Cannot upload to YouTube – only “YouTube OAuth2 API” credential appears, OAuth2 API missing

I’m trying to set up YouTube video uploads in n8n.cloud, but I can’t connect my YouTube account. n8n only shows the YouTube OAuth2 API credential type, which forces the redirect URL to https://oauth.n8n.cloud/oauth2/callback. Google blocks this redirect for YouTube upload scopes, so I get errors like “Access blocked: app not verified” and “Error fetching options from YouTube” when loading categories or uploading videos. I believe I need access to the OAuth2 API credential type so I can use my own Google OAuth Client with a valid redirect URL, but that option does not appear in my workspace. How can I enable or access the OAuth2 API credential so YouTube uploads will work?

You cannot directly add YouTube uploads on n8n’s cloud platform because Google blocks it.

Do this instead:

  1. Contact n8n’s support team and explain the YouTube upload error.
  2. If you need it urgently, run n8n on your own computer or server. This allows you to use a custom Google setup that will work.

Kindly mark as the solution if this helps!

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