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Social notifications

Announce a channel's new uploads in Discord.

#YouTube

Add a channel and pick where announcements go.

Searching YouTube for a channel
Type a name, pick the right channel. Subscriber counts make it obvious which is which.

Rather than pasting a channel URL, search for the channel by name and pick it from the results. That resolves to the real channel ID once, so adding it never has to guess again - and it avoids the classic mistake of subscribing to the wrong channel because two have similar handles.

Option What it does
Announcement channel Where the post goes
Ping role A role mentioned with the announcement
Message Your own wording, with the video title and link

Announcements arrive by push from YouTube rather than by polling, so they are quick.

There is no API key in this project. Channel search and handle resolution both read YouTube's own results page.

#Custom message

The announcement wording is yours. ${title}, ${url}, ${channelname} and the rest are available, so it can read like your server rather than like a bot.

Leaving it empty posts the link on its own, which lets Discord's own embed do the work - often the best-looking option.