YouTube Integration

Rev’s YouTube integration lets you order captions and subtitles for your YouTube videos without downloading them. Rev can add the finished captions to your videos automatically. You can pick videos at checkout or turn on Auto Pull to caption new videos as they’re published, and you can connect more than one YouTube channel.

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Order Captions for Your YouTube Videos

  1. Start a caption order: go to the caption order page, or select Human-verified services in the left sidebar and choose captions.

  2. Under Pull videos directly from your account, click YouTube. 

    Rev order page with Upload files, Paste a URL, and YouTube and Vimeo buttons under Pull videos directly from your account

  3. Sign in with the Google account that owns the channel, then click Allow.

    Google sign-in window asking to allow Rev.com to view and manage your YouTube content, with the Allow button

  4. Select the videos you want captioned, then click Add Selected to Cart. To hide videos that already have captions, select Only show videos without a caption file. 

    YouTube video picker in Rev with a video selected, the Only show videos without a caption file option and the Add another account button
  5. Choose your options and check out. The option to send captions back to YouTube automatically is already selected.

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Use More Than One YouTube Channel

You can connect several YouTube channels to one Rev account and order videos from all of them in the same order. Rev delivers each video’s captions to the right channel.

  1. In the YouTube video picker, open the account menu and select Add Another Account. 

    YouTube video picker in Rev with the account menu open, showing two channels and Add Another Account
  2. Sign in with the Google account that owns the other channel and click Allow.

Each channel can only be linked to one Rev account, and only the channel owner can link it. If another Rev account has already linked the channel, you’ll see an error.

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Turn On Auto Pull

With Auto Pull on, Rev orders captions for each new public or unlisted video as soon as it’s published. Private videos aren’t pulled. Every pulled video is a paid order charged to your payment method on file, so turn Auto Pull on only if you want all new videos captioned.

  1. Go to Settings > My Integrations.

    Rev My Account menu with My Integrations highlighted

  2. Next to your YouTube account, click Edit. 

    Rev My Integrations page with the Edit link next to a YouTube account

  3. Set Auto Pull to Enabled, then click Update.

    Update YouTube Account window with the Auto Pull setting and the Update button

To stop, set Auto Pull to Disabled and click Update.

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Disconnect and Reconnect YouTube

If videos aren’t showing up or captions aren’t delivered, disconnect and reconnect your accounts.

  1. On My Integrations, click Unlink next to your YouTube account. If YouTube isn’t listed, go to the next step.

    Rev My Integrations page with an arrow pointing to Unlink next to a YouTube account

  2. On your Google account connections page, find Rev.com and remove its access. 

    Google account page showing Rev.com with access to YouTube and the Remove Access button

  3. Back on My Integrations, click Link New Account.

    Rev My Integrations page with the Link New Account button

  4. Select YouTube and click Link Account, then sign in with the Google account that owns the channel and click Allow.

    Link New Account window with YouTube selected and the Link Account button

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Troubleshooting YouTube Orders

  • My videos don’t appear in the picker: Rev only shows public and unlisted videos. Change private videos to unlisted, or download and upload them to Rev instead.
  • I can’t link a channel I manage: Only the channel owner can link a YouTube channel to Rev. Ask the owner to link it.
  • I see an error when adding a channel: The channel is already linked to another Rev account. Unlink it there first.
  • The wrong channel’s videos appear: You signed in with a different Google account. Use Add Another Account in the video picker, or follow Disconnect and Reconnect YouTube and sign in with the right account.
  • Captions didn’t appear on YouTube: Disconnect and reconnect your accounts, then check that the video’s owner account is the one linked.

If you still need help, email support@rev.com.

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