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Connect YouTube

Overview​

Connecting YouTube lets you upload videos on a schedule and pull channel and video analytics into Krafon. YouTube connects through Google sign-in (OAuth), so you'll authorize with the Google account that owns your channel.

Before you start​

To connect YouTube, you need:

  • A Google account with an existing YouTube channel. Krafon can't create a channel for you.
  • The correct Google account ready to sign in — if you manage several, make sure you pick the one that owns the channel.

How to connect​

  1. Go to Connect Accounts (/<workspace>/accounts).
  2. Click Connect YouTube.
  3. You're redirected to Google. Sign in with the account that owns your channel.
  4. Grant the requested permissions for uploading and reading analytics.
  5. Krafon stores the connection.
  6. You return to a confirmation, and your channel appears with a health status.

Granting YouTube permissions during Google sign-in

What you can do​

  • Upload videos to your channel, with your approval before they publish.
  • Pull channel and video analytics such as views and engagement into Krafon.

Limitations​

  • You must have an existing YouTube channel on the Google account you connect.
  • Large uploads take time — processing and availability on YouTube can lag after the upload finishes.
  • Available metrics follow what the YouTube API exposes.

Common issues​

Problem: No channel found after sign-in. Solution: You likely signed in with a Google account that has no YouTube channel. Create a channel on that account, or reconnect using the Google account that owns your channel.

Problem: You connected the wrong Google account. Solution: Disconnect the account in Connect Accounts, then run Connect YouTube again and choose the correct Google account during sign-in.

Problem: The channel shows "expired / needs reconnect." Solution: Open Connect Accounts and reconnect. See Connection Troubleshooting.