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Question

Failed to create an HTTP request in YouTube: Raw request failed.

  • September 4, 2023
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mediapole
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Bonjour,

I'm taking the liberty of writing here because I have a small problem in a Zapier scenario.

In the scenario, I have two modules:

  • MySQL → New or Updated Row in MySQL (to check whether a line has been modified)
  • YouTube → API Request Beta (to update the "title" metadata of the YouTube video)

The problem lies in the YouTube module action in the request body :

 

The title property I'm trying to send dynamically is giving me an error:

Question :

How do I send dynamic data from the request body?
I'd like to retrieve the video id from my db, for example...

Thanks in advance,

Best regards,

Mediapole.

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@mediapole 

Make sure to reference the YouTube API docs for the endpoint to see the required parameters:

https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/videos/update

 

 

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@mediapole 

You may want to try this Zap action: YouTube - App Extensions

There is an AI assist that can help configure the action.

 

⚡ Troy Tessalone - AutomationAce.com | Premier Certified Zapier Expert | #1 Zapier Community Contributor
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  • September 5, 2023

Hello @Troy Tessalone, thanks for the documentation !

When I enter the id by hand and the title, the query executes correctly.

However, if I fetch the data directly from my database, the query doesn't run correctly, as I said in my previous message.

Thanks in advance,

Best regards,

Mediapole.

Troy Tessalone
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@mediapole 

Check if the Title has double quotes as that would break the JSON.

 

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  • September 6, 2023

Hello @Troy Tessalone, 

Resolved but I can't say why unfortunately...
Maybe the (!!) character in the title was causing the error.

Whatever, thanks for your response and have a nice day.

 

Mediapole.

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  • mediapoleBeginner
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  • September 6, 2023

Hello,@Troy Tessalone 

Yes.. It seems to be the special characters that generate this error.
Is there a way around this?

Without special characters its ok ->

 

With special characters →

 

Troy Tessalone
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@mediapole 

Options to try:

  • make sure the data input into MySQL has no special characters.
  • encode special characters
    • Formatter
  • use a Zap step to remove special characters:
    • Formatter
    • Code
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