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feat: add YOUTUBE_UPLOAD_VISIBILITY env var, default to private (#596) #597

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feat: add YOUTUBE_UPLOAD_VISIBILITY env var, default to private (#596)
codercatdev Mar 4, 2026
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions .env.example
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Expand Up @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ CRON_SECRET= # Secret for authenticating cron job re
# YouTube integration
YOUTUBE_API_KEY= # YouTube Data API v3 key
YOUTUBE_CHANNEL_ID= # YouTube channel ID to fetch videos from
YOUTUBE_UPLOAD_VISIBILITY= # YouTube upload privacy: "public", "private", or "unlisted" (default: "private")

# Vercel
VERCEL_PROJECT_PRODUCTION_URL= # Production URL (auto-set by Vercel)
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12 changes: 11 additions & 1 deletion lib/youtube-upload.ts
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Expand Up @@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ oauth2Client.setCredentials({

const youtube = google.youtube({ version: "v3", auth: oauth2Client });

function getDefaultPrivacyStatus(): "public" | "private" | "unlisted" {
const envValue = process.env.YOUTUBE_UPLOAD_VISIBILITY?.toLowerCase();
if (envValue === "public" || envValue === "private" || envValue === "unlisted") {
return envValue;
}
return "private"; // Default to private when not set
}

interface UploadOptions {
title: string;
description: string;
Expand All @@ -28,6 +36,8 @@ export async function uploadVideo(opts: UploadOptions): Promise<{ videoId: strin
const response = await fetch(opts.videoUrl);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Failed to fetch video: ${response.statusText}`);

const resolvedPrivacyStatus = opts.privacyStatus || getDefaultPrivacyStatus();
console.log(`[youtube-upload] Uploading "${opts.title.slice(0, 60)}" with privacy: ${resolvedPrivacyStatus}`);
// Convert Web ReadableStream to Node.js Readable stream
// googleapis expects a Node.js stream with .pipe(), not a Web ReadableStream
const buffer = Buffer.from(await response.arrayBuffer());
Expand All @@ -44,7 +54,7 @@ export async function uploadVideo(opts: UploadOptions): Promise<{ videoId: strin
defaultLanguage: "en",
},
status: {
privacyStatus: opts.privacyStatus || "public",
privacyStatus: resolvedPrivacyStatus,
selfDeclaredMadeForKids: opts.madeForKids ?? false,
},
},
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