I am trying to automate uploading to different youtube accounts. My client gave me access to their 28 youtube accounts but they granted me access only with my email. Issue is when I go to apps and then youtube, I find my email but it doesnt give me options for clients youtube accounts once I connect my email. They wont give me their passwords , only granted me access. Anyone had this issue and worked it out, please help! Please and thanks!
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Zapier only seeing my YouTube account and not the client accounts that it has access to
+2- Zapier Staff
Hi
From what you described, you’re likely running into a YouTube permission limitation.
Why this is happening
YouTube currently has two different permission models, and only one of them works with Zapier.
✅ Works with Zapier:
Brand Accounts
If the YouTube channels are set up as Brand Accounts, and your client adds you as:
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Owner or Manager (on the Brand Account, not just in Studio) then those channels should appear as options when you connect YouTube in Zapier using your email.
👉 Docs:
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9367690
❌ Does NOT work with Zapier:
Studio Permissions
If your client added you via YouTube Studio permissions (Editor / Manager in Studio):
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You will not see those channels in Zapier
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Even though you can manage them in YouTube Studio
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This is because only channel Owners can access the YouTube API under this permission model
👉 Docs (see limitations):
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9481328#zippy=%2Climitations
Zapier currently cannot access channels where you’re only a Studio Manager/Editor.
What your client needs to do
They don’t need to share passwords, but they do need to do one of the following:
- Convert each channel to a Brand Account (if it isn’t already), then
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Add your email as an Owner or Manager on the Brand Account (not just Studio access)
Once that’s done, please reconnect YouTube in Zapier and the channels should appear.
Hope this helps 😄
+14- Zapier Orchestrator & Solution Partner
Hi
Help links for using YouTube in Zaps: https://zapier.com/apps/youtube/integrations#help
Prerequisites
To use the YouTube app on Zapier, you must have:
- A Google account with access to YouTube.
- For personal YouTube accounts, no special permissions required.
- For YouTube Studio Content Manager accounts, you need to be a channel owner.
- For Brand accounts, you need to be a channel owner or manager.
Hi, saw your post about granting access to client YouTube accounts. Curious - are you uploading videos manually to each account individually, or using a script to automate this process? I built something similar for an e-commerce client that uploads 50+ videos daily across multiple channels. More on what we do: https://falconai-io.netlify.app
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