An automated workflow using ifttt
Connects YouTube + Google Docs
YT like to Google Drive
About this workflow template
This automation scenario allows you to connect YouTube and Google Docs
It can be build using Ifttt, a no-code workflow automation tool. Ifttt allows you to create automated bots using a simple drag-and-drop interface for non-technical users. This is a ready-made scenario, but it can be customized by adding more apps, actions, filters or branches.
Categories
YouTube and Google Docs can also be integrated using automation tools other than ifttt:
How it works?
When this trigger fires in YouTube
New liked video in YouTube
This Trigger fires every time you like a video on YouTube.
Then this action happens in Google Docs
Create a document in Google Docs
This action will create a new Google document at the path you specify.
How to set up this workflow
This guide contains information on how to set up an automatic workflow that allows to YT like to Google Drive.
Part I
Configure Applications
First, we need to connect YouTube and Google Docs to IFTTT.
Create IFTTT account.
Create IFTTT account if you don't have one.
Connect YouTube to IFTTT.
Give IFTTT access to your YouTube account, using YouTube credentials.
Connect Google Docs to IFTTT.
Give IFTTT access to your Google Docs account, using Google Docs credentials.
Part II
Build an integration workflow
Next, we need to create a workflow automation scenario using graphical no-code web interface of IFTTT.
Set up a Trigger action for YouTube
Choose the following trigger: New liked video (This Trigger fires every time you like a video on YouTube.).
Then set up an Action for Google Docs
Choose this action: Create a document (This action will create a new Google document at the path you specify.).
Part III
Test and Publish
Finally, we need to test this automation and publish it.
Customize data flow
Configure the data that is exchanged between YouTube and Google Docs.
Test the workflow and turn it on for production use
Test your scenario and publish to production. Now you have an automatic workflow, that will YT like to Google Drive!
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This Trigger fires every time you like a video on YouTube.
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Triggers when a new video is published to a specific YouTube channel.
triggerbyzapierNew video from search
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Triggers when a new video is uploaded by a specific YouTube username.
triggerbyzapierNew public video from subscriptions
This Trigger fires every time a specific user you are subscribed to makes a new video public.
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Create document from text
Create a new document from text. Also supports limited HTML.
actionbyzapierpabbly-connectAppend text to document
Appends text to an existing document.
actionbyzapierintegratelyCreate a document
This action will create a new Google document at the path you specify.
actionbyiftttintegromatAppend to a document
This action will append to a Google document as determined by the file name and folder path you specify. Once a file’s size reaches 2MB a new file will be created.
actionbyiftttCreate document from template
Creates a new doc based on an existing one and can replace any placeholder variables found in your template doc, like {{name}}, {{email}}, etc.
actionbyzapierintegratelypabbly-connectalbatoUpload document
Copy an already-existing file from another service to Docs. Will convert the file to Google Doc format if possible.
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