diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 74572d1..26b7d03 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"math"
-	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2/google"
+	"google.golang.org/api/option"
 	"google.golang.org/api/youtube/v3"
 
 	"arimelody.space/vodular/config"
+	"arimelody.space/vodular/oauth"
 	"arimelody.space/vodular/scanner"
 	vid "arimelody.space/vodular/video"
 	yt "arimelody.space/vodular/youtube"
@@ -36,28 +36,26 @@ func showHelp() {
 }
 
 func main() {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
 	// config
 	userConfigDir, err := os.UserConfigDir()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Could not determine user configuration directory: %v", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	config.CONFIG_FILENAME = path.Join(userConfigDir, "vodular", "config.toml")
 	cfg, err := config.ReadConfig(config.CONFIG_FILENAME)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to read config: %v", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	if cfg == nil {
 		err = os.MkdirAll(path.Dir(config.CONFIG_FILENAME), 0750)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("Failed to create config directory: %v", err)
-			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 		err = config.GenerateConfig(config.CONFIG_FILENAME)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("Failed to generate config: %v", err)
-			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 		log.Printf(
 			"New config file created (%s). " +
@@ -77,6 +75,7 @@ func main() {
 	var logout bool = false
 	var deleteFullVod bool = false
 	var forceUpload bool = false
+	var dryRun bool = false
 	var directory string = "."
 
 	for i, arg := range os.Args {
@@ -110,6 +109,9 @@ func main() {
 			case "--force":
 				forceUpload = true
 
+			case "--dry-run":
+				dryRun = true
+
 			default:
 				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Unknown option `%s`\n", arg)
 				os.Exit(1)
@@ -132,7 +134,6 @@ func main() {
 		err = config.WriteConfig(cfg, config.CONFIG_FILENAME)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("Failed to write config: %v", err)
-			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 		log.Println("Logged out successfully.")
 		os.Exit(0)
@@ -140,24 +141,21 @@ func main() {
 
 	// initialising directory (--init)
 	if initDirectory {
-		err = initialiseDirectory(directory)
+		err = scanner.InitialiseDirectory(directory)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("Failed to initialise directory: %v", err)
-			os.Exit(1)
 		}
-		log.Printf(
+		log.Fatalf(
 			"Directory successfully initialised. " +
 			"Be sure to update %s before uploading!",
 			scanner.METADATA_FILENAME,
 		)
-		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
 	// good to have early on
 	templates, err := yt.FetchTemplates(path.Join(userConfigDir, "vodular", "templates"))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to fetch templates: %v", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
 	// read directory metadata
@@ -165,27 +163,14 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			log.Fatalf("Directory does not exist: %s", directory)
-			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to fetch VOD metadata: %v", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	if metadata == nil {
 		log.Fatal(
 			"Directory contained no metadata. " +
 			"Use `--init` to initialise this directory.",
 		)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
-	// skip uploading if already done
-	if metadata.Uploaded == !forceUpload {
-		log.Printf(
-			"VOD has already been uploaded. " +
-			"Use --force to override, or update the %s.",
-			scanner.METADATA_FILENAME,
-		)
-		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
 	// default footage directory
@@ -198,14 +183,12 @@ func main() {
 	vodFiles, err := scanner.ScanSegments(footageDir, SEGMENT_EXTENSION)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to fetch VOD filenames: %v", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	if len(vodFiles) == 0 {
 		log.Fatalf(
 			"Directory contained no VOD files (expecting .%s)",
 			SEGMENT_EXTENSION,
 		)
-		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	if verbose {
 		enc := json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout)
@@ -217,39 +200,35 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// scan for thumbnail
-	var thumbnail *yt.Thumbnail
+	var thumbnail *yt.ThumbnailMetadata
 	thumbnailPath, thumbnailSizeBytes, err := scanner.ScanThumbnail(directory)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to fetch thumbnail: %v", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
 	} else {
-		thumbnail = &yt.Thumbnail{
+		thumbnail = &yt.ThumbnailMetadata{
 			Filepath: thumbnailPath,
 			SizeBytes: thumbnailSizeBytes,
 		}
 	}
 
