Youtube Data Collector —

📦 v1.1

💾 18.3KiB

📅 2026-03-24

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Overview

YouTube Data Collector helps you search YouTube and export
publicly available channel and video statistics to CSV using
the official YouTube Data API v3.

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WHAT THIS EXTENSION DOES
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- Search YouTube channels and collect subscriber counts
- Search YouTube videos and collect view counts
- Fetches data using the official YouTube Data API v3
- Enter your own free YouTube API key on first launch
- Export all results to CSV with one click
- Optional scroll to load more results before collecting

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HOW TO USE IT
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1. Click the extension icon in Chrome toolbar
2. Enter your YouTube API key on first launch
3. Choose Channels or Videos tab
4. Type your search term and click Search
5. Click Download CSV to save your results

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PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED
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activeTab: To open YouTube search in your current tab
tabs: To detect when the YouTube page has finished loading
scripting: To read channel and video data from the page
storage: To save your API key locally on your device
googleapis.com: To call the YouTube Data API v3
youtube.com: To load YouTube search results

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PRIVACY
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- No user data is collected or stored on any server
- Your API key is saved only on your own device
- No browsing history is accessed
- All processing happens locally in your browser