How to Connect Your YouTube Account in Repurpose

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You can connect your YouTube account in two ways:

Option 1: While creating a workflow (recommended if you're setting up a workflow now)
Option 2: From the Connections page (recommended if you're prepping accounts ahead of time)

⚠️ Having a Google account doesn’t automatically mean you have a YouTube channel. You’ll need to create one on the YouTube website first before adding it as a connection in Repurpose.

⚠️ Channels can’t be added with Manager access—only Owner access can connect them.

Option 1: Connect YouTube During Workflow Creation

1 - Go to the Workflows page and click Create a new workflow (top right).

2 - Choose your workflow type.

3 - Select YouTube as the source (left-menu) or destination (right-menu).

4 - After selecting, two things can happen depending on your situation:

If this is your first time connecting a YouTube account, you’ll be redirected to Google’s account selection page.
If you’ve already connected YouTube accounts to Repurpose, a pop-up will appear with a list of them. Click Add new YouTube account to connect another one, and you’ll be redirected to Google’s account selection page.

ℹ️ In both cases, you’ll see all Google accounts currently logged into your browser. Select the one linked to your YouTube channel, or click Use another account if it’s not listed.

5 - Choose the channel (account or brand account) you want to connect.

6 - Select all permissions and click Continue to finish connecting your account.

⚠️ This connection method defaults to Basic permissions. For more details, see the Permissions section below.

Option 2: Connect YouTube from the Connections Page

1 - Go to the Connections page from the left side menu.

2 - Click Add a New Connection (top right).

3 - Select YouTube from the list.

4 - A pop-up will appear where you can optionally edit the connection name and switch between permissions in the advanced settings (see more below).

5 - After clicking Connect, two things can happen depending on your situation:

If this is your first time connecting a YouTube account, you’ll be redirected to Google’s account selection page.
If you’ve already connected YouTube accounts to Repurpose, a pop-up will appear with a list of them. Click Add new YouTube account to connect another one, and you’ll be redirected to Google’s account selection page.

ℹ️ In both cases, you’ll see all Google accounts currently logged into your browser. Select the one linked to your YouTube channel, or click Use another account if it’s not listed.

6 - Choose the channel (account or brand account) you want to connect.

7 - Select all permissions and click Continue to finish connecting your account.

YouTube Permissions:

Read-only is used for viewing videos only (no uploading allowed).
Basic is used for viewing videos, upload videos, creating playlists, and uploading thumbnails.
Full is similar to Basic with the added ability to upload your own subtitle files to YouTube and publish first comment.

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Updated on: 09/10/2025

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