Upload videos to YouTube with title, description, tags. Use for: youtube upload, publish video, share on youtube.

YouTube Uploader First time? If setup complete: false above, run ./SETUP.md first, then set setup complete: true . Upload videos to YouTube with full metadata control. Quick Start Options Option Short Description video v Video file path (required) title t Video title (required) description d Video description tags Comma separated tags privacy p Privacy: public, unlisted, private (default: unlisted) category c Category ID (default: 22 = People & Blogs) thumbnail Custom thumbnail image path playlist Add to playlist ID short Mark as YouTube Short auth Run OAuth2 authentication flow dry run Preview without uploading Category IDs ID Category 1 Film & Animation 2 Autos & Vehicles 10 Music 15 Pets & Animals 17 Sports 19 Travel & Events 20 Gaming 22 People & Blogs 23 Comedy 24 Entertainment 25 News & Politics 26 Howto & Style 27 Education 28 Science & Technology Authentication First time setup requires OAuth2 authentication: 1. Run npx ts node youtube upload.ts auth 2. Browser opens Google login 3. Grant permissions to upload videos 4. Token is saved to .youtube token.json Token refreshes automatically. Re run auth if expired. Environment Create scripts/.env : Get credentials from Google Cloud Console: 1. Create project at console.cloud.google.com 2. Enable YouTube Data API v3 3. Create OAuth2 credentials (Desktop app) 4. Download and extract client id & client secret Examples Upload Tutorial Video Upload YouTube Short Upload to Playlist Output On success, returns: Video ID Video URL (https://youtu.be/VIDEO ID) Status Limitations Max file size: 256GB (YouTube limit) Supported formats: MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, FLV, 3GP, MPEG Daily upload quota: 10,000 units (typically ~6 videos/day) Title max: 100 characters Description max: 5,000 characters Tags max: 500 characters total

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