Track YouTube channel performance automatically in Google Sheets

Pulls the latest videos from channels you follow and logs their views, likes, and stats in a spreadsheet.

How the work actually flows

A straight line. Runs once per each channel.

Pattern: Multiple Instances without Synchronization (12)

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Starts itA stepRuns once per itemA record or sheetResultPayoff
Build size
Standard

A mid-size build with several tools working together.

Business functions
Spreadsheet & Database OpsResearch & Market Intelligence
Connects
YouTubeGoogle Sheets

The problem it solves

You want to keep tabs on competitor or industry YouTube channels but checking each one manually takes forever. Tracking view counts, likes, and comments by hand across multiple channels is tedious and easy to fall behind on. By the time you notice a trending video, the moment has passed.

Who it fits

Content creators, marketers, or agencies tracking YouTube channel performance and trends.

How it works

  1. Runs daily or on demand
  2. Reads the list of YouTube channels you're tracking from a spreadsheet
  3. Fetches the latest videos from each channel
  4. Filters out short-form Shorts videos
  5. Logs views, likes, comments, and other details into the spreadsheet
What you get

Channel stats you don't have to pull yourself

You get the latest views, likes, and stats from every channel you follow, logged and organized in one spreadsheet automatically.

What you get

An up-to-date spreadsheet tracking video performance across all the channels you follow.

What you need

A Google account with YouTube and Google Sheets access.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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