Import from YouTube

Connect your YouTube account to bulk import videos into your Wistia account.

Setting up the integration

To get started with the Wistia + YouTube integration, you’ll need a YouTube account with videos in it. You can connect your YouTube account to Wistia in one of three ways:

From the Content Library, click “New” and then the “Import from YouTube” option
From a Project page, click “Add” and then “Import from YouTube”
On your Integrations page

Tip

Your YouTube account may already be connected as this is additional functionality added to our Publish to Social Youtube Integration. One Wistia account can only be connected to one YouTube account at a time.

Connecting YouTube in the Content Library

In the “New” menu in the Content Library, there is an option to “Import from YouTube.” If there isn’t an active YouTube account connected, clicking on this option will show a prompt that allows you to login with your YouTube account and connect it to Wistia.

Once you enter your YouTube credentials and successfully connect, you will be redirected back to the Content Library to select media to bring into your Wistia account.

Connecting YouTube in a Project

In the “Add” menu for a Project, there is an option to “Import from YouTube.” If there isn’t an active YouTube account connected, clicking on this option will show a prompt that allows you to login with your YouTube account and connect it to Wistia.

Connecting YouTube in Integrations

If you are an Account Owner or Manager, you can navigate to the Integrations page (Account > Integrations). Under the “Social Media Integrations” section, there will be an option to connect to YouTube.

Clicking “Connect” will prompt you to log into YouTube and after successfully connecting, you’ll be brought back to the user profile page or head back to a project where you can Import your recordings.

Importing YouTube videos

Once YouTube is connected, you can select up to 100 of the most recent YouTube videos in your account to bring into any project within Wistia.

Tip

We import the video file from Youtube along with its title, the description (if present), and the highest quality thumbnail image available for the video.

Disconnecting the Integration

To disconnect the integration in Wistia:

If you are an Account Owner or Manager, you can log into your Wistia account and navigate to Account > Integrations (or click here)
Select the “Disconnect” option under the YouTube integration
All done! This will disconnect the integration and revoke your YouTube credentials.

FAQ

Some of my YouTube videos are missing from the media picker, where are they?

Wistia can only import public or unlisted YouTube videos. Private videos will not show up in the selection modal.

I don’t see videos from my other YouTube channels - can I access them?

A YouTube account can have multiple channels associated with it, but this integration will only connect to the first channel associated with your Youtube account.

I just imported media and I don’t see them in my account yet, where are they?

We import your videos from YouTube asynchronously. This means that there may be a delay between when you click “Import” and when they show up in your account, depending on how many videos you imported and the size of the files. If you are not seeing them after a couple of minutes, our Support Team is happy to help!