Guide: Using YouTube with Databox
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How to connect YouTube to Databox
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How to connect YouTube to Databox
To connect a YouTube Account in Databox, go to Data Manager > + New connection. Type YouTube in the search bar and click on the green Connect button.
This will open the Authorization window, which is where you will be prompted to enter your login credentials and authorize the Databox app.
Next, select YouTube channel that you'd like to report on in Databox.
How to connect multiple YouTube channels
If you are managing multiple channels in your YouTube Account, each channel must be added as a separate Data Source connection in Databox.
What's the maximum amount of historical data initially available when you use a new YouTube Metric in Databox?
Data is synced for the Metrics that are being used in your Account, so when you first use a new YouTube Metric, the maximum amount of historical data available is 36 months.
Certain Metrics may have more or less historical data available. For more information about the amount of historical data available for a specific Metric learn more here or contact our Support Team at help@databox.com.
Pro Tip: In order to start syncing data for a Metric, you can add it to your Metrics screen, use it in a Scorecard, set a Goal around it, create an Alert for it, or add it to a Databoard. Learn more here .
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The amount of historical data you're able to access in Databox is dependent on your Databox plan. Learn more
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What time zone does YouTube data sync in?
YouTube data is synced in UTC.
How often does YouTube data sync?
All YouTube Data Sources will sync every 8 hours (at 12 am, 8 am and 4 pm) with Databox.
The reason for this sync schedule is due to technical limitations on the API level.
How to access pre-built YouTube Templates
Pro Tip: Once the Databoard is available on the Databoards page, it is completely disconnected from the public Template. Therefore, you can further customize this Databoard to meet your specific needs using the Designer.
Popular YouTube Templates
How to build a Databoard using YouTube data
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Popular YouTube Metrics
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View a full list of YouTube Metrics available in Databox here.
How to build a Databoard
If a pre-built Datablock isn't available for your use case, click on the Visualization Types icon under the Metric Library icon
Additional Information
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Metric Considerations
- All Time Date Range is supported only for the metric ''Subscribers''.
- Due to technical limitations, the Date Range ''All Time'' will return a maximum 36 months of historical data.
- Only the top 200 Videos are synced from your YouTube Account. The results are sorted in descending order.
Granularity Restrictions
- Due to API limitations, hourly granularity is not supported. This may affect visualization options for Charts in Databox. Learn more about Granularity here.
API Limitations
- YouTube doesn't return data for reports created within the last 48 hours, so the most recent 2-3 days worth of data may not be synced with Databox yet.
- Due to YouTube's API Terms of Service, users are not allowed to create and calculate their own derivated metrics from YouTube's API Data. Therefore, using YouTube Metrics in Data Calculations is not permitted in Databox. Learn more here.