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Instagram to YouTube - Not sure what to add under video?


CCnDoc

Just set up my first zap and I’m running into trouble. Used this article but it did not include what selections from IG I should make in the VIDEO settings portion of the YouTube actions to get the video to come over from IG. https://zapier.com/blog/connect-instagram-and-youtube-for-automated-crossposting/

I selected Media Type: VIDEO, but it doesn’t appear as if the test video posted to YouTube. What selections should I have made. Did I make the correct selection in VIDEO below? Also, for TITLE, the article suggests if captions are long to use the username and timestamp instead - will people still find my videos in searches this way (with content from description and tags instead)?  Thanks in advance for the help! 

 

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Hello @CCnDoc , you need to use the Media Url mapping. The Media Url link will contain the file.



For reference, you can refer to this link :
https://zapier.com/webintent/create-zap?template=13929

Let me know if it works. Cheers.

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Troy Tessalone
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Hi @CCnDoc 

Good question.

Please post full screenshots with how your Zap steps are configured as shown in the Zap Editor mode to help us have more context.


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Hello @CCnDoc , you need to use the Media Url mapping. The Media Url link will contain the file.



For reference, you can refer to this link :
https://zapier.com/webintent/create-zap?template=13929

Let me know if it works. Cheers.


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TechTaps wrote:

Hello @CCnDoc , you need to use the Media Url mapping. The Media Url link will contain the file.



For reference, you can refer to this link :
https://zapier.com/webintent/create-zap?template=13929

Let me know if it works. Cheers.

Thank you for this answer. I did as you suggested and now am waiting for the test to upload. It’s only a 1:20 video. How long would it normally take? 


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TechTaps wrote:

Hello @CCnDoc , you need to use the Media Url mapping. The Media Url link will contain the file.



For reference, you can refer to this link :
https://zapier.com/webintent/create-zap?template=13929

Let me know if it works. Cheers.

Thank you for this answer. I did as you suggested and now am waiting for the test to upload. It’s only a 1:20 video. How long would it normally take? 



@CCnDoc , I’m not really sure. You can take a look at successful job history and can check how long it took.


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TechTaps wrote:

Hello @CCnDoc , you need to use the Media Url mapping. The Media Url link will contain the file.



For reference, you can refer to this link :
https://zapier.com/webintent/create-zap?template=13929

Let me know if it works. Cheers.

Unfortunately it never showed up in YouTube. :-( Any ideas? Thank you! 


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CCnDoc wrote:
TechTaps wrote:

Hello @CCnDoc , you need to use the Media Url mapping. The Media Url link will contain the file.



For reference, you can refer to this link :
https://zapier.com/webintent/create-zap?template=13929

Let me know if it works. Cheers.

Unfortunately it never showed up in YouTube. :-( Any ideas? Thank you! 

 Sent you a DM.