How to upload a video to YouTube using Google Apps Script?

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I want to upload a video to YouTube using Google Apps Script. Here is my code, including what I've tried and what the errors are.

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/**
 * @see https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/videos/insert
 * @param { String } sourceUrl url location of the source video file in google drive
 * @returns { Video }
 */
const uploadVideo2youtube = sourceId => {
  const sourceFile = DriveApp.getFileById( sourceId, ).getBlob();
  const videoResource = {
    snippet: {
      title: 'Summer vacation in California',
      description: 'Had a great time surfing in Santa Cruz',
      tags: [ 'surfing', 'Santa Cruz', ],
      categoryId: '22',
    },
  };
  // const status = { privacyStatus: 'Private', };
  const status = { privacyStatus: 'private', };

  // here are all my attempts and the errors with each one...
  // const newVideo = YouTube.Videos.insert( videoResource, status, sourceFile, ); // GoogleJsonResponseException: API call to youtube.videos.insert failed with error: '{privacyStatus=private}' (line 229, file "Code")
  // const newVideo = YouTube.Videos.insert( videoResource, sourceFile, ); // GoogleJsonResponseException: API call to youtube.videos.insert failed with error: Blob (line 230, file "Code")
  const newVideo = YouTube.Videos.insert( videoResource, [ status ], sourceFile, ); // GoogleJsonResponseException: API call to youtube.videos.insert failed with error: '{privacyStatus=private}' (line 231, file "Code")

  Logger.log('(line 213) newVideo:\n%s', JSON.stringify( newVideo ),);
}
const upload2youtube_test = () => upload2youtube( <fileId>, )

As you can see from the code, I have made several attempts at the YouTube.Videos.insert() method. But each attempt throws an error. Yes, I have enabled the YouTube Data API v3 resource under my resources tab and authorized the script to run.

What am I doing wrong?

Let Me Tink About It · Accepted Answer · 2020-07-31 15:25:56Z

3

How about this modification?

Modification points:

Please include status in videoResource.
The 2nd argument of YouTube.Videos.insert(resource, part, mediaData) is part. In this case, it's "snippet,status".

Modified script:

const sourceFile = DriveApp.getFileById(sourceId).getBlob();
const videoResource = {
  snippet: {
    title: 'Summer vacation in California',
    description: 'Had a great time surfing in Santa Cruz',
    tags: [ 'surfing', 'Santa Cruz', ],
    categoryId: '22',
  },
  status: {privacyStatus: 'private'}  // Added
};
const newVideo = YouTube.Videos.insert( videoResource, "snippet,status", sourceFile);  // Modified

Note:

In this case, it is required to enable YouTube Data API v3 at Advanced Google services. Please be careful this. Ref

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edited Jul 31, 2020 at 15:25

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