 	// build video template for upload
-	video, err := yt.BuildVideo(metadata)
+	videoMeta, err := yt.BuildVideo(metadata)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to build video template: %v", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	title, err := yt.BuildTemplate(video, templates.Title)
+	title, err := yt.BuildTemplate(videoMeta, templates.Title)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to build video title: %v", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	description, err := yt.BuildTemplate(video, templates.Description)
+	description, err := yt.BuildTemplate(videoMeta, templates.Description)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to build video description: %v", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	if len(title) > 100 {
 		log.Fatalf(
 			"Video title length exceeds %d characters (%d). YouTube may reject this!",
 			MAX_TITLE_LEN,
-			len(video.Title),
+			len(videoMeta.Title),
 		)
 	}
 	if len(description) > 5000 {
@@ -262,7 +241,7 @@ func main() {
 	if verbose {
 		enc := json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout)
 		fmt.Printf("\nVideo template: ")
-		enc.Encode(video)
+		enc.Encode(videoMeta)
 
 		fmt.Printf(
 			"\n================================\n\n" +
@@ -273,33 +252,7 @@ func main() {
 		)
 	}
 
-	// concatenate VOD segments into full VOD
-	fullVodExists := func () bool {
-		// check if full VOD already exists with expected duration
-		fullVodProbe, err := scanner.ProbeSegment(video.Filepath)
-		if err != nil { return false }
-		video.SizeBytes = fullVodProbe.Format.Size
-		var totalLength float64 = 0
-
-		for _, filename := range vodFiles {
-			probe, err := scanner.ProbeSegment(path.Join(footageDir, filename))
-			if err != nil { continue }
-			totalLength += probe.Format.Duration
-		}
-		return math.Abs(fullVodProbe.Format.Duration - totalLength) < float64(0.1)
-	}()
-	if fullVodExists {
-		log.Print("Full VOD appears to already exist- uploading this file...")
-	} else {
-		video.SizeBytes, err = vid.ConcatVideo(video, vodFiles, verbose)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("Failed to concatenate VOD segments: %v", err)
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
-	}
-
 	// youtube oauth flow
-	ctx := context.Background()
 	oauth2Config := &oauth2.Config{
 		ClientID: cfg.Google.ClientID,
 		ClientSecret: cfg.Google.ClientSecret,
@@ -311,135 +264,133 @@ func main() {
 	if cfg.Token != nil {
 		token = cfg.Token
 	} else {
-		token, err = generateOAuthToken(&ctx, oauth2Config, cfg)
+		token, err = oauth.GenerateToken(&ctx, oauth2Config, cfg)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("OAuth flow failed: %v", err)
-			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 		cfg.Token = token
 	}
 	tokenSource := oauth2Config.TokenSource(ctx, token)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to create OAuth2 token source: %v", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-
-	err = config.WriteConfig(cfg, config.CONFIG_FILENAME)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err = config.WriteConfig(cfg, config.CONFIG_FILENAME); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to save OAuth token: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	// okay actually upload now!
-	ytVideo, err := yt.UploadVideo(ctx, tokenSource, video, thumbnail, templates)
+	service, err := youtube.NewService(
+		ctx,
+		option.WithScopes(youtube.YoutubeUploadScope),
+		option.WithTokenSource(tokenSource),
+	)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Failed to upload video: %v", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to create youtube service: %v\n", err)
