URL Shortener by Zapier + YouTube

Search new YouTube videos and shorten their urls with URL Shortener by Zapier

Stay up-to-date with the latest YouTube videos based on your search criteria and easily share them with this handy workflow. Whenever a new video matches your search term in YouTube, this automation will shorten the video's URL using URL Shortener by Zapier, making it more convenient for sharing with your friends, colleagues, or social media followers. Keep track of trending content and share it with ease using this time-saving process.

When this happens...
New Video by Search
Triggers when a new video is uploaded that matches a specific search string.
TriggerPolling
automatically do this!
Shorten URL
Shorten a long URL using zpr.io (Intended to provide convenience, not security).
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Supported triggers and actions

- Video IDRequired
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- ChannelRequired
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- QueryRequired
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Quota Copy
- Upload Size Copy
- TitleRequired
- DescriptionRequired
- VideoRequired
- Thumbnail
- Privacy Status
- Publish At
- Tags
- Language Section
- Default Language
- Default Audio Language
- Localizations Help Text
- Language Code
- Localized Title
- Localized Description
- Recording Section
- Recording Date
- Recording Location
- Advanced Section
- License
- Allow Embedding
- Public Statistics Viewable
- Category Id Help Text
- Category
- Made For Kids
- Notify Subscribers
Action
Write
- Stop on errorRequired
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
Action
Write

- Report Breakdown
- Report TypeRequired
- Start DateRequired
- End DateRequired
- Report MetricsRequired
Action
Search

- Channel IDRequired
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Playlist IdRequired
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Quota Copy
- PlaylistRequired
- Video IDRequired
- Position
- Note
Action
Write
- Thumbnail Size Copy
- Video IdRequired
- ThumbnailRequired
Action
Write
- Search Query
- Channel ID
- Order Results By
- Published After
- Published Before
- Video Duration
- Video Definition
- Video Dimension
- Video Caption
- Video License
- Safe Search
- Region Code
- Relevance Language
- Video Category ID
- Max Results
Action
Search
- UrlRequired
Action
Write

About URL Shortener by Zapier

Create ready-to-share links on the fly. Zapier's URL Shortener spits out a simplified version of any link you throw its way. Pass that link to Twitter, drop it in an email, or send it along to any Zapier-connected app.

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About YouTube

YouTube allows billions of people to discover, watch and share originally-created videos. YouTube provides a forum for people to connect, inform, and inspire others across the globe and acts as a distribution platform for original content creators and advertisers large and small.

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