YouTube sources let you pull videos into your Juicer feed by channel, hashtag, playlist, or search term. This article covers what to enter in each tab and how to troubleshoot common issues.
Adding a YouTube source
On your feed dashboard, click + Add source in the bottom toolbar.
Pick YouTube.
Pick a tab—Username, Hashtag, or Channel—and enter the term as described below.
🌿 Tip: you can paste a full YouTube URL into the input. Juicer detects the format (handle, custom slug, legacy username, or channel ID) and extracts the term automatically, so you don't have to trim the URL by hand.
Username tab: channels, handles, and legacy usernames
Use the Username tab for any creator's main channel. All of these formats work:
Modern @handle (preferred): paste
https://www.youtube.com/@NASAor enter@NASA.Channel ID: paste a URL like
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ. Channel IDs never change, so this is the most stable form.Legacy username (older channels only): paste
https://www.youtube.com/user/juicerioor enterjuicerio. YouTube has been phasing this format out for new channels, so the@handleform is more reliable.
Hashtag tab
Use the Hashtag tab to pull videos tagged with a specific hashtag. Enter just the term, with or without a leading # (for example DIY or #DIY).
⚠️ Hashtag sources require a paid plan. If you're on the Free plan, the tab will prompt you to upgrade before you can add the source. See the pricing page for plan details.
Channel tab: custom URL slugs
Some channels use a custom URL slug instead of an @handle—for example youtube.com/mkbhd or youtube.com/c/mkbhd. Use the Channel tab for these:
Find the slug at the end of the channel URL (
mkbhdin the examples above).Paste the full URL into the Channel tab and Juicer will extract the slug.
Playlists
To pull videos from a specific YouTube playlist, use the Username tab and prefix the playlist ID with an asterisk (*):
Find the playlist ID at the end of the playlist URL (
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYLIST_ID).Enter the ID into the Username tab with a leading asterisk, for example
*PLuKg-Whduhklge1dMCGsemN1Qr_ODqjtZ.
Search terms
To pull videos that match a free-text search rather than a hashtag, use the Hashtag tab and prefix the term with an asterisk:
Open the Hashtag tab.
Enter the term with a leading asterisk, for example
*education.
YouTube runs the term against its video search index (titles, descriptions, and other metadata) and returns matching results.
Troubleshooting
"Channel can't be found"—the channel may have changed its handle, been deleted, or be region-restricted in YouTube's API. Try the Channel ID URL (
youtube.com/channel/UC...) instead of the handle, since channel IDs don't change when handles do.Missing videos from a hashtag source—YouTube doesn't always index every video under a hashtag, especially less popular ones. Try variations of the hashtag's capitalization; if a specific video is missing, you can add it manually as a custom post.
Duplicate videos appearing—videos can be tagged with multiple hashtags you're tracking. Turn on Prevent duplicate posts in the Content Filtering panel to deduplicate.
⚠️ YouTube API caveat: hashtag and search-term sources rely on YouTube's search index, which doesn't capture every video. Some matching videos may not appear in your feed even when they exist on YouTube.