How to connect YouTube to OpenClaw
Connect YouTube to OpenClaw in one click. 21 YouTube tools your agent can call from chat. No API keys.
ClawLink gives OpenClaw a more practical YouTube setup than rolling your own integration. Instead of building auth, token refresh, and tool wiring yourself, you connect once and start using real YouTube actions from chat.
YouTube MCP for OpenClaw
Looking for a YouTube MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects YouTube to OpenClaw and exposes 21 YouTube tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself.
Install the YouTube skill
Copy this prompt into OpenClaw, or open the skill on ClawHub.
Setup
1Install ClawLink
Add the plugin to OpenClaw once.
- 2
Connect YouTube
One-click OAuth in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask OpenClaw in plain English.
What OpenClaw can do with YouTube
- Social Media Apps — 21 tools ready for OpenClaw.
- Common actions —
youtube_list_channel_videos(List channel videos),youtube_list_user_playlists(List user playlists),youtube_get_channel_activities(Get channel activities),youtube_create_playlist(Create playlist),youtube_update_playlist(Update playlist),youtube_delete_playlist(Delete playlist),youtube_delete_playlist_item(Delete playlist item),youtube_upload_video(Upload video),youtube_multipart_upload_video(Multipart upload video),youtube_get_video_details_batch(Get video details batch),youtube_update_video(Update video),youtube_get_channel_statistics(Get channel statistics). - More tools — 9 more YouTube tools after you connect.
Just ask in plain English
OpenClaw · with clawlinkOn it. Using YouTube.
Example prompts
List the relevant items in YouTube, group them by priority, and recommend what OpenClaw should do next.
List the relevant items in YouTube, group them by priority, and recommend what OpenClaw should do next.
Pull the relevant data from YouTube, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Create it in YouTube for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish.
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 OpenClaw. 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. | 21 tools for YouTube are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