 	}
-	if verbose {
-		jsonString, err := json.MarshalIndent(ytVideo, "", "  ")
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("Failed to marshal video data json: %v", err)
+
+	// skip uploading if already done
+	if (metadata.Uploaded || len(metadata.UploadURL) > 0) && !forceUpload {
+		if len(metadata.UploadURL) > 0 {
+			log.Printf("VOD has already been uploaded: %s", metadata.UploadURL)
+		} else {
+			log.Println("VOD has already been uploaded.")
 		}
-		fmt.Println(string(jsonString))
-	}
-	log.Print("Video uploaded successfully!")
-
-	// update metadata to reflect VOD is uploaded
-	// TODO: rather than a boolean flag, link to actual video
-	metadata.Uploaded = true
-	err = scanner.WriteMetadata(directory, metadata)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Failed to update metadata: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// delete full VOD after upload, if requested
-	if deleteFullVod {
-		err = os.Remove(video.Filepath)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("Failed to delete full VOD: %v", err)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func initialiseDirectory(directory string) error {
-	dirInfo, err := os.Stat(directory)
-	if err != nil {
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("no such directory: %s", directory)
-		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open directory: %v", err)
-	}
-	if !dirInfo.IsDir() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("not a directory: %s", directory)
-	}
-
-	_, err = os.Stat(path.Join(directory, scanner.METADATA_FILENAME))
-	if err == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("directory already initialised: %s", directory)
-	}
-
-	err = scanner.WriteMetadata(directory, scanner.DefaultMetadata())
-
-	return err
-}
-
-func generateOAuthToken(
-	ctx *context.Context,
-	oauth2Config *oauth2.Config,
-	cfg *config.Config,
-) (*oauth2.Token, error) {
-	verifier := oauth2.GenerateVerifier()
-
-	var token *oauth2.Token
-	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
-	var server http.Server
-	server.Addr = cfg.Host
-	server.Handler = http.HandlerFunc(
-		func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-			if !r.URL.Query().Has("code") {
-				http.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest)
-				return
-			}
-
-			code := r.URL.Query().Get("code")
-
-			t, err := oauth2Config.Exchange(*ctx, code, oauth2.VerifierOption(verifier))
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Fatalf("Could not exchange OAuth2 code: %v", err)
-				http.Error( w,
-					fmt.Sprintf("Could not exchange OAuth2 code: %v", err),
-					http.StatusBadRequest,
-				)
-				return
-			}
-
-			token = t
-			http.Error(
-				w,
-				"Authentication successful! You may now close this tab.",
-				http.StatusOK,
+		if !dryRun {
+			log.Printf(
+				"To upload anyways, use --force or update %s.",
+				scanner.METADATA_FILENAME,
 			)
-			if f, ok := w.(http.Flusher); ok {
-				f.Flush()
+		}
+
+		if len(metadata.UploadURL) > 0 {
+			if !dryRun {
+				videoId := strings.TrimPrefix(metadata.UploadURL, yt.VIDEO_URL_BASE)
+				if videoId == metadata.UploadURL {
+					log.Fatal("can't parse video ID from upload URL")
+				}
+
+				log.Println("Updating metadata...")
+				if err = yt.UpdateMetadata(ctx, tokenSource, service, videoMeta, videoId, templates); err != nil {
+					log.Printf("update metadata: %v", err)
+				}
+
+				log.Println("Uploading thumbnail...")
+				if err = yt.UploadThumbnail(ctx, tokenSource, service, videoId, thumbnail); err != nil {
+					log.Printf("upload thumbnail: %v", err)
+				}
+			} else {
+				log.Print("Dry run: Skipping metadata update")
 			}
+		}
 
