A command-line utility for extracting comprehensive YouTube metadata, including video details, channel statistics, and comments, without requiring an API key.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install yt-meta
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
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Help me install yt-meta using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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What is YT Meta - YouTube Metadata Extractor?
YT Meta is a high-performance command-line interface designed for developers, researchers, and data analysts who need to access YouTube data without the overhead of API keys or restrictive quotas. As a featured tool within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, it provides a streamlined way to gather video titles, descriptions, view counts, and channel-wide statistics. It is optimized for speed and versatility, allowing users to scrape public data for content strategy, competitive analysis, or archival purposes.
By integrating this utility into your Openclaw Skills workflows, you can automate the retrieval of structured data in multiple formats. Whether you need a quick JSON response for a web application or a CSV export for data science projects, YT Meta handles the extraction process reliably and efficiently.
YT Meta - YouTube Metadata Extractor Use Cases
- Scrape video titles, tags, and descriptions to optimize SEO and content research strategies.
- Export a channel's entire video list to analyze content performance and frequency over time.
- Gather hundreds of comments from specific videos for sentiment analysis or community feedback mining.
- Perform keyword-based search queries to identify trending topics and top-performing creators in any niche.
- Bulk extract playlist data to curate external datasets or backup video metadata.
How YT Meta - YouTube Metadata Extractor Works
- The user installs the package globally via npm to make it accessible within their local environment or Openclaw Skills setup.
- A command is executed targeting a specific video ID, channel handle, playlist URL, or search query.
- The tool fetches public metadata directly from YouTube's interface, bypassing the need for a Google Cloud API key.
- The raw data is parsed and structured into a clean schema based on the requested metadata type.
- The results are outputted to the terminal or saved to a file in the user's preferred format (JSON, CSV, or Table).
YT Meta - YouTube Metadata Extractor Setup
To integrate this tool into your Openclaw Skills environment, install the package globally using the following command:
npm install -g yt-meta-cli
After installation, you can immediately begin querying data. For example, to fetch video details, use:
yt-meta video [VIDEO_ID]
YT Meta - YouTube Metadata Extractor Data Schema & Taxonomy
YT Meta generates structured data that maps directly to YouTube's public attributes. The following table describes the primary fields returned for video-level queries:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
id |
The unique alphanumeric identifier for the video. |
title |
The full title of the video. |
views |
Total number of views at the time of extraction. |
duration |
The video length formatted as H:M:S. |
uploadDate |
The date the video was published. |
tags |
An array of keywords assigned to the video by the creator. |
Data can be exported using the -o flag with options for json, jsonl, csv, or table formats.
YT Meta - YouTube Metadata Extractor Advanced Features
- Zero-Config Extraction: Access all features without setting up a Google Developer project or managing API quotas.
- Flexible Search: Filter and sort search results by views or date to find high-impact content quickly.
- Comprehensive Playlist Scraping: Use the
--allflag to retrieve every item in a playlist, regardless of length. - Extended Channel Analysis: Fetch recent video uploads and channel-wide statistics using simple channel handles.
- Native Export Support: Direct output to files using the
--saveflag for seamless integration with other Openclaw Skills tools.
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