Fetch YouTube Stats from Data API - without OAuth

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Demo

What are we really after?

For every video that’s listed publicly on a channel - STATS :point_down:t4:

statistics
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Web app

Note: You’d first need an API key from your Google Cloud console - read this for more details.

You could then try this out on your own, here -
https://app.dashdash.com/published/QMqL6Yl92hnvduRsu2KiFptSHDt2Q9HDxz7MVvELow7_/

Rant

If you’re anything like me, then even you too dread the annoying OAuth way of obtaining authorization credentials :roll_eyes:

Lucky for us, the YouTube Data API supports 2 types of authorization -

  • OAuth 2.0
  • API keys

Obtaining authorization credentials - YouTube Data API
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Obviously, this post would make use of the 2nd option to get stats for any publicly listed channel on YouTube using their Data API :sunglasses:

API Resources

  • Channels: list - you input the username or channel ID and the API fetches the playlist ID that buckets every single video that were ever publicly uploaded on the channel
  • PlaylistItems: list - once you get the playlist ID, this API allows you to query all the videos (i.e. the video ID) that the playlist holds
  • Videos: list - finally, given every video ID, we then get to fetch the relevant details i.e. name, upload date and most importantly, the stats

Gotchas

I blew through my YouTube Data API Quota for a day simply during random testing; albeit, I test like a mad-person and it takes a ton of trial & errors to make sure I get to cover all plausible edge-cases.

Setup

  1. I make use of 2 things from our action elements
    – Input fields
    – Buttons

action elements
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  1. Invoke YouTube APIs using the GET function (none of their API resources that we use for this app requires anything else) and PARSE their JSON responses accordingly

GET and PARSE
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  1. Finally, populate the table below with OVERWRITE_DATA & FILL functions

OVERWRITE_DATA
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FILL
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Sneak peak

This is how the setup looks like from the builder’s POV - I bet the design could be better :sweat_smile:

YouTube Status - dashdash - setup
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Challenge

Now that you know (almost) all that you need, would you be able to build it by yourself? :smirk:

  • Yes, I get the idea
  • No, tell me more

0 voters

I can also always help you set this up too :innocent: once you’ve registered for our early access program, feel free to block some time using my Calendly link.

Let’s go! :rocket:
Sourabh | No-Code Builder