How to connect YouTube to Grok Bot
Connect YouTube to Grok Bot with ClawLink in one click — 47 tools your AI agent can call from chat via hosted OAuth. No API keys, no manual setup.
YouTubeOAUTH2MCPUpload videos and manage channels. Once connected, Grok Bot can read and act on YouTube from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
Grok Bot runs on its own cloud computer, so most YouTube guides send you to register an OAuth app and paste keys into a sandbox that resets. ClawLink gives Grok Bot a more practical YouTube setup: it runs one CLI command, you approve once in the browser, and Grok Bot can call real YouTube actions from chat with no auth, token refresh, or tool wiring to build yourself.
Copy this prompt into Grok Bot. It runs the ClawLink CLI in its own terminal and pairs your account.
Set up ClawLink for me and tell me when it's ready.
1. Pair this machine. It prints an approval link, so show me the link and stop, don't wait:
npx -y @useclawlink/cli login
2. I'll approve it in my browser, then reply "approved".
3. When I say approved, connect the app:
npx -y @useclawlink/cli connect youtube
4. Then run `npx -y @useclawlink/cli whoami` and tell me whether ClawLink is ready.Setup
It takes three steps to connect Grok Bot to YouTube.
1Pair from the terminal
Ask Grok Bot to run the ClawLink CLI. It prints a link you approve once in your browser:
npx -y @useclawlink/cli login- 2
Connect YouTube
One-click OAuth in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask Grok Bot: "What can you do with YouTube?"
Install by command
The prompt above does all of this. By hand, it is two commands Grok Bot runs in its own terminal, and one browser approval:
npx -y @useclawlink/cli login # prints an approval link, approve it in your browser
npx -y @useclawlink/cli connect youtubePair once and it sticks: the key is written to ~/.clawlink/credentials.json inside Grok Bot's sandbox, so it survives between sessions. Prefer native tools over shell commands? Add https://claw-link.dev/api/mcp as a custom connector at grok.com/connectors and approve the ClawLink sign-in. Same account, no CLI.
Verify the connection by asking Grok Bot:
Use YouTube to add video to playlist and walk me through the result in plain English.
Using a different agent?
The CLI above is not specific to Grok Bot. Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or any agent that can run a shell command pairs with the same ClawLink account the same way:
npx -y @useclawlink/cli loginlogin opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once YouTube is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 47 YouTube tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
YouTube MCP for Grok Bot
Looking for a YouTube MCP server for Grok Bot? ClawLink connects YouTube to Grok Bot and exposes 47 YouTube tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using a different agent? The OpenClaw YouTube integration and the Hermes YouTube integration connect the same ClawLink account the same way.
What the Grok Bot YouTube integration can do
47 YouTube tools are ready for Grok Bot once the account is connected. The 30 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 47.
30 of 47 YouTube tools for Grok Bot
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Add video to playlist youtube_add_video_to_playlist | Add a video to a YouTube playlist |
Create comment reply youtube_create_comment_reply | Reply to a YouTube comment |
Create playlist youtube_create_playlist | Create a YouTube playlist |
Get channel activities youtube_get_channel_activities | List YouTube channel activities |
Get channel statistics youtube_get_channel_statistics | Get YouTube channel statistics |
Get video details batch youtube_get_video_details_batch | Get YouTube video metadata |
List channel videos youtube_list_channel_videos | List YouTube videos for a channel |
List comment threads2 youtube_list_comment_threads2 | List YouTube comment threads |
List comments youtube_list_comments | List YouTube comments |
List user playlists youtube_list_user_playlists | List YouTube playlists |
Multipart upload video youtube_multipart_upload_video | Upload a large video to YouTube via multipart |
Post comment youtube_post_comment | Post a comment on a YouTube video |
Rate video youtube_rate_video | Rate a YouTube video |
Search you tube youtube_search_you_tube | Search YouTube videos and channels |
Subscribe channel youtube_subscribe_channel | Subscribe to a YouTube channel |
Unsubscribe channel youtube_unsubscribe_channel | Unsubscribe from a YouTube channel |
Update playlist youtube_update_playlist | Update a YouTube playlist |
Update video youtube_update_video | Update YouTube video metadata |
Upload video youtube_upload_video | Upload a video to YouTube |
Get channel ID by handle youtube_get_channel_id_by_handle | Retrieves the YouTube Channel ID for a specific YouTube channel handle |
Get video rating youtube_get_video_rating | Retrieves the ratings that the authorized user gave to a list of specified videos |
List caption track youtube_list_caption_track | Retrieves a list of caption tracks for a YouTube video |
List channel sections youtube_list_channel_sections | Retrieve channel sections from YouTube |
List i18n languages youtube_list_i18n_languages | Returns a list of application languages that the YouTube website supports |
List i18n regions youtube_list_i18n_regions | Retrieve a list of content regions that the YouTube website supports |
List live chat messages youtube_list_live_chat_messages | List live chat messages for a specific chat |
List playlist images youtube_list_playlist_images | Retrieve playlist images associated with a specific playlist |
List playlist items youtube_list_playlist_items | List videos in a playlist, with pagination support |
List super chat events youtube_list_super_chat_events | Lists Super Chat events for a channel, showing supporter purchases during live streams |
List user subscriptions youtube_list_user_subscriptions | Retrieves the authenticated user's YouTube channel subscriptions, allowing specification of |
Try it: find the YouTube tool you need
Browse the 30 YouTube tools
Click any tool to see exactly what Grok Bot can do and copy a ready-to-use prompt.
