Effective date: 10 November 2026.
mediaagent is a private tool used only by the owner of one YouTube channel, for that owner's own account. It has no other users.
| Permission (scope) | Why |
|---|---|
| youtube.upload | Upload the owner's own videos to the owner's channel. |
| youtube.readonly | Read the owner's own channel and video information. |
| youtube.force-ssl | Read comments under the owner's own videos and post replies as the channel, only after the owner's approval. |
| yt-analytics.readonly | Read view statistics of the owner's own videos. |
| drive.file | Create and read only the files this tool itself creates in the owner's Google Drive (archive of work files). No access to other Drive files. |
mediaagent's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. mediaagent uses YouTube API Services; see the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy.
The owner can revoke mediaagent's access at any time at myaccount.google.com/permissions (Third-party apps with account access → mediaagent → Remove access). After revocation the stored tokens stop working; on request the owner deletes them from the server.
To delete stored data, write to the contact below; data is deleted within 30 days.