Q: Scraping YouTube video channel info?
I want to do a search in YouTube and scrape the info (and save it to a database such as AirTable). Here's an example of what I want RTLA to do:
#1 Enter my search terms for the YouTube search field: "WordPress AI" for example.
#2 Open YT channel main page, click on "...more" to open the pop-up containing Description text, Links, and More info such as # of subscribers, views... Capture all that info.
#3. Capture the list of videos for the channel including when recorded, # of views, title and url.
#4. Save to AirTable (or other database that supports fields and long text).
#5. Can RTLA do the above?
#6. How many hours would it take to complete the above?
#7. Is any custom programming needed? Or just point-and-click with the studio?
#8. Is there any AI functionality that would speed development time or improve results?
Thank you.
RTILA
Apr 14, 2025A: Hello Buckstar
We already have a template that is doing something similar and using Google Sheet as a sort of database, but you can use our MySQL or Directus command to also do this using other types of databses. See here for the Google sheet approach which is more non-developer friendly: https://rtila.com/downloads/google-sheets-read-update/
See the podtcast video with Kiya where we are scrapping data from Youtube channels from and intoGoogle sheet