YouTube Channel Dashboard

A single-file, zero-install dashboard for tracking your YouTube channels' key public metrics. Open index.html in a browser — that's it.

Use it

1. Open index.html (double-click, or open index.html on macOS).
2. Click ⚙ Settings.
3. Paste your YouTube Data API key.
4. Add your channels, one per line. Any of these formats work:
   • Handle: @mkbhd
   • Channel ID: UCXuqSBlHAE6Xw-yeJA0Tunw
   • Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/@veritasium
5. Save & Load. Your key and channel list are stored only in your browser (localStorage) — nothing is sent anywhere except direct calls to the YouTube API.

Metrics shown (per channel)

• Subscribers
• Total lifetime views
• Video count
• Recent videos with views / likes / comments + publish date

API key notes

This uses the YouTube Data API v3 with a plain API key, which exposes public stats only. Deeper analytics (watch time, impressions, revenue, traffic sources, demographics) require OAuth + the YouTube Analytics API — a much bigger build.

Key restrictions: If your key has an Application restriction set to "HTTP referrers", requests from a local file:// page will be rejected (403). Easiest fix: set Application restriction to None and use API restriction → YouTube Data API v3 instead. Or serve the folder locally:

cd youtube-dashboard
python3 -m http.server 8000
# then open http://localhost:8000

Quota

Each channel costs ~3 quota units per refresh (channel + playlist + video stats lookups). The default daily quota is 10,000 units, so you can refresh freely.