/int-youtube

name: int-youtube
description: "Query YouTube Data API v3 — channel stats, recent videos, top videos, comments. Supports multi-account (OAuth or API Key). Use when user asks about YouTube metrics, YouTube channel, subscribers, views, videos, engagement, or any reference to YouTube analytics."

YouTube Data API v3

YouTube integration to monitor Evolution channels and others. Supports multiple accounts via OAuth (Social Auth App) or API Key.

Setup

Accounts configured via `make social-auth` (OAuth login) or manually in `.env`:

SOCIAL_YOUTUBE_1_LABEL=Evolution API
SOCIAL_YOUTUBE_1_ACCESS_TOKEN=ya29...
SOCIAL_YOUTUBE_1_CHANNEL_ID=UC9kZHm3TnEt41ztGOLyQO9g
SOCIAL_YOUTUBE_1_REFRESH_TOKEN=1//0h...

API Client

python3 {project-root}/.claude/skills/int-youtube/scripts/youtube_client.py <command> [args]

Commands

# List configured accounts
youtube_client.py accounts

# Channel stats (subscribers, views, total videos)
youtube_client.py channel_stats [account_label_or_index]

# Last N videos with metrics (via playlistItems — 3 units)
youtube_client.py recent_videos [account] [N]

# Top N videos by views
youtube_client.py top_videos [account] [N]

# Stats for specific videos
youtube_client.py video_stats VIDEO_ID [VIDEO_ID...]

# Comments on a video
youtube_client.py comments VIDEO_ID [N]

# Summary of all accounts
youtube_client.py summary

Output JSON exemplo

{
  "account": "Evolution API",
  "channel_id": "UC9kZHm3TnEt41ztGOLyQO9g",
  "subscribers": 7450,
  "total_views": 132462,
  "video_count": 27,
  "videos": [
    {
      "id": "abc",
      "title": "...",
      "published": "2026-...",
      "views": 7180,
      "likes": 500,
      "comments": 164,
      "engagement_rate": 9.25,
      "url": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=abc"
    }
  ]
}

Key metrics

• Subscribers (daily/weekly/monthly delta)
• Total views and per video
• Engagement rate: (likes + comments) / views
• Best video of the period
• Publishing frequency
• Recent comments (sentiment)

Quota

• 10,000 units/day (resets at midnight Pacific Time)
• `playlistItems`: 1 unit (used instead of `search` which costs 100)
• `channels`, `videos`, `commentThreads`: 1 unit each
• Each pagination is charged again