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  • June 8, 2021

@cinnamonashes 

We are unable to tell what Youtube trigger you are using from the screenshot you provided.

Can you show screenshots of each section in the Zap trigger step?


Troy Tessalone
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  • June 8, 2021

@cinnamonashes 

My Zap can't find a video even though I know it exists

Videos that are private or unlisted cannot be used, we can only pick up videos that are set to public and can be watched by anybody!


Troy Tessalone
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  • June 8, 2021

@cinnamonashes 

My videos aren't being found by the New Video in Channel trigger

YouTube provides a "Human Readable" web address for a channel, such as: https://www.youtube.com/c/ZapierVideos.

In order to find the Channel ID to put into the field here:

Click the "Videos" link/tab/section in YouTube, and then look at the web address in their browser.
You should see something like this in the URL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa4RU443sQ17CW6xg_uWJfQ/videos.

Copy and paste the characters between "channel/" and "/videos" (in this example, UCa4RU443sQ17CW6xg_uWJfQ) into the Channel field in Zapier.


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  • June 8, 2021

@cinnamonashes

We are unable to tell what Youtube trigger you are using from the screenshot you provided.

Can you show screenshots of each section in the Zap trigger step?

 


Troy Tessalone
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@cinnamonashes 

Try this help link to find your Youtube Username: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/3250431?hl=en

When I got to this Youtube link, I get this error message, so make sure you’ve input the correct Username

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC33XBu96zfcvOlhsvvL_5RQ/videos

 


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  • June 8, 2021

@cinnamonashes

Try this help link to find your Youtube Username: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/3250431?hl=en

When I got to this Youtube link, I get this error message, so make sure you’ve input the correct Username

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC33XBu96zfcvOlhsvvL_5RQ/videos

 

when I enter the site I get the same channel ID...
I tried with the user ID as well and it didn't work.
I also tried the custom url and there is no solution…

 

 


Troy Tessalone
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  • June 8, 2021

@cinnamonashes 

Might be best to open a ticket with Zapier Support for additional troubleshooting help: https://zapier.com/app/get-help


Paolo
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  • July 16, 2021

@cinnamonashes, I just wanted to check in with you to see if you’d managed to get things working, or whether you could still use some help here. Please let us know :)


christina.d
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  • August 17, 2021

Thanks for reaching out, @cinnamonashes

It looks like you were able to speak with my teammate Viktor in support who confirmed this is a known bug for playlists exceeding 50 videos. They did you add you as a follower on the bug and we’ll be sure to keep you and this thread updated once there’s a resolution. 🙂


SamB
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  • May 29, 2025

Hey folks—so sorry about the long wait on this! Just stopping by to share that the bug has been fixed. 🎉

Thanks so much for you patience. If you run into any further issues please reach out in the Community or get in touch with Support directly for assistance. Happy Zapping! ⚡