-			wg.Done()
-			server.Close()
-		},
-	)
-
-	url := oauth2Config.AuthCodeURL(
-		"state",
-		oauth2.AccessTypeOffline,
-		oauth2.S256ChallengeOption(verifier),
-	)
-	fmt.Printf("\nSign in to YouTube: %s\n\n", url)
-
-	wg.Add(1)
-	if err := server.ListenAndServe(); err != http.ErrServerClosed {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("http: %v", err)
+		os.Exit(0)
 	}
-	wg.Wait()
 
-	return token, nil
+	if !dryRun {
+		// check if full VOD already exists with expected duration
+		fullVodExists := false
+		fullVodProbe, err := scanner.ProbeSegment(videoMeta.Filepath)
+		if err == nil {
+			videoMeta.SizeBytes = fullVodProbe.Format.Size
+			var totalLength float64 = 0
+
+			for _, filename := range vodFiles {
+				probe, err := scanner.ProbeSegment(path.Join(footageDir, filename))
+				if err != nil { continue }
+				totalLength += probe.Format.Duration
+			}
+			// full VOD may exist, but not be complete (interrupted concat)
+			fullVodExists = math.Abs(fullVodProbe.Format.Duration - totalLength) < float64(0.1)
+		}
+
+		if fullVodExists {
+			log.Print("Full VOD appears to already exist- uploading this file...")
+		} else {
+			// concatenate VOD segments into full VOD
+			videoMeta.SizeBytes, err = vid.ConcatVideo(videoMeta, vodFiles, verbose)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("Failed to concatenate VOD segments: %v", err)
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		log.Print("Dry run: Skipping VOD concatenation")
+	}
+
+	if !dryRun {
+		// okay actually upload now!
+		ytVideo, err := yt.UploadVideo(ctx, tokenSource, service, videoMeta, templates)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Failed to upload video: %v", err)
+		}
+		if verbose {
+			jsonString, err := json.MarshalIndent(ytVideo, "", "  ")
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("Failed to marshal video data json: %v", err)
+			}
+			fmt.Println(string(jsonString))
+		}
+		log.Print("Video uploaded successfully!")
+
+		// set the thumbnail
+		log.Println("Uploading thumbnail...")
+		if err = yt.UploadThumbnail(ctx, tokenSource, service, ytVideo.Id, thumbnail); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Failed to upload thumbnail: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		// update metadata to reflect VOD is uploaded
+		metadata.UploadURL = yt.VIDEO_URL_BASE + ytVideo.Id
+		err = scanner.WriteMetadata(directory, metadata)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Failed to update metadata: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		// delete full VOD after upload, if requested
+		if deleteFullVod {
+			err = os.Remove(videoMeta.Filepath)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("Failed to delete full VOD: %v", err)
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		log.Print("Dry run: Skipping video upload")
+	}
 }
diff --git a/oauth/oauth.go b/oauth/oauth.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4dee4a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oauth/oauth.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package oauth
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"sync"
+
+	"arimelody.space/vodular/config"
+	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
+)
+
+func GenerateToken(
+	ctx *context.Context,
+	oauth2Config *oauth2.Config,
+	cfg *config.Config,
+) (*oauth2.Token, error) {
+	verifier := oauth2.GenerateVerifier()
+
+	var token *oauth2.Token
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	var server http.Server
+	server.Addr = cfg.Host
+	server.Handler = http.HandlerFunc(
+		func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			if !r.URL.Query().Has("code") {
+				http.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest), http.StatusBadRequest)
+				return
+			}
+
+			code := r.URL.Query().Get("code")
+
+			t, err := oauth2Config.Exchange(*ctx, code, oauth2.VerifierOption(verifier))
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("Could not exchange OAuth2 code: %v", err)
+				http.Error( w,
+					fmt.Sprintf("Could not exchange OAuth2 code: %v", err),
+					http.StatusBadRequest,
+				)
+				return
+			}
+
+			token = t
+			http.Error(
+				w,
+				"Authentication successful! You may now close this tab.",
+				http.StatusOK,
+			)
+			if f, ok := w.(http.Flusher); ok {
+				f.Flush()
+			}
+
+			wg.Done()
+			server.Close()
+		},
+	)
+
+	url := oauth2Config.AuthCodeURL(
+		"state",
+		oauth2.AccessTypeOffline,
+		oauth2.S256ChallengeOption(verifier),
+	)
+	fmt.Printf("\nSign in to YouTube: %s\n\n", url)
+
+	wg.Add(1)
+	if err := server.ListenAndServe(); err != http.ErrServerClosed {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("http: %v", err)
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	return token, nil
+}
diff --git a/res/help.txt b/res/help.txt
index c63605a..317d416 100644
--- a/res/help.txt
+++ b/res/help.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ OPTIONS:
     --init: Initialise `directory` as a VOD directory.
     --logout: Logs out of the current YouTube account.
     -d, --deleteAfter: Deletes the full VOD after upload.
+    --dry-run: Don't upload or modify any files (Useful with -v)
     -f, --force: Force uploading the VOD, even if it already exists.
 
 SOURCE: https://codeberg.org/arimelody/vodular
diff --git a/scanner/scanner.go b/scanner/scanner.go
index 99aa504..5d170a8 100644
--- a/scanner/scanner.go
+++ b/scanner/scanner.go
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ type (
 		Date toml.LocalDate	`toml:"date"`
 		Tags []string		`toml:"tags"`
 		FootageDir string	`toml:"footage_dir"`
-		Uploaded bool		`toml:"uploaded"`
+		Uploaded bool		`toml:"uploaded"` // deprecated, held for backwards compatibility
+		UploadURL string	`toml:"upload_url"`
 		Category *Category	`toml:"category" comment:"(Optional) Category details, for additional credits."`
 	}
 
@@ -42,6 +43,28 @@ type (
 
 const METADATA_FILENAME = "metadata.toml"
 
