Youtube Integration With Odoo

YouTube is a leading marketing and video-based engagement platform for businesses and YouTube integration with Odoo18 can get great video marketing help, automate content management and better interactions with customers In this blog we will explain the benefits of Odoo YouTube integration and guide you through the steps of using it.

Benefits of Connecting YouTube to Odoo18

Simplify Your Video Workflow

By integrating YouTube with Odoo you can automate video publishing, track performance metrics and efficiently manage your video library

Enhance Your Marketing Performance

Odoo’s Social Marketing module lets you automatically share your YouTube videos across different social media sites.

Track Your Video Performance

Access YouTube analytics directly within Odoo to track views, likes and comments, helping you fine-tune your video strategy for better engagement.

Get Customers More Involved

Make your product pages, blogs, and emails in Odoo pop by adding YouTube videos and enhancing better customer connections

Effortless Learning & Support

Utilize YouTube within Odoo to craft interactive training modules and easily accessible support content.

How to Integrate YouTube with Odoo 18

Odoo doesn’t come with a standard YouTube connection, you can link the two using various methods:

• YouTube Data API (Customized for Developers)
• Odoo’s Social Marketing Module (Suitable for Automated Video Posting)
• Independent YouTube Integration with Odoo18 Applications ( Quick and Easy solutions)

Option 1: Integrating YouTube API with Odoo 18

The YouTube Data API v3 allows Odoo to connect with YouTube, offering capabilities such as:

• Uploading videos directly from Odoo
• Accessing video statistics (like views, likes, and comments)
• Displaying YouTube videos within Odoo’s interface

Step 1: Get YouTube API Credentials

• Go to the Google Cloud Console
• Create a New Project & activate YouTube Data API v3
• Generate API Credentials → Choose OAuth 2.0 Client ID or API Key.
• Copy the API Key for use in Odoo.

Step 2: Incorporate YouTube API Library into Odoo18

Run the following command to install the required Python libraries:

pip install google-auth google-auth-oauthlib google-auth-httplib2 googleapiclient

Step 3: Connect Odoo with YouTube API

Create a Python function in your Odoo module to upload videos to YouTube:

from googleapiclient.discovery import build
import requests

class YouTubeIntegration(models.Model):
_name = "youtube.integration"

def upload_video_to_youtube(self, video_file, title, description):
api_key = "YOUR_YOUTUBE_API_KEY"
youtube = build("youtube", "v3", developerKey=api_key)

request = youtube.videos().insert(
part="snippet,status",
body={
"snippet": {
"title": title,
"description": description
},
"status": {
"privacyStatus": "public" # Change to "private" or "unlisted" if needed
}
},
media_body=video_file
)
response = request.execute()
return response

This function will allow you to upload videos to YouTube directly from Odoo.

Step 4: Fetch YouTube Video Details in Odoo

You can also retrieve video analytics to retrieve video stats, use this function

def get_youtube_video_stats(self, video_id):
api_key = "YOUR_YOUTUBE_API_KEY"
youtube = build("youtube", "v3", developerKey=api_key)

request = youtube.videos().list(
part="statistics",
id=video_id
)
response = request.execute()
return response["items"][0]["statistics"]

This function fetches video views, likes, and comments and stores in Odoo.

Option 2: Use Odoo Social Marketing for YouTube

Odoo 18’s social marketing module lets companies post without any custom development

Install the social marketing app

• Go to the apps area in Odoo.
• Look for the social marketing app and set it up.

Link your YouTube account

• Head to social marketing → Social media accounts.
• Hit Connect YouTube
• Verify your Google/YouTube account.

Schedule Your YouTube Posts

• Select Create Posts and pick YouTube.
• Put your video up then type in the title and info.
• Choose to schedule it or publish it immediately.

This approach is ideal if you want to post videos without needing any custom development.

Option 3: Put YouTube Videos on Odoo Pages You can put YouTube videos on

• Odoo Website Pages (like product pages and blogs)
• CRM (for emails and messages to customers)

To add a YouTube video to an Odoo website, do this:

How to Add YouTube Videos to an Odoo Webpage

• Go to Website Builder and open any page
• Add an HTML block and copy in this code

<iframe width="560" height="315"
src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YOUR_VIDEO_ID"
title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0"
allowfullscreen>
</iframe>

To Post YouTube Video in E -Postmal

• Go to the e -post template in ODU.
• Edit the e -post and enter the YouTube video link.
• Use iFrame to post video in e -post.

YouTube-Odoo benefits of integration

Integrating YouTube with Odoo 18 enhances marketing, improves customer engagement, and simplifies video management. With automated video marketing, businesses can destroy the need for manual posting on YouTube and social media, and real-time performance analysis enables data-driven decisions while embedding product videos within CRM, Sales, and Support improves customer interactions. For e-commerce, adding demo videos can boost conversions, creating a more engaging shopping experience. Additionally, the automation of social media video scheduling, content management, and reporting saves valuable time, making Odoo18 a flexible and efficient solution for planning your social media video strategy. Contact us now to learn more about YouTube integration with odoo18 and explore the best Odoo ERP solutions for your business with Bassam Infotech, your trusted Odoo partner for Custom ERP solutions in India and the Middle East.