# How to post YouTube uploads to Discord automatically

> Post a message in your Discord server every time a YouTube channel uploads. Set up YouTube and RSS notifications from a template with the Check a feed step, no code.

Source: https://buildcord.dev/guides/youtube-notifications-discord/
Updated: 2026-11-05
Publisher: Buildcord (https://buildcord.dev)

Every YouTube channel has a public feed of its latest uploads. The social alerts template checks that feed on a schedule with the **Check a feed** step and posts in your server when there's a new video. The same step works with any RSS or Atom feed, such as a blog, a podcast or a news site. Schedules need a bot that stays connected, so it runs on Buildcord Boost, the $8-a-month plan.

## Steps

1. **Find the channel's ID.** On the YouTube channel's page, open its about panel, choose **Share channel**, then **Copy channel ID**. It starts with `UC`.
2. **Start from the social alerts template.** Open the social alerts template in Buildcord. It makes a bot with a **Schedule** flow, a Check a feed step and the announcement already drawn.
3. **Give it the feed.** In the Check a feed step, paste `https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=` followed by the channel ID.
4. **Write the announcement.** In the step on the **Something new** way out, choose your channel and write the message. The video's title is `{feed.item.title}` and its link `{feed.item.link}`, which Discord turns into a player.
5. **Deploy.** Paste your token and deploy to a gateway bot. The first check notes where the feed is up to, and the next upload is posted.

## Good to know

- Turn on **Announce what's there the first time** in the step to post the latest video straight away, which is handy for testing.
- Ping a role in the announcement, such as `@Uploads`, so members who want alerts get notified.
- Watching several channels is one Check a feed step for each, side by side in the same schedule.
- For Twitch streams going live, see [go-live notifications](https://buildcord.dev/guides/discord-stream-notifications/).

## Questions

### How quickly does a new video get posted?

As soon as the next scheduled check sees it in the feed. YouTube's feed can take a few minutes to show a new upload.

### Do I need a YouTube API key?

No. The channel's feed is public, so the Check a feed step reads it without a key.

### Does it work with other sites?

Yes, any site with an RSS or Atom feed: blogs, podcasts, news sites, and many forums and subreddits.

## Build it

Start from the [YouTube and RSS alerts template](https://buildcord.dev/templates/social-alerts/), with every flow already drawn. Use the social alerts template: https://buildcord.dev/templates/social-alerts/