How to Upload YouTube Videos Greater than 1GB with Pabbly Connect Automation

Learn how to automate uploading YouTube videos greater than 1GB using Pabbly Connect with Google Sheets and YouTube integration. Step-by-step guide included. Navigate the automation landscape confidently with clear, structured guidance suitable for professionals regardless of prior technical experience.

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1. Setting Up Pabbly Connect for YouTube Video Uploads

To start uploading YouTube videos greater than 1GB using Pabbly Connect, first, access your Pabbly Connect dashboard. You can sign up for a free account if you haven’t done so already. Once logged in, click on ‘Create Workflow’ to initiate the setup process.

In the workflow creation window, give your workflow a name, such as ‘YouTube Upload Video Automation.’ This name will help you identify the workflow later. After naming your workflow, click on ‘Create’ to proceed to the next step where you will set up the trigger event.

2. Triggering the Upload from Google Sheets with Pabbly Connect

The next step involves integrating Google Sheets with Pabbly Connect. In the trigger window, select Google Sheets as your application. For the trigger event, choose ‘New or Updated Spreadsheet Row.’ This will allow Pabbly Connect to monitor your Google Sheets for any new video details you add.

• Select the Google Sheets app in Pabbly Connect.
• Choose ‘New or Updated Spreadsheet Row’ as the trigger event.
• Copy the webhook URL provided by Pabbly Connect.

After copying the webhook URL, go to your Google Sheets and install the Pabbly Connect Webhooks add-on. This allows your Google Sheets to send data to Pabbly Connect whenever a new row is added. After installing, refresh your Google Sheets to see the new add-on.

3. Uploading Video to YouTube through Pabbly Connect

With the Google Sheets integration set, the next step is to upload the video to YouTube. In the action window of your workflow, search for and select the YouTube app. For the action event, choose ‘Upload Video.’ This step will initiate the video upload process using the details fetched from Google Sheets.

Connect your YouTube account to Pabbly Connect by selecting ‘Add New Connection’ and following the prompts. Once connected, you will need to map the video details such as title, description, and video URL from the Google Sheets data to the corresponding fields in the YouTube upload action.

• Map the video title and description from the Google Sheets response.
• Ensure the video URL is publicly accessible.
• Select video visibility settings such as Pabbly, unlisted, or private.

After mapping all necessary fields, click on ‘Save and Send Test Request’ to initiate the upload process. Upon successful upload, Pabbly Connect will return a request ID and upload status, which you will later store back in Google Sheets.

4. Updating Google Sheets with Upload Status

Once the video upload is initiated, it is crucial to update your Google Sheets with the request ID and upload status. In the action step of your Pabbly Connect workflow, add another action and select Google Sheets again. This time, choose ‘Update Row’ as the action event. using Pabbly Connect

Connect to your Google Sheets account again and select the same spreadsheet and sheet you used earlier. For the row index, map the row index field from the previous step to ensure you update the correct row. You will then map the request ID and upload status to their corresponding columns in Google Sheets.

Select your spreadsheet and sheet where video details are stored. Map the row index and update the request ID and upload status. Click ‘Save and Send Test Request’ to confirm the update.

This step ensures that you have a record of the upload status and can track the progress of your video uploads directly from Google Sheets.

5. Automating Video Re-Uploads with Pabbly Connect

Since YouTube allows only a limited size for uploads at one time, you may need to re-upload videos larger than 1GB. To automate this, create a second workflow in Pabbly Connect that runs every 8 minutes. This workflow will check the upload status of videos that are still in the ‘initiated’ state.

In this new workflow, set the trigger to ‘Schedule’ and configure it to run every 8 minutes. Next, use Google Sheets to look up rows with an upload status of ‘initiated.’ This will allow you to fetch all videos that need to be re-uploaded.

Select Google Sheets and choose ‘Lookup Spreadsheet Row’ as the action event. Set the lookup column to the one where upload statuses are recorded. Map the lookup value to ‘initiated’ to fetch relevant rows.

After fetching the rows, use an iterator to process each video one by one and check their upload status. If the status is still ‘initiated,’ re-upload the video using the same steps as before. If it is ‘completed,’ update the status in Google Sheets to prevent future checks on that video.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we explored how to upload YouTube videos greater than 1GB using Pabbly Connect for automation. By integrating Google Sheets and YouTube, we created workflows that handle video uploads and updates seamlessly. This automation not only saves time but also ensures that your video uploads are efficiently managed.

With Pabbly Connect, you can easily automate various tasks across different applications, enhancing your productivity and streamlining your workflow. Start using Pabbly Connect today to simplify your video uploading process!