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YouTube integration

Integrating YouTube with Frontegg allows your application to access and manage YouTube channel data, videos, and playlists — all through Frontegg's integration layer using Google OAuth 2.0.

Prerequisites

  • A Google account with access to Google Cloud Console
  • A Google Cloud project (you can create one during setup)

Enable the YouTube Data API

Step 1: Open the YouTube Data API in the API library

Go to the YouTube Data API v3 page in the Google Cloud Console. Select your project from the top navigation, then click Enable if the API is not yet enabled. If you see Manage and API Enabled, the API is already active.

YouTube Data API v3 page in Google Cloud Console

Create an OAuth client

Step 2: Go to the Credentials page

In the left sidebar, navigate to APIs & Services → Credentials. Click Create credentials.

Credentials page with Create credentials button highlighted

Step 3: Select OAuth client ID

From the dropdown, select OAuth client ID.

Create credentials dropdown with OAuth client ID highlighted

Step 4: Configure the OAuth client

On the Create OAuth client ID page:

  1. Set Application type to Web application.
  2. Enter a name for the client (for example, Frontegg YouTube Integration).
  3. Under Authorized redirect URIs, click Add URI and add both of the following:
    • https://YOUR_MCP_GATEWAY_URL/integration-callback

Click Create.

OAuth client form with name and redirect URIs filled in

Step 5: Copy your Client ID and Client Secret

After clicking Create, a dialog displays your Client ID and Client Secret — copy both values and store them securely.

Save your Client Secret now

The Client Secret is only shown once in this dialog. After you close it, you cannot retrieve it again — you can only create a new secret.

OAuth client created dialog showing Client ID and blurred Client Secret

Copy your credentials

Step 6: View the new client in the credentials list

After closing the dialog, your new client appears at the top of the OAuth 2.0 Client IDs list on the Credentials page.

Credentials page showing the new Frontegg YouTube Integration client

Step 7: View Client ID in the client detail page

Click the client name to open its detail page. You can view and copy the Client ID at any time from the Additional information section.

OAuth client detail page showing Client ID in the Additional information section

Configure the Frontegg portal

Once you have your Client ID and Client Secret, enter them in the Frontegg portal:

  1. Open the Frontegg portal and navigate to [ENVIRONMENT] → Integrations → YouTube.
  2. Enter the Client ID and Client Secret in the corresponding fields.
  3. Select the required scopes:
ScopeDescription
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.readonlyView YouTube account data, including channels, videos, and playlists
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.uploadUpload YouTube videos
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.force-sslSee, edit, and permanently delete YouTube videos, ratings, comments, and captions
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtubeManage your YouTube account
  1. Click Save.

Keep your credentials secure

Never share or commit your Client Secret to version control.

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