Even though I entered the thumbnail URL created with the video ID and link, I keep getting an error and cannot upload the thumbnail. Please help me resolve this issue.
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I'm trying to add a thumbnail video for my upload, but I keep getting an error.
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+14- Zapier Orchestrator & Solution Partner
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Is there no way to upload thumbnails? Can't it be done as easily as uploading the video title, description, and tags to YouTube?
+14- Zapier Orchestrator & Solution Partner
You need to use a different link returned from a GDrive step.
Try using this variable: Alternate Link
Help links for using files in Zaps: https://zapier.com/help/create/basics/send-files-in-zaps
I tried following your instructions, but the result was the same. First of all, I couldn’t find anything called "Alternative Link" in Google Drive. For reference, my Google Drive is already set to allow anyone with the link to view the file. Even ChatGPT's suggested solution of changing the URL from https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sNtz_CTXqwKrav7A4Gbjis3NWg3s-zv7/view?usp=drivesdk to https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1sNtz_CTXqwKrav7A4Gbjis3NWg3s-zv7 didn’t work either. I still got the same error message when trying to upload the thumbnail. Is uploading a thumbnail supposed to be this difficult? This is really frustrating.
+6- Zapier Staff
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