Youtube Own Channel Analyzer

YouTube Own Channel Analyzer

Analyze your YouTube channel's performance using the YouTube Data API v3.

Setup

1. API Key: Get from Google Cloud Console - enable YouTube Data API v3
2. Channel ID: Accept channel ID (UC...), @handle, or full URL

API Endpoints

BASE_URL = https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3

# Channel details
GET /channels?part=snippet,statistics,contentDetails,brandingSettings&id={channelId}&key={API_KEY}

# Channel videos (paginated)
GET /search?part=snippet&channelId={channelId}&order=date&type=video&maxResults=50&key={API_KEY}

# Video details (batch up to 50 IDs)
GET /videos?part=snippet,statistics,contentDetails&id={videoIds}&key={API_KEY}

Analysis Workflow

1. Resolve Channel ID

@handle → Search API with handle, get channelId from result
/channel/UC... → Extract directly
/c/name or /user/name → Use forUsername parameter

2. Fetch Data

• Channel: snippet, statistics, contentDetails, brandingSettings
• Videos: Paginate through search results, then batch video details

3. Analyze

Content Types - Categorize by title/description patterns: | Type | Pattern | |------|---------| | Tutorial | tutorial, how to, guide, learn | | Review | review, unbox, first look, comparison | | Vlog | vlog, day in, life, daily | | Educational | explain, education, lesson | | Gaming | gameplay, game, gaming, stream | | Music | music, song, cover, lyrics |

Duration Buckets: Short ( 5x subscribers

• Underperforming: views < 10% subscribers

Upload Patterns: Track day-of-week, hour-of-day, consistency (stddev of days between uploads)

Title Analysis: Track numbers, emojis, questions, brackets, caps usage, common words

Output Report Structure

# Channel Analysis Report
## Executive Summary
- Subscribers, views, videos, avg engagement, upload consistency
## Channel Overview
- Basic info, statistics table, description, keywords
## Content Analysis
- Category breakdown table, duration distribution, title patterns
## Performance Metrics
- Engagement metrics vs benchmarks table
## Upload Patterns
- Optimal day/hour, distribution charts
## Engagement Analysis
- Top 5 high-engagement videos, bottom 5 needing improvement
## Recommendations
- Content optimization, upload frequency, title suggestions

Helper: Parse Duration

// PT1H2M3S → seconds
const match = duration.match(/PT(?:(\d+)H)?(?:(\d+)M)?(?:(\d+)S)?/);
return (parseInt(match[1])||0)*3600 + (parseInt(match[2])||0)*60 + (parseInt(match[3])||0);

Quota Notes

• Search: 100 units per call
• Channels/Videos: 1 unit per call
• Daily limit: 10,000 units (default)
• Batch video IDs (max 50) to optimize

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: nikhilbhansali
• Source: nikhilbhansali/claude-youtube-skills
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.