YouTube Channel Analyzer

youtube-channel-analyzer is a Node.js package that makes it easy to retrieve and analyze information from YouTube channels. It uses the YouTube Data API v3 to fetch details about a specific channel and all videos within that channel. This tool is useful for developers seeking to gain insights from YouTube channels or wanting to integrate YouTube channel data into their applications.

Prerequisites

• Node.js and npm installed
• YouTube Data API v3 key. See here for instructions on how to get one.

Installation

npm install youtube-channel-analyzer --save

Usage

Firstly, import the package and initialize with your YouTube Data API v3 key.

import { YouTubeChannelAnalyzer } from 'youtube-channel-analyzer'

const apiKey = YOUR_API_KEY
const youTubeChannelAnalyzer = new YouTubeChannelAnalyzer(apiKey)

fetchAllVideos

Fetches all videos from a specific YouTube channel. Returns a promise that resolves with an array of video details.

const channelId = "CHANNEL_ID"
youTubeChannelAnalyzer.fetchAllVideos(channelId)
  .then(videos => console.log(videos))
  .catch(err => console.error(err))

fetchChannelDetail

Fetches details of a specific YouTube channel. Returns a promise that resolves with a ChannelDetail object.

const channelId = "CHANNEL_ID"
youTubeChannelAnalyzer.fetchChannelDetail(channelId)
  .then(detail => console.log(detail))
  .catch(err => console.error(err))