Connecting YouTube on Oviond

Introduction

This article provides detailed steps to connect and use YouTube on Oviond, including permissions, limitations, and troubleshooting.

Prerequisites

• Ensure you have an Oviond account with administrative access.

• You must be the account owner or linked to a Brand Account. Note that our YouTube integration only allows you to connect to channels you have created in your YouTube Studio account.

YouTube Permissions

In order to pull your YouTube data into Oviond, you will need to be the account owner or linked to a Brand Account. Our YouTube integration only allows you to connect to channels that you have created in your YouTube Studio account. The YouTube API does not allow you to connect YouTube accounts that you have been given access to.

Step-by-Step Instructions

In order to connect your YouTube account to Oviond, you will need the email address and password for the Google account that the YouTube account is associated with.

You will only need to authenticate this email once on Oviond and then you will be able to connect to any YouTube account that is associated with that email address.

Connecting YouTube to Oviond

1. Open Oviond and navigate to the client you wish to connect YouTube to.

2. Select Project or Start a New Project

   • Select the project you want to work on or start a new project.

   • If starting a new project, it will automatically open in the Workspace Editor.

3. Access the Project Workspace Editor

   • Click 'Edit' to access the Project Workspace Editor if you are working on an existing project.

4. In the action sidebar menu on the right, select Data Sources.

5. Click on YouTube.

6. An authentication pop-up will appear (The first authenticated account will automatically be called "Default YouTube Account") and you can change this in Data Sources.

7. Click the Google Account you wish to connect to and then click 'Allow'.

8. Choose 'Default YouTube Account' in the integration connection pop-up on the right and click 'Next'.

9. Choose the YouTube account.

10. Click 'Save'.

Reconnecting YouTube to Oviond

If you get this error message on your report:

Please follow these steps:

1. Click on the refresh button in the widget or next to the date selector in the project.

   if the widgets still don't load data

2. Click on 'Connect' in the widget and make sure you have connected the correct YouTube account.

   if the widgets still don't load data

3. Go to Data Sources and refresh the token for the authenticated account you connected to the client.

If you have followed these steps and are still experiencing issues with YouTube on Oviond, please contact support.

Summary

Following these steps will help you successfully connect YouTube to Oviond, enabling seamless data integration for your dashboards and reports.

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