TexAu action

YouTube Video Search

Search YouTube for videos matching a keyword query and extract their metadata.

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texau-youtube-search
enrichmentReturns in secondsLight tier
Input

What it needs.

Map each field to a column in your table. Optional fields can stay empty.

FieldType
  • query
    The search keyword or query to look up on YouTube.
    string

When to use this.

The YouTube Video Search action, identified as texau-youtube-search, enables users to efficiently search for videos on YouTube based on a specified keyword query. By inputting a search term through the 'query' parameter, users can retrieve a wealth of metadata related to relevant videos. The output includes essential information such as video URLs, titles, channel names, channel URLs, view counts, durations in seconds, publish dates, thumbnail URLs, and video descriptions, all categorized under text, number, boolean, and URL semantic types. This action is particularly useful for content creators, marketers, and researchers looking to analyze trends, gather insights, or enhance video-related projects by leveraging YouTube's vast library of content. As part of the enrichment category, it serves as a powerful tool for data enrichment and analysis, facilitating informed decision-making and strategic planning.

Output

What it returns.

Every field this action writes back to the row. Click a line to expand nested objects.

FieldType
  • video_id
    Video Id
    text
  • title
    Title
    text
  • channel
    Channel
    text
  • channel_id
    Channel Id
    nullabletext
  • view_count
    View Count
    nullabletext
  • duration
    Duration
    nullabletext
  • publish_date
    Publish Date
    nullabletext
  • thumbnail
    Thumbnail
    nullabletext
  • description
    Description
    nullabletext
Workflow

How this fits a workflow.

Trigger → YouTube Video Search → enrich → push to your CRM. You set it up once; after that it runs without you.

  1. Step 1TriggerNew row, form submit, or schedule.
  2. Step 2YouTube Video SearchThe TexAu action runs.
  3. Step 3EnrichWaterfall fills missing fields.
  4. Step 4Push to CRMHubSpot / Pipedrive / Zoho CRM / GoHighLevel.

Two actions you can chain after this one:

YouTube Video SearchRemove Extra Whitespace (Utility)Identify Email Type (Utility)
Reliability

Throughput & reliability.

How fast it drains a table, and what happens when the upstream provider has a bad day.

  • Per-minute limit60 / min
  • Per-day limit25,000 / day
  • RetriesAutomatic w/ backoff
  • Failed lookupsZero credits

Who runs this

GTM EngineerRevOpsAgency

Light tier. See pricing; per-action credit cost is private.

Related

More TexAu actions.

FAQ.

Mostly. Fast actions fill the cell in a few seconds. Long-running ones run in the background and write back to the row when they finish, so you can close the tab.

No. A failed lookup costs zero credits. When a provider misses or times out, the waterfall moves to the next one and you only pay for the match you actually got.

No. Run it on one cell, on a selection, on the whole table, or on a schedule. Same action either way.

HubSpot, Pipedrive, Zoho, and GoHighLevel are bidirectional, with Salesforce coming soon. Smartlead, Instantly, Lemlist, HeyReach, Apollo Sequences, and Reply.io for outbound.

Run YouTube Video Search in 60 seconds.

Connect the account, drop the action on a column, run it on your rows.

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