Unexpected rate limit error while uploading videos using YouTube API

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I'm using google YouTube API to programmatically upload videos to YouTube using my node.js server

I've installed googleapis npm package on my server, and authenticate each request with OAuth2 google auth.

On 03/07/2024 and 04/07/2024 I got several rate limit errors - uploadLimitExceeded while trying to upload videos to the YouTube channel. My daily quota is 220K and I was not even close to the limit:

The relevant code I use to upload a video:

const getAuth = async () => {
    const oAuth2Client = new google.auth.OAuth2(youtubeApiClientId, youtubeApiClientSecret, youtubeRedirectUrl);
    oAuth2Client.setCredentials({
        refresh_token: youtubeApiRefreshToken,
    });
    await oAuth2Client.refreshAccessToken();
    return oAuth2Client;
};

const uploadVideo = async ({ videoAsset, fileAccessToken }) => {
    const fileName = `recording_${videoAsset._id.toString()}.${videoAsset.zoomDetails.fileType}`;
    try {
        await downloadRecording(videoAsset.zoomDetails.downloadUrl, fileAccessToken, fileName);
        const auth = await getAuth();
        const service = google.youtube({ version: 'v3', auth });
        const params = {
            auth,
            part: 'snippet,status',
                requestBody: {
                snippet: {
                    title: getValidYoutubeTitle(videoAsset),
                    defaultLanguage: langCode,
                },
                status: {
                    privacyStatus: 'unlisted',
                },
            },
            media: {
                body: fs.createReadStream(fileName),
            },
        };
        const response = await service.videos.insert(params);
        return response;
    } catch (error) {
        // handle errors
    }
};

An example of an error I got:

{
    error: {
        code: 400,
        message: 'The user has exceeded the number of videos they may upload.',
        errors: [
            {
                message: 'The user has exceeded the number of videos they may upload.',
                domain: 'youtube.video',
                reason: 'uploadLimitExceeded',
            },
        ],
    },
},

What could be the reason for the limit errors I got?

Linda Lawton - DaImTo · Accepted Answer · 2024-07-11 13:42:51Z

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The user has exceeded the number of videos they may upload.

That error is unrelated to your quota. A user can max upload 100 videos in a day last i checked.

Solution is to change authenticated users of your app.

answered Jul 11, 2024 at 13:42

Linda Lawton - DaImTo

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4 Comments

fullstack Over a year ago

@linda-lawton-daimto AFAIK I can programmatically upload videos to YouTube only with the chanel owner authentication. What do you mean by "to change authenticated users of your app"?

Linda Lawton - DaImTo Over a year ago

You can have more then one channel owner / moderator. change it between two and each will be able to upload 100 videos.

fullstack Over a year ago

@linda-lawton-daimto I checked 5 different days when I got the errors and I see I got the limit error already on the 11th or 12th video upload.

fullstack Over a year ago

I'm getting 401 Unauthorized - youtubeSignupRequired error when authenticating with other owner I added to the channel

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