How do AI agents use YouTube through Open Connector?

Your user connects YouTube once with one of its cataloged authentication methods. Open Connector stores the credential in an encrypted vault and exposes YouTube tools to your agent over MCP or a typed API, with credentials injected server-side on each call.

Is this a YouTube MCP server?

Yes. Open Connector can serve YouTube as a named MCP server with a scoped allowlist and a per-user connection URL, so any MCP client can call YouTube actions with credentials injected server-side.

Where do YouTube credentials live?

In your own infrastructure. Open Connector keeps credentials in its own vault and injects them at call time, so they never leave your environment.

YouTube integration

YouTube integration for AI agents.

YouTube integration for AI agents with secure authentication and server-side credential injection. Open Connector runs the OAuth, seals the token in an encrypted vault, and serves YouTube tools to your agent over MCP or a typed API — credentials injected server-side, every call audited, nothing leaving your infrastructure. Open source (AGPL-3.0) and self-hostable.

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What your agents can do

Real YouTube actions, managed and audited.

Your user connects YouTube once; your agent can then read channel, video, and playlist data — scoped to the OAuth permissions you grant and the tool allowlist you configure. Every action is least-privilege and written to a tamper-evident audit trail.

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Your user grants YouTube access once (OAuth) — the token lands in the vault.
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Your agent calls a tool over MCP or the typed API; Open Connector injects the credential server-side.
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Every routed call appends a hash-chained audit record — nothing leaves your infra.

Tools & triggers

Supported YouTube tools.

83 tools are generated from the published YouTube catalog. Descriptions are plain text; each action remains subject to its configured authentication and tool allowlist.

Showing 83 tools. All published catalog entries are included in this page's server-rendered HTML.

