YouTube Integration Setup

This site automatically syncs with your YouTube channel every 6 hours using GitHub Actions.

Setup Instructions

1. Get a YouTube API Key

1. Go to Google Cloud Console
2. Create a new project or select existing
3. Enable YouTube Data API v3
4. Create credentials → API Key
5. (Optional) Restrict the key to YouTube Data API v3

2. Add API Key to GitHub Secrets

1. Go to your repository Settings → Secrets and variables → Actions
2. Click “New repository secret”
3. Name: YOUTUBE_API_KEY
4. Value: Your API key from step 1

3. Get Your Channel ID (if needed)

Your channel handle is @faptured, but if the script needs the UC… ID:

1. Go to your YouTube channel
2. View page source
3. Search for “channelId” or “UC”
4. Or use this tool: https://commentpicker.com/youtube-channel-id.php

Update the CHANNEL_ID in .github/scripts/fetch_youtube_videos.py if needed.

4. Run the Action

1. Go to Actions tab in your repository
2. Select “Sync YouTube Videos”
3. Click “Run workflow”

The action will:

• Fetch your latest videos
• Save them to _data/youtube_videos.yml
• Commit and push the changes
• Your site will rebuild automatically

Automatic Updates

The workflow runs every 6 hours automatically. You can change this in .github/workflows/youtube-sync.yml by modifying the cron schedule.

Alternative Options

Option 1: YouTube RSS Feed (No API Key needed)

// Simple RSS feed approach
const RSS_URL = 'https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=YOUR_CHANNEL_ID';

Option 2: Manual Update

Simply edit _data/youtube_videos.yml manually with your video information.

Option 3: Client-side JavaScript

Use YouTube’s embed API to load videos dynamically in the browser.