YouTube Research

Comprehensive YouTube content research through SandBase. Search videos and channels, analyze engagement, extract captions for content analysis, and discover trends. Read the API map before selecting a capability.

Call SandBase capabilities

Use the capability identifiers below as discovery hints, not MCP tool names. Find the matching endpoint with sandbase_discover(q: "<provider and capability>"); use its returned name in sandbase_inspect(name: "<returned name>"). Read inputSchema, pricing, and execute_as, then call sandbase_run using execute_as.arguments.name and schema-defined arguments. If a run_id is returned, poll sandbase_run_get(run_id: "<returned run_id>") within the task budget until completed or failed; report pending or failed runs without resubmitting them automatically.

Operating principles

• Use YouTube data for content research and competitive intelligence, not for manipulation.
• Preserve attribution: include video URLs, channel names, view counts, and dates.
• Separate metrics (views, likes, comments) from qualitative judgments about content quality.
• Captions are useful for topic extraction but may contain transcription errors.

Workflow

1. Search and discover

Use youtube_web_v2_general_search for keyword/topic video discovery. Use youtube_web_v2_search_channels to find channels in a niche. Use youtube_web_v2_search_suggestions for query expansion and trend signals. Use youtube_web_v2_shorts_search for short-form content discovery.

2. Analyze videos

Use youtube_web_v2_video_info for detailed video metadata and metrics. Use youtube_web_v2_video_comments and youtube_web_v2_video_comment_replies for audience sentiment. Use youtube_web_v2_video_captions to extract transcripts for content analysis. Use youtube_web_v2_related_videos to understand recommendation patterns.

3. Analyze channels

Use youtube_web_v2_channel_videos for a channel's content catalog. Use youtube_web_v2_channel_description for channel positioning. Use youtube_web_v2_channel_shorts for short-form strategy analysis. Use youtube_web_v2_channel_community_posts for community engagement.

Output

Return: search results summary, top videos with metrics, channel analysis, content patterns, audience sentiment from comments, and trend indicators.

Example tasks

• "Find the most popular videos about [topic] in the last month."
• "Analyze [channel name]'s content strategy — posting frequency, top performers, topics."
• "Extract the transcript from this YouTube video: [URL]."
• "What are people saying in the comments of [video URL]?"
• "Find YouTube channels covering [niche] with 10K-100K subscribers."