Youtube AbuseReports Insert: Inserts a new resource into this collection.; abusereports
Youtube Activities List: Retrieves a list of resources, possibly filtered.; activities
Youtube Captions Delete: Deletes a resource.; captions
Youtube Captions Download: Downloads a caption track.; captions
Youtube Captions Insert: Inserts a new resource into this collection.; captions
Youtube Captions List: Retrieves a list of resources, possibly filtered.; captions
Youtube Captions Update: Updates an existing resource.; captions
Youtube ChannelBanners Insert: Inserts a new resource into this collection.; channelbanners
Youtube ChannelSections Delete: Deletes a resource.; channelsections
Youtube ChannelSections Insert: Inserts a new resource into this collection.; channelsections
Youtube ChannelSections List: Retrieves a list of resources, possibly filtered.; channelsections
Youtube ChannelSections Update: Updates an existing resource.; channelsections
Youtube Channels List: Retrieves a list of resources, possibly filtered.; channels
Youtube Channels Update: Updates an existing resource.; channels
Youtube CommentThreads Insert: Inserts a new resource into this collection.; commentthreads
Youtube CommentThreads List: Retrieves a list of resources, possibly filtered.; commentthreads
Youtube Comments Delete: Deletes a resource.; comments
Youtube Comments Insert: Inserts a new resource into this collection.; comments
Youtube Comments List: Retrieves a list of resources, possibly filtered.; comments
Youtube Comments MarkAsSpam: Expresses the caller's opinion that one or more comments should be flagged as spam.; comments
Youtube Comments SetModerationStatus: Sets the moderation status of one or more comments.; comments
Youtube Comments Update: Updates an existing resource.; comments
Youtube I18nLanguages List: Retrieves a list of resources, possibly filtered.; i18nlanguages
Youtube I18nRegions List: Retrieves a list of resources, possibly filtered.; i18nregions
Youtube LiveBroadcasts Bind: Bind a broadcast to a stream.; livebroadcasts
Youtube LiveBroadcasts Delete: Delete a given broadcast.; livebroadcasts
Youtube LiveBroadcasts Insert: Inserts a new stream for the authenticated user.; livebroadcasts
Youtube LiveBroadcasts InsertCuepoint: Insert cuepoints in a broadcast; livebroadcasts
Youtube LiveBroadcasts List: Retrieve the list of broadcasts associated with the given channel.; livebroadcasts
Youtube LiveBroadcasts Transition: Transition a broadcast to a given status.; livebroadcasts
Youtube LiveBroadcasts Update: Updates an existing broadcast for the authenticated user.; livebroadcasts
Youtube LiveChatBans Delete: Deletes a chat ban.; livechatbans
Youtube LiveChatBans Insert: Inserts a new resource into this collection.; livechatbans
Youtube LiveChatMessages Delete: Deletes a chat message.; livechatmessages
Youtube LiveChatMessages Insert: Inserts a new resource into this collection.; livechatmessages
Youtube LiveChatMessages List: Retrieves a list of resources, possibly filtered.; livechatmessages
Youtube LiveChatMessages Transition: Transition a durable chat event.; livechatmessages
Youtube LiveChatModerators Delete: Deletes a chat moderator.; livechatmoderators
Youtube LiveChatModerators Insert: Inserts a new resource into this collection.; livechatmoderators
Youtube LiveChatModerators List: Retrieves a list of resources, possibly filtered.; livechatmoderators
Youtube LiveStreams Delete: Deletes an existing stream for the authenticated user.; livestreams
Youtube LiveStreams Insert: Inserts a new stream for the authenticated user.; livestreams
Youtube LiveStreams List: Retrieve the list of streams associated with the given channel. --; livestreams
Youtube LiveStreams Update: Updates an existing stream for the authenticated user.; livestreams
Youtube Members List: Retrieves a list of members that match the request criteria for a channel.; members
Youtube MembershipsLevels List: Retrieves a list of all pricing levels offered by a creator to the fans.; membershipslevels
Youtube PlaylistImages Delete: Deletes a resource.; playlistimages
Youtube PlaylistImages Insert: Inserts a new resource into this collection.; playlistimages
Youtube PlaylistImages List: Retrieves a list of resources, possibly filtered.; playlistimages
Youtube PlaylistImages Update: Updates an existing resource.; playlistimages
Youtube PlaylistItems Delete: Deletes a resource.; playlistitems
Youtube PlaylistItems Insert: Inserts a new resource into this collection.; playlistitems
Youtube PlaylistItems List: Retrieves a list of resources, possibly filtered.; playlistitems
Youtube PlaylistItems Update: Updates an existing resource.; playlistitems
Youtube Playlists Delete: Deletes a resource.; playlists
Youtube Playlists Insert: Inserts a new resource into this collection.; playlists
Youtube Playlists List: Retrieves a list of resources, possibly filtered.; playlists
Youtube Playlists Update: Updates an existing resource.; playlists
Youtube Search List: Retrieves a list of search resources; search
Youtube Subscriptions Delete: Deletes a resource.; subscriptions
Youtube Subscriptions Insert: Inserts a new resource into this collection.; subscriptions
Youtube Subscriptions List: Retrieves a list of resources, possibly filtered.; subscriptions
Youtube SuperChatEvents List: Retrieves a list of resources, possibly filtered.; superchatevents
Youtube Tests Insert: POST method.; tests
Youtube ThirdPartyLinks Delete: Deletes a resource.; thirdpartylinks
Youtube ThirdPartyLinks Insert: Inserts a new resource into this collection.; thirdpartylinks
Youtube ThirdPartyLinks List: Retrieves a list of resources, possibly filtered.; thirdpartylinks
Youtube ThirdPartyLinks Update: Updates an existing resource.; thirdpartylinks
Youtube Thumbnails Set: As this is not an insert in a strict sense (it supports uploading/setting of a thumbnail for multiple videos, which doesn't result in creation of a single resource), I use a custom verb here.; thumbnails
Youtube VideoAbuseReportReasons List: Retrieves a list of resources, possibly filtered.; videoabusereportreasons
Youtube VideoCategories List: Retrieves a list of resources, possibly filtered.; videocategories
Youtube VideoTrainability Get: Returns the trainability status of a video.; videotrainability
Youtube Videos BatchGetStats: Retrieves a batch of VideoStat resources, possibly filtered. BatchGetStats is intentionally not atomic to provide a better user experience.; videos
Youtube Videos Delete: Deletes a resource.; videos
Youtube Videos GetRating: Retrieves the ratings that the authorized user gave to a list of specified videos.; videos
Youtube Videos Insert: Inserts a new resource into this collection.; videos
Youtube Videos List: Retrieves a list of resources, possibly filtered.; videos
Youtube Videos Rate: Adds a like or dislike rating to a video or removes a rating from a video.; videos
Youtube Videos ReportAbuse: Report abuse for a video.; videos
Youtube Videos Update: Updates an existing resource.; videos
Youtube Watermarks Set: Allows upload of watermark image and setting it for a channel.; watermarks
Youtube Watermarks Unset: Allows removal of channel watermark.; watermarks
Youtube Youtube V3 LiveChat Messages Stream: Allows a user to load live chat through a server-streamed RPC.; youtube

FAQ

YouTube integration, answered

How do AI agents use YouTube through Open Connector?: Your user connects YouTube once with one of its cataloged authentication methods. Open Connector stores the credential in an encrypted vault and exposes YouTube tools to your agent over MCP or a typed API, with credentials injected server-side on each call.
Is this a YouTube MCP server?: Yes. Open Connector can serve YouTube as a named MCP server with a scoped allowlist and a per-user connection URL, so any MCP client can call YouTube actions with credentials injected server-side.
Where do YouTube credentials live?: In your own infrastructure. Open Connector keeps credentials in its own vault and injects them at call time, so they never leave your environment.

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