NoLinkedYoutubeAccount error from Google Data API

Question

I have been tasked with integrating our internal video system with YouTube through the Data API, such that we can use the in-browser and server video upload facilities. I have linked a YouTube channel to a Google account, which is then linked to a Cloud Console account which contains the OAuth2 details.

However, when I authenticate using the Cloud Console account and try to upload a video, I get a NoLinkedYoutubeAccount error. Here are some screenshots of the linked account (I have been asked to blur the usernames and IDs but they do actually match up):

http://imgur.com/a/dPQJe

Answer 1

There's no need to link anything having to do with your YouTube channel to the same account that's used for the Cloud (Developers) Console. It shouldn't hurt, but it's not necessary.

Ensure that you go through the OAuth 2 flow using the credentials of a valid YouTube channel (which, again, doesn't have to be registered with the Cloud Console) and that you choose the appropriate option if you see the OAuth 2 channel picker (see http://apiblog.youtube.com/2013/06/google-page-identities-and-youtube-api.html)

If you're still having trouble, try this as a sanity check: use the API Explorer to make a youtube.channels.list(mine=true, part='snippet') call, and authenticate with the same credentials using the little OAuth 2 toggle switch in the upper right. Do you get a response back?