gdrive-video-to-youtube

Automatically upload videos stored on G Drive to YouTube after a delay (hours, days, months...).

1. Recursively searches in your drive sub folders
2. Can upload videos as Public, Private (I would avoid unlisted as it will be sunsetted soon)
3. Check for existing uploads/duplicates (see Google sheet setup)

Video Upload Script Documentation

This script automates the process of uploading videos from a Google Drive folder to YouTube. It allows you to specify a target folder in Google Drive and uploads videos that are older than 30 days and of specific allowed video types. The script also ensures that duplicate videos are not uploaded by keeping track of the uploaded video IDs in a Google Sheet.

Prerequisites

• Google Drive API enabled
• YouTube Data API enabled
• Google Sheets API enabled

Setup

1. Open the Apps Script editor in your Google Sheets document.
2. Create a new script file or edit an existing one.
3. Copy and paste the provided script into the script editor.
4. Customize the configuration settings in the script according to your requirements:
   • Replace 'folder_id' in the folderId variable with the ID of your target folder in Google Drive.
   • Replace 'sheet_id' in the sheetId variable with the ID of your Google Sheets document where you want to store the uploaded video IDs.
   • Customize the recipient email address in the recipient variable for the notification email.
5. Save the script and give it an appropriate name.
6. Run the uploadVideosToYouTube function to start the video uploading process.

Functions

The script contains the following functions:

uploadVideosToYouTube()

This is the main function that orchestrates the video uploading process. It retrieves videos from the target folder, filters out the eligible videos, and uploads them to YouTube. It also sends a notification email with the uploaded video links or a custom message.

getVideosInFolder(folderId)

This function retrieves all the videos in the specified folder using a recursive approach. It takes the folderId as input and returns an array of video files.

getFilesRecursive(folder, files)

This function is a helper function used by getVideosInFolder(). It recursively traverses through the subfolders of a given folder and adds video files to the files array.

isAllowedVideoType(mimeType)

This function checks if a given video MIME type is allowed for uploading. It takes the mimeType as input and returns a boolean value indicating whether the video type is allowed or not.

getUploadedVideos()

This function retrieves the list of previously uploaded video IDs from a Google Sheet. It reads the video IDs from the specified sheet and returns an array of video IDs.

addUploadedVideo(videoId)

This function adds an uploaded video ID to the Google Sheet to keep track of the uploaded videos. It takes the videoId as input and appends it to the specified sheet.

Logging

The script uses Logger.log() statements to log information and status messages during the execution. The logs can be viewed in the Apps Script editor under "View" > "Logs" or by pressing Ctrl + Enter.

Error Handling

The script uses try-catch blocks to handle errors that may occur during the video uploading process. If an error occurs while uploading a video, the script logs the error message and continues with the next video.

Google Sheets Integration

The script integrates with Google Sheets to store and retrieve the uploaded video IDs. The video IDs are stored in a specified sheet, allowing the script to check for duplicate uploads.

Notifications

After the video uploading process is complete, the script sends a notification email to the specified recipient. The email subject and body are customized based on the results of the upload process.

That's the documentation for the provided script. Make sure to review and customize the configuration settings and prerequisites before running the script.

Thanks ChatGPT