[platforms] Add YouTube Data API — 4 workflow templates blocked, 429K views #19
Description
Summary
YouTube Data API is missing from One CLI, blocking 4 workflow templates in the top 150 by popularity with 429K combined views.
Evidence
| Rank | Views | Workflow | Also needs |
|---|---|---|---|
| #23 | 187,271 | Create & upload AI-generated ASMR YouTube Shorts | telegram |
| #45 | 111,311 | AI-powered YouTube video summarization & analysis | telegram |
| #81 | 71,883 | AI YouTube trend finder based on niche | (sole blocker) |
| #101 | 58,441 | Hacker News to video content | x |
1 workflow is sole-blocked by YouTube (#81). The other 3 also need Telegram or X.
Why YouTube matters
Common workflow patterns:
- Video content planning (trend research → script generation → metadata)
- Video summarization (fetch video metadata/transcripts → AI summary)
- Channel analytics (track performance, compare competitors)
- Content publishing (upload videos, manage playlists)
Technical scope
YouTube Data API v3:
videos.list— get video metadata, statisticssearch.list— search videos by keywordchannels.list— channel info and statscaptions.list/captions.download— subtitle/transcript accessvideos.insert— upload videos
OAuth 2.0 authentication via Google.
Documentation: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3
Impact
Lower individual impact than Telegram or WhatsApp, but YouTube is a natural complement to the Google ecosystem already connected (Gmail, Drive, Sheets, Docs, Calendar, Ads). Adding it fills a gap in Google integration coverage.