YouTube Connector

An Orchesty connector for YouTube, Google's video sharing platform used by billions of users worldwide.

Application Type

OAuth 2.0

This connector uses Google OAuth 2.0. After entering your credentials in Orchesty, you will be redirected to Google to authorize access.

| Field | Description | |---|---| | client_id | OAuth Client ID from the Google Cloud Console | | client_secret | OAuth Client Secret from the Google Cloud Console |

Components

This package currently contains the application definition only. No connector or batch nodes have been implemented yet.

Setup

Credentials

1. Go to the Google Cloud Console and open your project.
2. Navigate to APIs & Services → Credentials.
3. Create an OAuth 2.0 Client ID (type: Web application).
4. Add the Orchesty OAuth callback URL to Authorized redirect URIs.
5. Copy the Client ID and Client Secret.
6. Enable the YouTube Data API v3 under APIs & Services → Library.
7. In Orchesty, open the YouTube application settings, enter the credentials, and complete the OAuth authorization flow.

API Documentation

YouTube Data API: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs

Installation & Usage

Install the package:

npm install @orchesty/connector-google-youtube @orchesty/nodejs-sdk
# or
pnpm add @orchesty/connector-google-youtube @orchesty/nodejs-sdk

Register the application in your Orchesty DI container:

import { container } from '@orchesty/nodejs-sdk';
import { OAuth2Provider } from '@orchesty/nodejs-sdk/dist/lib/Authorization/Provider/OAuth2/OAuth2Provider';
import YoutubeApplication from '@orchesty/connector-google-youtube/dist/YoutubeApplication';

const app = new YoutubeApplication(container.get(OAuth2Provider));
container.setApplication(app);

License

This connector is released under the Apache License 2.0. See the LICENSE file for the full license text.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! This connector is part of the open-source Orchesty Node.js Connectors monorepo.

For guidelines on how to create or update connectors — including project setup, coding conventions, and how to write tests — please refer to the Contributing to Connectors guide.

All contributions should include:

• Source code in src/ following the existing connector structure
• Tests in src/**/__tests__/ with input.json, mock.json, and output.json fixtures
• An updated CHANGELOG.md entry