Hey everyone! I’m trying to set up an automated system where I can send video files and my account credentials through some kind of workflow automation tool, and then have an AI assistant handle the actual YouTube upload process for me. I’m thinking of using something like computer automation features where the AI can control the browser and navigate through YouTube’s interface. Has anyone successfully implemented something similar? I want to be able to just drop a video file into a system and have it automatically posted to my YouTube channel without me having to manually go through the upload steps each time. Any suggestions on the best approach or tools to make this work would be really helpful!
I built something similar six months ago with Selenium and Python. Browser automation works fine for YouTube’s interface, but you’ll hit major problems. YouTube’s bot detection is aggressive now, plus they constantly change their DOM structure - breaks your scripts fast. Mine worked two weeks before failing regularly from interface updates. YouTube also watches for weird upload patterns, so even if it works technically, you risk getting flagged or restricted. I switched to YouTube’s Data API v3 instead. More setup upfront but way more reliable long-term. If you’re dead set on AI control, try Playwright over basic browser automation - handles modern web apps much better.
I tried this exact setup last year with pyautogui and workflow automation. The biggest pain point is authentication - YouTube’s security keeps getting stricter, especially with 2FA. Even when you get past login, the upload interface has random loading times that constantly break your timing scripts. I ended up doing a hybrid approach: browser automation for the initial login, then saved the session cookies for API calls on later uploads. Check out Zapier or n8n for workflows, but honestly the YouTube Data API is your best bet even though there’s a learning curve.
yeh, i totally get ur point! but just be careful, automation can be tricky with youtube. it might be better to look into the API instead of directly using AI for uploads. seems safer, ya know?