Example prompts
Use YouTube to add video to playlist and walk me through the result in plain English.
Create it in YouTube for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish.
Create it in YouTube for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish.
Pull the relevant data from YouTube, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
ClawLink vs. building it yourself
The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual OAuth app setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for Grok Bot. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want YouTube working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Connection flow | Register a YouTube app, configure redirect URLs, manage consent details, and reconnect users when auth settings drift. | Users connect YouTube through the hosted browser flow and ClawLink keeps the token lifecycle out of your app code. |
| Ongoing maintenance | You own refresh logic, permission debugging, environment config, and every provider-specific edge case for YouTube. | ClawLink handles the repetitive integration plumbing so your team can focus on the workflow instead of the infrastructure. |
| Agent usability | You still need to expose the right YouTube actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 47 tools for YouTube are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes YouTube to AI agents. It is developer infrastructure: Python and TypeScript SDKs, an MCP server, and a catalog past 1,000 apps, aimed at teams shipping agent products. ClawLink is built for Grok Bot users instead. You install the plugin once, connect YouTube in the browser, and the 47 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK, no config file, and no API key handling. Choosing between them? Read the full Composio alternatives comparison.
Troubleshooting
Grok Bot says it cannot add ClawLink as an MCP server
Grok Bot only attaches MCP servers that are reachable over the public internet, so a local stdio server is refused. You do not need one. Ask Grok Bot to run npx -y @useclawlink/cli login in its terminal instead. The CLI is a shell command, not an MCP server. If you would rather have native tools, add https://claw-link.dev/api/mcp as a custom connector at grok.com/connectors and approve the ClawLink sign-in.
Connection succeeds but no tools appear
Reconnect YouTube from the dashboard, then start a fresh chat if the runtime still has the old tool catalog loaded.
"Tool schema not loaded yet" error when calling YouTube tools
YouTube tool schemas load on demand the first time a tool runs and are cached after that, so this error usually clears on its own: wait a few seconds and retry the same request. If every YouTube call keeps failing with it in a fresh chat, reconnect from the dashboard, and contact support if it still persists — that pattern points to a configuration problem on our side, not something you can fix by reconnecting again.
YouTube returns 403 or "permission denied" on one action while others work
Two usual causes. The connected account may not have access to the specific workspace, inbox, store, or project in the request — check that first. If access looks right, the agent may have sent a placeholder value (like "YOUR_ID" or an example id from documentation) instead of a real one: ask it to run a list or search tool first, then retry the action with a real id from those results. Most failures at this stage are one of these two, not ClawLink bugs.
OAuth finished in the browser but the account is still missing
Try reconnecting YouTube and complete the consent flow in the same browser session. Partial OAuth approvals or switching accounts mid-flow can leave the connection incomplete.
FAQ
Is there a Grok Bot YouTube integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Grok Bot to YouTube: link your YouTube account once in the browser and Grok Bot can call the YouTube API through 47 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I connect YouTube to Grok Bot with ClawLink?
Ask Grok Bot to run npx -y @useclawlink/cli login in its terminal and approve the link it prints, then npx -y @useclawlink/cli connect youtube to authorize YouTube. Grok Bot calls the tools from the next message, and the pairing persists in its sandbox, so this is a one-time step: no config files or API keys to manage.
How long does it take to connect YouTube to Grok Bot?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to YouTube in the dashboard, authenticate, and Grok Bot can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring YouTube up myself?
The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual OAuth app setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for Grok Bot. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want YouTube working from chat.
Grok Bot says it cannot add ClawLink as an MCP server
Grok Bot only attaches MCP servers that are reachable over the public internet, so a local stdio server is refused. You do not need one. Ask Grok Bot to run npx -y @useclawlink/cli login in its terminal instead. The CLI is a shell command, not an MCP server. If you would rather have native tools, add https://claw-link.dev/api/mcp as a custom connector at grok.com/connectors and approve the ClawLink sign-in.
