How to retrieve the sharable Youtube link

Hello Lars,

When you upload a video using the YouTube action step, YouTube returns the unique Video ID in the step's response payload (e.g., id: "abc123xyz").

To construct a shareable link, you can combine the standard YouTube URL structure with the Video ID returned from the YouTube Upload step:

• Standard YouTube URL: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=){{Video_ID}}

• Shortened YouTube URL: [https://youtu.be/](https://youtu.be/){{Video_ID}}

How to set this up in subsequent steps: Simply map the Video ID variable from your YouTube step response right after the v= parameter or after [https://youtu.be/](https://youtu.be/). This will give you the complete, direct shareable URL to use in your downstream action steps (like Email, WhatsApp, or Social Media).

Please give this a try, and let us know if you need any further assistance!

Sorry, no, didn't get that in return, see below.

Hello Lars,

Thank you for sending the screenshot!

When uploading videos, YouTube processes large files asynchronously in a queue (indicated by Message: Upload queued successfully and the StatusEndpoint returned in your payload). Because the processing takes a few seconds, the initial response returns the queue status rather than the final Video ID immediately.

To fetch the final shareable YouTube Video ID/Link:

1. Add a Delay Step: Directly after your YouTube Upload step, add a Delay by Pabbly step and set it to Delay For 1 to 2 Minutes (to allow YouTube time to finish processing the video).

2. Add Action - YouTube: Get Video Upload Status: Add a new action step using the YouTube app and select the action event Get Video Upload Status.

3. Map Request ID: Pass the StatusEndpoint / RequestId (e.g., 464f504a46434247) returned from your upload step into this action.

This step will return the final processed Video ID, which you can then combine with [https://youtu.be/](https://youtu.be/){{Video_ID}} to generate your shareable link for subsequent steps!

Please give this setup a try and let us know if you have any questions!

Hello Lars,

This is a follow-up regarding the YouTube video upload issue.

Were you able to add the Delay by Pabbly and YouTube → Get Video Upload Status steps as suggested earlier?

Please let us know whether you were able to retrieve the Video ID and generate the shareable YouTube link. If you are still facing the issue, please share the latest Task History ID or screenshot, and we’ll check it further.

Hello Lars,

This is our final reminder regarding the YouTube video upload issue.

As shared earlier, please confirm whether you were able to add the Delay by Pabbly and YouTube → Get Video Upload Status steps and retrieve the Video ID to generate the shareable YouTube link.

If you are still facing the issue, please share the latest Task History ID or screenshot, and we’ll check it further.

If we don’t hear back from you, we’ll consider this request closed for now. You can reply anytime if you need further assistance.

Hi, sorry, missed your follow-up. Yes, working now thanks to your instructions :)

Hello Lars,

Thank you for the confirmation. Glad to know that the YouTube video upload is now working with the suggested steps.

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