One API Call to Upload on YouTube
The YouTube Data API v3 requires Google Cloud project setup, complex resumable uploads, and strict quota limits that cost real money to exceed. RelayAPI handles OAuth, rate limits, media hosting, and API changes.
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const response = await fetch('https://api.relayapi.dev/v1/posts', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'Authorization': 'Bearer rlay_live_xxxxxxxxxx',
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
body: JSON.stringify({
content: 'Check out our latest update!',
platforms: ['youtube'],
media: ['https://cdn.example.com/image.jpg'],
}),
});YouTube Data API v3
- Google Cloud project setup with OAuth consent screen, API enablement, and quota requests is complex and time-consuming
- Video uploads use resumable upload protocol with chunk management, progress tracking, and failure recovery
- Default API quota is 10,000 units/day -- a single video upload costs 1,600 units, allowing only ~6 uploads per day
- Thumbnail uploads, captions, and playlist management each require separate API calls with different endpoints
- YouTube Shorts require specific aspect ratios and duration limits but use the same upload endpoint with metadata flags
RelayAPI
- RelayAPI handles Google Cloud configuration, OAuth setup, and quota management so you can focus on your content
- Upload videos with a single API call -- we manage resumable uploads, chunk management, and automatic retry on failure
- Our quota optimization minimizes API unit usage per operation and pools quota across operations intelligently
- Set thumbnails, captions, and playlist assignments in the same request as your video upload
- Shorts are handled automatically -- we detect vertical video, set the correct metadata, and add the #Shorts tag
YouTube Channel Required
Publishing via the YouTube Data API requires a YouTube channel linked to your Google account. Brand Accounts provide better team management. API quota limits apply and may require a quota increase request.
Supported Content Types
How It Works
Connect Your Account
Authorize your YouTube account via OAuth in 30 seconds
Build Your Integration
Use the REST API or our SDKs to publish content
RelayAPI Handles the Rest
We manage publishing, rate limits, and delivery notifications
Ship Faster
Upload YouTube videos with a single API call. No resumable upload protocol, no chunk management, no separate thumbnail/caption requests. Send your video file and metadata, we handle the pipeline.
Official API, Zero Hassle
RelayAPI uses the official YouTube Data API v3. Your videos are published natively with full YouTube features (monetization, analytics, captions), while we handle Google Cloud setup and quota management.
Quota-Optimized Uploads
YouTube's 10,000 units/day quota is severely limiting. RelayAPI optimizes API unit usage, batches metadata operations, and manages quota budgets so you can upload more videos without hitting limits.
Frequently Asked Questions
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