How do I authenticate this YouTube skill?

You must create a project in the Google Cloud Console, enable the YouTube Data API v3, and export your API key as the YOUTUBE_API_KEY environment variable.

What are the API quota costs for this skill?

The YouTube Data API typically provides 10,000 units per day. Search operations cost 100 units, while most read operations (videos, channels) cost only 1 unit.

Can I filter YouTube searches by date?

Yes, you can use parameters like 'publishedAfter' in your curl commands to find videos uploaded within a specific timeframe.

Can this skill fetch comments from a specific video?

Absolutely. Use the 'commentThreads' endpoint provided in the skill to retrieve authors, text, and like counts for comments on any public video.

YouTube Data API

Name: YouTube Data API
Author: vm0-ai

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Social Media Management

Accesses and retrieves comprehensive YouTube video, channel, and playlist data via direct curl commands to the YouTube Data API v3.

About

This skill empowers Claude to interact directly with YouTube's vast database, providing the ability to search for content, analyze channel metrics, and extract video metadata within a terminal workflow. It allows users to filter videos by date or popularity, fetch detailed statistics like view counts and durations, list playlist items, and retrieve comment threads for sentiment analysis. It is an essential tool for developers and researchers who need to programmatically gather video data without leaving their development environment.

Key Features

Channel analytics including subscriber counts and upload history
Advanced video search with custom filters and ordering
Comment thread fetching and keyword-based comment searching
Playlist retrieval and management capabilities
Detailed video metadata extraction including views, likes, and duration
18 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Gathering audience feedback by programmatically retrieving and searching video comments
Automating the collection of video metadata for content management systems or documentation
Conducting market research by analyzing trending videos and competitor channel statistics

About

Key Features

Channel analytics including subscriber counts and upload history
Advanced video search with custom filters and ordering
Comment thread fetching and keyword-based comment searching
Playlist retrieval and management capabilities
Detailed video metadata extraction including views, likes, and duration
18 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Gathering audience feedback by programmatically retrieving and searching video comments
Automating the collection of video metadata for content management systems or documentation
Conducting market research by analyzing trending videos and competitor channel statistics