+func InitialiseDirectory(directory string) error {
+	dirInfo, err := os.Stat(directory)
+	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("no such directory: %s", directory)
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open directory: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !dirInfo.IsDir() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("not a directory: %s", directory)
+	}
+
+	_, err = os.Stat(path.Join(directory, METADATA_FILENAME))
+	if err == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("directory already initialised: %s", directory)
+	}
+
+	err = WriteMetadata(directory, DefaultMetadata())
+
+	return err
+}
+
 func ScanSegments(directory string, extension string) ([]string, error) {
 	entries, err := os.ReadDir(directory)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/video/video.go b/video/video.go
index a9f54f1..0f319d6 100644
--- a/video/video.go
+++ b/video/video.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type (
 	}
 )
 
-func ConcatVideo(video *youtube.Video, vodFiles []string, verbose bool) (int64, error) {
+func ConcatVideo(video *youtube.VideoMetadata, vodFiles []string, verbose bool) (int64, error) {
 	fileListPath := path.Join(
 		path.Dir(video.Filepath),
 		"files.txt",
diff --git a/youtube/youtube.go b/youtube/youtube.go
index 96b18fc..681d9f7 100644
--- a/youtube/youtube.go
+++ b/youtube/youtube.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package youtube
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 
 	"arimelody.space/vodular/scanner"
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
-	"google.golang.org/api/option"
 	"google.golang.org/api/youtube/v3"
 )
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type (
 		Url		string
 	}
 
-	Video struct {
+	VideoMetadata struct {
 		Title		string
 		Category	*Category
 		Part		int
@@ -45,13 +45,15 @@ type (
 		SizeBytes	int64
 	}
 
-	Thumbnail struct {
+	ThumbnailMetadata struct {
 		Filepath	string
 		SizeBytes	int64
 	}
 )
 
-func BuildVideo(metadata *scanner.Metadata) (*Video, error) {
+const VIDEO_URL_BASE string = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v="
+
+func BuildVideo(metadata *scanner.Metadata) (*VideoMetadata, error) {
 	var category *Category = nil
 	if metadata.Category != nil {
 		category = &Category{
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ func BuildVideo(metadata *scanner.Metadata) (*Video, error) {
 		if !ok { category.Type = CATEGORY_ENTERTAINMENT }
 	}
 
-	return &Video{
+	return &VideoMetadata{
 		Title: metadata.Title,
 		Category: category,
 		Part: metadata.Part,
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ func FetchTemplates(templateDir string) (*Template, error) {
 	if titleFile, err := os.ReadFile(titlePath); err == nil {
 		tmpl.Title, err = titleTemplate.Parse(string(titleFile))
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse title template: %v", err)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse title template: %v", err)
 		}
 	} else {
 		if !os.IsNotExist(err) { return nil, err }
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@ func FetchTemplates(templateDir string) (*Template, error) {
 	if descriptionFile, err := os.ReadFile(descriptionPath); err == nil {
 		tmpl.Description, err = descriptionTemplate.Parse(string(descriptionFile))
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse description template: %v", err)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse description template: %v", err)
 		}
 	} else {
 		if !os.IsNotExist(err) { return nil, err }
@@ -195,7 +197,7 @@ func FetchTemplates(templateDir string) (*Template, error) {
 	return &tmpl, nil
 }
 
-func BuildTemplate(video *Video, tmpl *template.Template) (string, error) {
+func BuildTemplate(video *VideoMetadata, tmpl *template.Template) (string, error) {
 	out := &bytes.Buffer{}
 
 	var category *MetaCategory
@@ -220,26 +222,18 @@ func BuildTemplate(video *Video, tmpl *template.Template) (string, error) {
 func UploadVideo(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	tokenSource oauth2.TokenSource,
-	video *Video,
-	thumbnail *Thumbnail,
+	service *youtube.Service,
+	video *VideoMetadata,
 	templates *Template,
 ) (*youtube.Video, error) {
+	if templates == nil { return nil, fmt.Errorf("templates cannot be nil") }
+	if templates.Title == nil { return nil, fmt.Errorf("title template cannot be nil") }
+	if templates.Description == nil { return nil, fmt.Errorf("description template cannot be nil") }
+
 	title, err := BuildTemplate(video, templates.Title)
-	if err != nil { return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to build title: %v", err) }
+	if err != nil { return nil, fmt.Errorf("build title: %v", err) }
 	description, err := BuildTemplate(video, templates.Description)
-	if err != nil { return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to build description: %v", err) }
-
-	service, err := youtube.NewService(
-		ctx,
-		option.WithScopes(youtube.YoutubeUploadScope),
-		option.WithTokenSource(tokenSource),
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Failed to create youtube service: %v\n", err)
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// upload video
+	if err != nil { return nil, fmt.Errorf("build description: %v", err) }
 
 	videoService := youtube.NewVideosService(service)
 
