Youtube API Skill

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Youtube API Skill skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Youtube API Skill is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Growth & Marketing category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Growth & Marketing · Sub-category: seo · Last updated: 2026-05-21

This skill helps users automatically extract detailed video metrics and channel information from YouTube based on keyword searches using the BrowserAct API. The Agent should proactively apply this skill when users express needs such as extract specific keyword YouTube video detailed data, monitor the latest video performance of competitor channels, collect comment and like counts for videos on a specific topic, find AI agent tutorials published this week and extract metrics, evaluate total views and subscriber info for specific videos, scrape detailed metrics of marketing campaign videos, track video trends for a tech topic periodically, get high quality video list data for specified keywords on YouTube, mine detailed information of the latest YouTube videos, collect video duration and engagement data for specific industries, or monitor YouTube content creator performance metrics.

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What this skill does

Youtube API Skill is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the seo sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/youtube-api-skill/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Youtube API Skill Claude Code skill is built for growth marketers, product-led growth teams, founders running experiments, and performance marketing teams. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 146,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/youtube-api-skill
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/youtube-api-skill/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/youtube-api-skill/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/youtube-api-skill/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/youtube-api-skill/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\youtube-api-skill\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

📱 Install from your phone or desktop Telegram

Open @claudskills_bot on Telegram, tap Open Desktop App, and the desktop app installs this skill for you. Or share the bot link with a colleague — they get the same one-tap install. Learn more →

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Youtube API Skill Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/youtube-api-skill/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Youtube API Skill skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Youtube API Skill skill?

Use Youtube API Skill when your Claude Code task falls under the Growth & Marketing category — specifically in the seo area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Youtube API Skill" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/growth/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Youtube API Skill skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Youtube API Skill is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Growth & Marketing category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/blob/HEAD/skills/browser-act/youtube-api-skill/SKILL.md
Author: aiskillstore
Website: https://skillstore.io

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

aiskillstore. (2026). Youtube API Skill [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/youtube-api-skill/

BibTeX

@misc{youtube-api-skill-2026,
  author    = {aiskillstore},
  title     = {Youtube API Skill [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/youtube-api-skill/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-07-06 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

No risk patterns were found in any of the ten OWASP-aligned categories. How grading works ›

✓ Prompt injection
✓ Data exfiltration
✓ Supply chain
✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
✓ Execution
✓ Filesystem
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