Tubeinator Software FAQ

Q: How is Tubeinator beneficial to me?
A: YouTube offers incredible opportunity for driving traffic to your website; as the 4th most visited site on the Internet, it’s imperative that your marketing and promotion include a YouTube plan.

That said, sometimes simply uploading a video isn’t enough. You need to help people find it! That’s why we’ve developed Tubeinator – to help you help others find your YouTube videos.

Tubeinator offers a one hour trial period so that you can see first-hand how it simplifies your YouTube life and acts as your right-hand YouTube marketing tool.

Q: What does Tubeinator do?
A: It automatically sends Friend Requests and Video Comments to mass amounts of people on YouTube for you in a MUCH shorter timeframe than if you did it all manually.

Q: How do I install Tubeinator?
A: Once you have downloaded the Tubeinator setup file, simply double-click on it and it will begin to install. During the installation process, you will be asked to confirm your agreement with the Copyright policy and be given the option to add a desktop icon. Please ensure the program is saved to your C: drive under your Program Files (C:Program Files). If you attempt to install it in a different location you may encounter problems running it. You can add the desktop icon for convenience in accessing Tubeinator.

Q: How do I activate my copy of Tubeinator?
A: Go to the activation page and copy and paste your Product Code (string of letters and numbers that pops up when you open Tubeinator) into the “Product Code” field. The “Order ID” and “Email Address” fields should automatically populate for you. If they do not, check your email and look for the email that contains the subject line “Thank you for your order!” Then copy and paste your Order ID (found at the top of the email) into the “Order ID” field. If you are unable to find this email, please check your bulk/spam folders as some ISPs inadvertently send items there. Finally, fill in the “First Name” field with your first name and click “Activate”.

Q: When I’m logged in to Tubeinator, will I be able to do everything I would normally do on YouTube like perform searches, browse, etc.”
A: Absolutely. You will see YouTube within Tubeinator just the same as you always see it. Tubeinator’s browser acts as a regular browser. The address bar reflects the URL address of the page you are viewing and you will find “Go”, “Back”, “Forward” and “Skip” buttons that you can utilize to perform those actions.

Q: How do I add accounts?
A: To begin using Tubeinator, you will need to have a YouTube account. You can manage multiple accounts with Tubeinator. To add YouTube user accounts, go to the “Manage Accounts” button in the top left-hand corner. Click “Add” and enter your YouTube username and password in the appropriate fields. Add as many accounts as you like.

Q: What if I need to edit or delete an account?
A: No problem. Just go into “Manage Accounts”, highlight the account you wish to edit or delete and click “Edit” or “Delete”.

Q: How do I add friends?
A: You will need to extract profile IDs (Friend IDs) to work with. To begin extracting Friend IDs to send Friend Requests, simply select “Friends” in the dropdown menu on the left and ensure that you are on the “Friend Requests” tab on the right. Then choose a page for Tubeinator to start extracting from and click “Extract”. You can extract IDs from any YouTube page including another person’s profile page, search results pages, channels pages, and group member pages. If there are multiple pages, don’t worry, Tubeinator will continue to the next page until it reaches the last page. Once you have extracted a batch of IDs, just click “Send Friend Requests” and Tubeinator will automatically send friend requests to each extracted ID for you.

Q: How do I send Video Comments?
A: You will first need to extract Video IDs to send Video Comments. First, ensure that “Videos” is selected in the dropdown menu on the left-hand side and that you are on the “Video Comments” tab on the right. As with extracting Friend IDs and sending Friend Requests, simply go to the page where you want Tubeinator to begin extracting Video IDs and click “Extract”. After you have extracted a batch of Video IDs to work with, enter the comment (next to the Send Video Comments button) you would like to leave for each video and click “Send Video Comments”.

Q: Is there a difference between Friend IDs and Video IDs?
A: Yes, a big difference. Each YouTube profile is assigned a profile ID (Friend ID). These are the IDs you will need to extract to send Friend Requests.

Each video is assigned a Video ID. To send Video Comments, you will need to extract Video IDs.

It’s easy to inadvertently extract Friend IDs and try to send Video Comments or to extract Video IDs and try to send Friend Requests, so keep in mind to be sure you are extracting the right type of ID for whichever action you are performing. Check out the “How do I send Friend Requests” and “How do I send Video Comments” FAQs for further details.

You will get an error message if you extract the wrong type of IDs for the action you are attempting to perform. For instance, if you are trying to send Video Comments and get an error message that says, “The URL contained a malformed video id” you have extracted Friend IDs and are trying to send Video Comments. Simply cancel that action and move forward with extracting Video IDs to send your Video Comments. You will get a similar error message if you accidentally extract Video IDs and attempt to send Friend Requests.

