Log new videos from YouTube channels you follow into a spreadsheet

Checks a list of YouTube channels every day and logs new videos to a spreadsheet automatically.

How the work actually flows

A straight line. Runs once per each youtube channel on the list.

Pattern: Sequence (1) ยท Multiple Instances with a priori Run-Time Knowledge (14)

flowchart TD trig(["daily schedule check"]):::trigtime s0[["check channel for uploads"]]:::mi s1["compare against logged videos"]:::task s2[("add new video to sheet")]:::store trig --> s0 s0 --> s1 s1 --> s2 out[/"spreadsheet of new videos"/]:::out pay{{"no manual channel checking"}}:::pay s2 --> out out --> pay classDef task fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#34b8f0,color:#2c2a29 classDef svc fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#7c8795,color:#2c2a29 classDef mi fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29,stroke-width:2px classDef human fill:#fff,stroke:#0079a8,color:#0079a8 classDef store fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29 classDef trig fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigtime fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigdata fill:#8ad4f5,stroke:#0079a8,color:#06314c,font-weight:bold classDef gate fill:#fff,stroke:#e8a23d,color:#6b4708,font-weight:bold classDef out fill:#1f9d6b,stroke:#167a53,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef pay fill:#06314c,stroke:#021f33,color:#fff
Starts itA stepRuns once per itemA record or sheetResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Spreadsheet & Database Ops
Connects
YouTubeGoogle Sheets

The problem it solves

Staying current with a fast-moving topic means checking multiple YouTube channels by hand, and it's easy to miss a new upload buried in your subscriptions. You want one place that shows what's new without scrolling through YouTube every day.

Who it fits

Teams or individuals who need to track new content from a specific set of YouTube channels.

How it works

  1. The automation runs on a daily schedule
  2. It checks each YouTube channel on your list for new uploads
  3. New videos are compared against what's already logged to avoid duplicates
  4. Each new video's details are added as a row in Google Sheets
What you get

New uploads logged before you'd check

You get a spreadsheet that logs every new video from your favorite channels before you'd think to check yourself.

What you get

An up-to-date spreadsheet listing every new video from your chosen channels.

What you need

A YouTube account for API access and a Google Sheets account.

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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