| name | youtube-upload |
| description | Upload a video to YouTube Shorts using the browser. Handles file selection, title/description/tags, visibility settings, and post-upload URL retrieval. |
| metadata | {"openclaw":{"emoji":"▶️"}} |
YouTube Shorts 上传
通用约束
- 视频文件上传前必须先复制到
/tmp/openclaw/uploads/（browser 工具沙箱限制）
browser upload 工具可能返回「超时错误」，但这不代表上传失败！上传后用 snapshot 检查页面状态（进度条、处理状态文字）- 不要通过检查
input.files.length 是否为 0 判定上传是否失败！ input.files.length == 0 不代表上传失败。
- 遇到
browser failed: timed out. Restart the OpenClaw gateway ... 错误时，不需要重启、不需要报错！等待 30 秒后在原页面继续操作即可。若仍无法操作，再等 30 秒；若还不行，尝试关闭浏览器后重开；只有关闭重开后仍报错才是真的出错，需停止并反馈用户。
- 标题和描述输入使用
type + slowly: true，不要用 fill()
- 上传进度轮询用 snapshot，不重试 click
Workflow
1. cp <video_file> /tmp/openclaw/uploads/video.mp4
2. Navigate to https://studio.youtube.com
Confirm channel dashboard loads (not login page)
3. Navigate to https://www.youtube.com/upload
Wait for the upload dialog (timeout: 15s)
4. Upload /tmp/openclaw/uploads/video.mp4
Poll with snapshot every 15s until progress bar disappears or shows "Processing"
(timeout: 300s — large videos can take several minutes)
5. Fill in Title (max 100 characters)
Fill in Description + hashtags
6. Select "No, it's not made for kids"
7. Click "Next" — wait 3s
Click "Next" — wait 3s
Click "Next" — wait 3s (now on Visibility page)
8. Select visibility: Public / Unlisted / Scheduled
9. Click "Publish" (or "Save")
Wait for confirmation dialog or "Your video has been published" (timeout: 30s)
10. Navigate to https://studio.youtube.com
Extract the video URL from the first video row
Report the URL
Metadata Source
Use the .json file from shorts-compose for title, description, and tags:
title → trim to 100 charactersdescription + tags → append tags as #tag1 #tag2 at end of description
Error Handling
| 问题 | 处理方式 |
|---|
| 出现登录页 | 通知用户重新登录浏览器 |
| 视频未识别为 Shorts | 检查时长（≤60s）和比例（9:16）是否符合要求 |
