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Automate YouTube

Turn the repetitive YouTube work you do by hand (search a query, open a channel) into a workflow Writ runs for you, on your own account, on a schedule or on demand.

Automate YouTube See how it works
Writ runs on your own accounts, with your own credentials and data, on sites you are authorized to use.
YouTube workflow
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    search a query
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    open a channel
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    read video metrics
  4. 4
    export results

✓ Recorded once, then run for you

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why

Stop doing YouTube by hand

The YouTube tasks you repeat (search a query, open a channel, read video metrics) are exactly the kind of work a computer should do. But YouTube only exposes part of it through an API, and the flow runs behind a login and dynamic pages. YouTube's Data API has tight quotas and omits some live UI signals; the browser fills the gaps for monitoring use cases.

Writ closes that gap. Record the YouTube task once (or describe it to an AI session) and Writ runs it for you in a real browser, on your own account. Writ runs on your own accounts, with your own credentials and data, on sites you are authorized to use.

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automate

YouTube tasks Writ can run for you

Each of these is a real YouTube action, captured into a workflow and run on your own account.

{ }search a query
{ }open a channel
{ }read video metrics
{ }export results

Workflows extract structured fields such as video title, view count, likes, subscriber count along the way: typed data you can route anywhere.

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build

Three ways to build your YouTube automation

Pick whichever fits the task. All three produce the same workflow Writ can run for you.

✦Record itDo the YouTube task once in a real browser (search a query, then open a channel) and the recorder captures every step into a reusable workflow.
✦Describe it to AITell an AI session your goal on YouTube in plain language; it drives the live page and builds the workflow for you, no recording needed.
✦Discover itLet API discovery watch YouTube's own network calls as you browse, then turn the underlying requests into a fast, headless workflow.

Built on the same engine as the recorder and workflows, with 30+ step types.

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the hard web

Login, 2FA, and dynamic pages on YouTube

The reason YouTube is tedious to automate is the same reason most tools can't. Writ handles it.

Writ signs into your own YouTube account through a Persona for channel and studio actions, or reads public videos with no login.

PersonasTOTP & mailbox OTP AI navigationReal Chromium rendering
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when it runs

Run the YouTube automation on your terms

On a schedule, on demand, or the instant something changes. You choose the trigger.

✦On a scheduleRun the YouTube task every hour, every morning, or any cadence. No one has to remember to do it.
✦On demandTrigger a single run from the dashboard, a webhook, your code, or an AI agent, whenever you need it.
✦On a changeWatch YouTube for new upload from a channel or view threshold and fire the automation the instant it happens.
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    Build the YouTube workflow once

    Record the task, describe it to AI, or discover it from the network. Writ captures each step, including login and 2FA, into a workflow you can edit.

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    Run it on your terms

    Run it on demand, on a schedule, or fire it from a Monitor when YouTube changes. It runs on your own YouTube account, in a real browser.

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    Call it from anything

    The same workflow is a REST endpoint at /v1/youtube/run and an MCP tool, so your code, a no-code tool, or an AI agent can trigger the YouTube automation too.

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Trigger the YouTube automation on a change

Monitor YouTube for new upload from a channel, view threshold, subscriber-count change and run your workflow the moment it happens.

Monitors check as fast as every 10s (10s on Enterprise). A detected change becomes a trigger that runs your YouTube automation in seconds. Monitor YouTube ▸

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run it

Free on your own machine, or on cloud

Local / BYO agent

No compute charge. The agent runs on your hardware, so it can reach YouTube even from an intranet or VPN-only network, and your AI keys never leave your machine.

Writ cloud

Metered by running time at $0.12 per browser-hour, drawn from your plan’s included usage. No infrastructure to manage.

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The same YouTube automation is an API and an MCP tool

Automating YouTube for yourself and calling it from software are the same workflow. Once you have it, publish it as a REST endpoint at/v1/youtube/run and a matching MCP tool, so your code or an AI agent can trigger the YouTube task too.

YouTube API YouTube MCP tools
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other ways

Other ways to work with YouTube

YouTube APICall YouTube as a REST endpoint from your own software.Website to API YouTube MCP toolsExpose YouTube as MCP tools your agent can call.For AI agents Monitor YouTubeWatch YouTube and act the instant it changes.Change detection WorkflowsHow recorded workflows run, with login, 2FA, and 30+ step types.Product
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Automating YouTube: questions

How do I automate YouTube?
Record the YouTube task once in the recorder (search a query, open a channel, read video metrics) or describe your goal to an AI session. Writ turns it into a workflow it can run for you on a schedule or on demand, on your own YouTube account. It usually takes minutes, not a backend project.
Is it allowed to automate YouTube this way?
Use Writ on your own YouTube account and on public content you have the right to access. Respect its Terms of Service. Writ runs on your own accounts, with your own credentials and data, on sites you are authorized to use.
Does YouTube automation work behind login and 2FA?
Writ signs into your own YouTube account through a Persona for channel and studio actions, or reads public videos with no login. Writ handles TOTP and mailbox-OTP two-factor through Personas, so the automation runs inside your own authenticated YouTube session.
Can I run the YouTube automation without writing code?
Yes. Recording and AI sessions need no code at all. If you do want to trigger it from software, the same workflow is a REST endpoint and an MCP tool, but that is optional.
Where does it run, and what does it cost?
Run it on your own machine with a local or BYO agent for no compute charge, useful when YouTube is only reachable from your network or VPN. Or run it on metered cloud at $0.12 per browser-hour, drawn from your plan’s included usage. Start free.
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