Creating a YouTube Application

Last published : Apr 17, 2026
To create a YouTube application, the user should:
  • Create a new project
  • Create credentials
  • Manage domain-wide authority delegations.
To create a new project:
  1. Sign in to Google Cloud Platform.
  2. Click Select a project, then NEW PROJECT.
  3. Enter a name for the project and click CREATE.
  4. Once the project is created, click SELECT PROJECT from the Notifications and you are navigated to the Project page.
  5. From the left side navigation menu, select APIs & Services > Dashboard.
  6. Click ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES.
  7. In the Search for APIs & Services search box, type YouTube Data API v3.
  8. Click YouTube Data API v3.
  9. Once you are in the Gmail API page, click ENABLE.
To create the credentials:
  1. From the left side navigation menu, select APIs & Services > Credentials.
  2. Click CREATE CREDENTIALS and select OAuth client ID.
  3. From the Application type drop-down menu, select Web application.
  4. Enter the name for the application.
  5. In the Authorized redirect URIs section, click ADD URI and add the URL of your local Arctera Insight Capture environment and click CREATE.
    Note: The Redirect URI can be found in theClickinformation of the collector source configuration.
  6. Copy and save the Client ID and Client ID from the created OAuth client pop-up window.
To manage Domain-Wide Authority Delegation:
  1. Sign in to Google Admin Console.
  2. On the left side menu, click Security > API controls.
  3. Scroll down to Domain wide delegation section and click MANAGE DOMAIN WIDE DELEGATION.
  4. Click Add new.
  5. Enter the above saved Client ID in the Client ID field, add the following scopes in the OAuth scopes fields:
    • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube
    • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.force-ssl
    • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.readonly
    • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtubepartner
  6. Click AUTHORIZE.
    Note: By using this importer, you are agreeing to the YouTube terms at https://www.youtube.com/t/terms,https://policies.google.com/privacy.
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