Bubble.io and YouTube API integration: Step-by-Step Guide 2024

Step 1: Create Your API Key in Google Cloud

Begin by creating an API key in the Google Cloud.

• Visit cloud.google.com
• Sign in with your Google account, or create a new account if you do not already have one.
• In the console dashboard, select "Create Project"
• Give the project a name e.g. "YouTube API for Bubble.io" and click "Create"
• Once in the project, select "Library" on the left navigation bar
• Search and click on "YouTube Data API v3" and enable the API for your project
• Go to "Credentials" in the left navigation bar
• Click on "Create Credentials", choose "API key", and copy the key provided

Step 2: Set Up The Plugin in Bubble.io

Next, you set up the API in Bubble.io to communicate with YouTube.

• Log into your Bubble account and navigate to the app you want to work with
• Go to the "Plugins" tab on the left navigation bar and click on "Add plugins"
• Search for YouTube API in the search bar in the plugins window, select it and click on "Install"
• Click on the plugin to open the settings and paste in the API key that you copied from Google Cloud

Step 3: Configure YouTube API Connectivity

In this step, you configure the YouTube API's connectivity to define how it should function.

• Expand the 'YouTube Data API' section under the Plugins section.
• Fill 'API Key' field with the key you obtained from Google Cloud.
• Fill 'Channel ID' if you are planning only to fetch data from a single channel.
• Click on 'Check/Edit API calls' to see the API calls you can make.
• For every API call, check the required and optional parameters and fill them as per your requirements.
• Hit the 'Initialize Call' button to see if the API request is successful.

Step 4: Verify API Connections

The verification of API connections ensures all setup steps were successful.

• From the API settings in the YouTube Data API section, click on 'Check/Edit API calls.'
• Select one of the API calls to verify, ideally 'Get Channel Info' as it only requires a Channel ID, and click 'Edit.'
• Specify the Channel ID and click on 'Initialize this call' to make a sample request to YouTube's API. If everything is set correctly, you should see a sample data returned by the API.
• If no data is returned or there's an error, recheck your API key, plugin setup, and parameter setup.

Step 5: Use API in Application

Lastly, you have to specify where and how to use the API in your application.

• Navigate to the workflow or design where you want to use the YouTube API.
• Use the 'Get data from external API' action to fetch data from YouTube.
• Select the correct API call from the dropdown menu.
• Fill in any dynamic data if required.
• Use the returned data as required in your application.

With this, the integration of Bubble.io with YouTube API is complete. You can now make API calls within your Bubble.io application and extend its functionality using the YouTube API.