@@ -263,6 +257,7 @@ func UploadVideo(
 			PrivacyStatus: "private",
 		},
 	}).NotifySubscribers(false)
+	videoInsertCall.Context(ctx)
 
 	videoFile, err := os.Open(video.Filepath)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -285,30 +280,81 @@ func UploadVideo(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if thumbnail != nil {
-		// upload thumbnail
-
-		thumbnailService := youtube.NewThumbnailsService(service)
-		thumbnailSetCall := thumbnailService.Set(ytVideo.Id)
-		thumbnailFile, err := os.Open(thumbnail.Filepath)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("Failed to open thumbnail: %v\n", err)
-			return ytVideo, err
-		}
-		thumbnailSetCall.Media(thumbnailFile)
-
-		log.Println("Uploading thumbnail...")
-
-		thumbnailSetCall.ProgressUpdater(func(current, total int64) {
-			if total == 0 { total = thumbnail.SizeBytes }
-			fmt.Printf("\t(%.2f%%)\n", float64(current) / float64(total) * 100)
-		})
-		// kinda don't care about the response here- so long as it works!
-		_, err = thumbnailSetCall.Do()
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("Failed to upload thumbnail: %v\n", err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	return ytVideo, err
 }
+
+func UpdateMetadata(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	tokenSource oauth2.TokenSource,
+	service *youtube.Service,
+	metadata *VideoMetadata,
+	videoId string,
+	templates *Template,
+) error {
+	if templates == nil { return fmt.Errorf("templates cannot be nil") }
+	if templates.Title == nil { return fmt.Errorf("title template cannot be nil") }
+	if templates.Description == nil { return fmt.Errorf("description template cannot be nil") }
+
+	metadataService := youtube.NewVideosService(service)
+	videoFetchCall := metadataService.List([]string{"id", "snippet"})
+	videoFetchCall.Context(ctx)
+	videoFetchCall.Id(videoId)
+	videoList, err := videoFetchCall.Do()
+	if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("fetch video: %v", err) }
+	if len(videoList.Items) == 0 { return errors.New("video not found") }
+
+	var video *youtube.Video
+	for _, v := range videoList.Items {
+		if v.Id == videoId {
+			video = v
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if video == nil { return errors.New("Could not find video. Was it deleted?") }
+	if video.Snippet == nil { return errors.New("video snippet is nil") }
+
+	video.Snippet.Title, err = BuildTemplate(metadata, templates.Title)
+	if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("build title: %v", err) }
+	video.Snippet.Description, err = BuildTemplate(metadata, templates.Description)
+	if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("build description: %v", err) }
+	video.Snippet.Tags = metadata.Tags
+	video.Snippet.CategoryId = videoYtCategory[metadata.Category.Type]
+
+	metadataSetCall := metadataService.Update([]string{"snippet"}, video)
+	metadataSetCall.Context(ctx)
+	if video, err = metadataSetCall.Do(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("set metadata: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func UploadThumbnail(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	tokenSource oauth2.TokenSource,
+	service *youtube.Service,
+	videoId string,
+	thumbnail *ThumbnailMetadata,
+) error {
+	if thumbnail == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("thumbnail cannot be nil")
+	}
+
+	thumbnailService := youtube.NewThumbnailsService(service)
+	thumbnailSetCall := thumbnailService.Set(videoId)
+	thumbnailSetCall.Context(ctx)
+	thumbnailFile, err := os.Open(thumbnail.Filepath)
+	if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("open thumbnail: %v", err) }
+	thumbnailSetCall.Media(thumbnailFile)
+
+	thumbnailSetCall.ProgressUpdater(func(current, total int64) {
+		if total == 0 { total = thumbnail.SizeBytes }
+		fmt.Printf("\t(%.2f%%)\n", float64(current) / float64(total) * 100)
+	})
+	_, err = thumbnailSetCall.Do()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Failed to upload thumbnail: %v\n", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}