Build a personal RSS feed of your favorite YouTube channels

Pulls new videos from chosen YouTube channels into one clean RSS feed you can read without the distractions of YouTube.

How the work actually flows

A straight line. Runs once per each youtube channel.

Pattern: Multiple Instances without Synchronization (12)

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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
Research & Market IntelligenceAPI & Webhook Integration
Connects
YouTubeRedis

The problem it solves

You want to keep up with a handful of YouTube channels without getting pulled into recommended videos and endless scrolling. Checking each channel manually, or living inside the YouTube app, wastes time and attention.

Who it fits

A content manager, researcher, or business owner who wants to track specific YouTube channels without distraction.

How it works

  1. Your RSS reader requests the feed
  2. The system pulls the latest videos from your chosen YouTube channels
  3. It filters out Shorts and anything older than a week
  4. Each video's player and description are added as a feed item
  5. Recently seen videos are cached so the feed loads instantly next time
What you get

Channels followed without opening YouTube

You get a clean personal feed of new videos from the YouTube channels you choose, without ads or algorithm distractions.

What you get

A private RSS feed of recent videos, playable directly inside your RSS reader.

What you need

A Google/YouTube API key, a Redis database, and an RSS reader app.

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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