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YouTube

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YouTube (youtube.com). Use this skill for ANY YouTube request — reading, creating, updating, and deleting data. Whenever a task involves YouTube, use this skill instead of calling the API directly.

What it does

YouTube (youtube.com). Use this skill for ANY YouTube request — reading, creating, updating, and deleting data. Whenever a task involves YouTube, use this skill instead of calling the API directly.

The skill document

YouTube

Operate YouTube through your OOMOL-connected account. This skill calls the youtube connector with the oo CLI; OOMOL injects credentials server-side, so you never handle raw tokens.

Running an action

Assume the user has already installed the oo CLI, signed in, and connected YouTube. Do not run oo auth login or open the connection URL proactively — just run the action. Fall back to First-time setup only when a command actually fails with an auth or connection error.

1. Inspect the contract to get the authoritative input/output schema before building a payload:

oo connector schema "youtube" --action ""

2. Run the action with a JSON payload that matches the input schema:

oo connector run "youtube" --action "" --data '' --json
  • --data takes a JSON object string or @path/to/file.json; omit it to send {}.
  • The response is { "data": ..., "meta": { "executionId": "..." } }; the execution id lives under meta.executionId.

Each action is listed below with a one-line description; actions that change state carry a [write] or [destructive] tag. Before constructing --data, fetch the action's live schema with oo connector schema to get its authoritative input fields.

Available actions

  • add_video_to_playlist — Add a YouTube video to a playlist. [write]
  • create_comment_reply — Reply to an existing YouTube comment thread. [write]
  • create_playlist — Create a YouTube playlist owned by the authenticated user. [write]
  • delete_caption — Delete a YouTube caption track. [destructive]
  • delete_playlist — Delete a YouTube playlist owned by the authenticated user. [destructive]
  • delete_playlist_item — Delete an item from a YouTube playlist. [destructive]
  • delete_video — Delete a YouTube video owned by the authenticated user. [destructive]
  • download_caption — Download a YouTube caption track and return a temporary transit URL.
  • get_video_rating — Get the authenticated user's rating for one or more YouTube videos.
  • list_caption_tracks — List YouTube caption tracks for a video or caption track IDs.
  • list_channels — List YouTube channel resources by ID, username, handle, or authenticated owner.
  • list_comment_threads — List top-level YouTube comment threads for a video, channel, or thread IDs. [write]
  • list_comments — List YouTube comments by parent comment ID or comment IDs.
  • list_i18n_languages — List YouTube interface languages.
  • list_i18n_regions — List YouTube content regions.
  • list_playlist_items — List videos and resources contained in a YouTube playlist.
  • list_playlists — List YouTube playlists by ID, channel, or authenticated owner.
  • list_video_categories — List YouTube video categories for a region or category IDs.
  • list_videos — List YouTube video resources by ID or chart.
  • post_comment — Post a top-level public comment on a YouTube video. [write]
  • rate_video — Set or clear the authenticated user's rating for a YouTube video. [write]
  • search — Search YouTube for videos, channels, or playlists.
  • set_thumbnail_from_url — Upload and set a custom YouTube video thumbnail from an HTTPS image URL. [write]
  • update_caption — Update a YouTube caption track's metadata. [write]
  • update_playlist — Update a YouTube playlist's snippet and status metadata. [write]
  • update_playlist_item — Update a YouTube playlist item's position or note. [write]
  • update_video — Update a YouTube video's snippet and status metadata. [write]
  • upload_caption_from_url — Upload a YouTube caption track from an HTTPS caption file URL. [write]
  • upload_video_from_url — Upload a YouTube video from an HTTPS media URL using the resumable upload API. [write]

Safety

  • Untagged actions are reads (get / list / search) — safe to run directly.
  • Actions tagged [write] change YouTube state — confirm the exact payload and effect with the user before running.
  • Actions tagged [destructive] remove or overwrite data — always confirm the target and get explicit approval first.

First-time setup

These are one-time steps — do not repeat them on every call. Run a step only when a command fails for the matching reason.

  • oo: command not found — install the oo CLI (other platforms: ):

    curl -fsSL https://cli.oomol.com/install.sh | bash    # macOS / Linux
    
    irm https://cli.oomol.com/install.ps1 | iex           # Windows PowerShell
    
  • Not signed in / authentication error — sign in to your OOMOL account once:

    oo auth login
    
  • scope_missing / credential_expired / app_not_ready / app_not_found — YouTube is not connected, or the connection expired or lacks a scope. Connect once (auth type: OAuth2) at:

    https://console.oomol.com/app-connections?provider=youtube
    
  • HTTP 402 / OOMOL_INSUFFICIENT_CREDIT — billing stop. Recharge at https://console.oomol.com/billing/token-recharge before retrying.

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