Q: Can I add IDs to the IDs I’ve already extracted so that I can create a mass list based on different criteria?
A: Sure can. Just choose the “Append” option when extracting additional IDs. This will add the next batch of IDs to the IDs you have already collected.

Q: What if I am finished with the IDs I’ve extracted or I’ve extracted the wrong thing and need to start my list over?
A: Just select “Replace” when extracting your next batch of IDs and your current list of IDs will be replaced with the new batch. And don’t worry, if you choose to “Replace” you won’t send duplicate requests or comments to the same IDs. Only choosing to clear the Friends or Comments Log from the “Manage Accounts” screen will clear Tubeinator’s memory of collected IDs.

Q: What if Tubeinator is extracting IDs or sending Friend Requests or Video Comments and I see something I want to browse or what if I want to stop extracting or sending altogether?
A: Click on the “Pause” button if you want Tubeinator to pause temporarily, then click “Resume” when you’re ready to keep going. If you want to stop completely, just click “Stop.”

Q: Can I clear the Friends and/or Comments log entirely?
A: Yep. Go into “Manage Accounts”, highlight the account you want to clear Friends or Comments from and click “ the “Clear Friends Log” or “Clear Comments Log”. Please note that if you clear these logs, it is possible you will send a duplicate Friend Request or Video Comment to the same ID so use these options wisely.

Q: Can I import or export IDs to work with?
A: Yes. Under the “Options” menu at the top, you will find an “Import IDs” and an “Export IDs” option. Click on whichever one you want to do and begin importing or exporting.

Q: Does Tubeinator bypass CAPTCHA?
A: No, it does not bypass CAPTCHA. You will need to enter the CAPTCHA text manually but Tubeinator will notify you via a pop-up box when this action is required from you. It will also notify you if you need to confirm that you are of appropriate age to view “inappropriate content”.

Q: Is there a way to tell Tubeinator how often to send Friend Requests or Video Comments?
A: Sure is. Tubeinator has a “Time Delay” option, which is found under the “Options” menu at the top. You can set the amount of time you want to elapse between each friend request and comment. The recommended setting is between 10-12, 13, 14 or 15 minutes.

If you are sending friend requests or comments and get a message telling you that you need to wait to send more requests/comments, please note this is a message from YouTube, not Tubeinator, and you should try a higher time delay setting for uninterrupted friend requesting and commenting.

Q: Will Tubeinator provide updates if needed?
A: Absolutely, and they’re free for registered users! Updates are automatically checked for and installed for you. If you would like to manually check for updates, or if you run into a problem and would like to manually check to see if there is an update, simply click the “Help” button at the top and then click “Check for updates.”

Q: What does it mean if I get an error message that says, “THE APPLICATION FAILED TO INITIATE (0xc0000135)”?
A: You likely do not have the latest version of .NET installed. You may download the latest version here.

Q: What is happening if I get an error message that says, “an error has occurred in the script on this page”?
A: This is not a Tubeinator error and will not stop the program from running. It is simply a notification that there is a problem with a script on that particular page and you are prompted to determine whether you wish to continue or not. You can simply click “yes” and continue.

If you want to prevent seeing this message altogether:
1) Launch Internet Explorer, go to the Tools menu, then Internet Options
2) Go to the “Advanced” tab
3) Almost at the top there are 2 settings:
UNcheck “Display a notification about every script error” and check “Disable script debugging (IE)” AND “Disable script debugging (other)”.

Q: What does it mean if I get an error message that says, “The URL contained a malformed video id”?
A: You are trying to send Video Comments but have accidentally extracted profile IDs (Friend IDs) instead of Video IDs and are attempting to send Video Comments. Just cancel that action and move forward with extracting Video IDs to send your Video Comments. Please review the “Is there a difference between Friend IDs and Video IDs” FAQ for more information.

Q: What does it mean if I get an error message that says, “The URL contained a malformed profile ID”?
A: You have inadvertently tried to send Friend Requests to Video IDs. No biggie, just start over and be sure that you are selecting “Friends” in the dropdown menu on the left and ensure that you are on the “Friend Requests” tab on the right. Please check out the “Is there a difference between Friend IDs and Video IDs” FAQ for more information.

Q: Why do I keep getting a message telling me that I need to wait to send more requests/comments?
A: This is a message from YouTube, not Tubeinator, and you should try a higher “Time Delay” setting for uninterrupted friend requesting and commenting. Please see the “Is there a way to tell Tubeinator how often to send Friend Requests or Video Comments?” FAQ for more details.