YouTube Info Tool

What is it?

The YouTube Info Tool lets Yukkai fetch rich metadata from YouTube videos, channels, and playlists. Instead of opening a browser and copying information by hand, you can ask Yukkai to look up a video's title, description, view count, duration, tags, likes, comments, and more — directly in conversation.

It is powered by the YouTube Data API v3, which means the data is always current and accurate.

How it works

When you ask Yukkai something about a YouTube video or channel, the tool makes an authenticated request to the YouTube Data API behind the scenes. The results are then formatted and presented to you in a readable way.

The tool supports five distinct actions:

Action	What it does	Key parameters
video_info	Gets title, description, duration, views, likes, tags	url or video_id
search	Searches YouTube for videos matching a query	query, max_results (default 5)
channel_info	Gets channel-level details (subscriber count, etc.)	channel_id or url
comments	Retrieves comments on a video	url or video_id, max_results (default 20)
playlist	Lists videos in a playlist	playlist_id or url, max_results (default 25)

API quota

The free YouTube Data API tier provides 10,000 units per day. Different actions consume different amounts:

• video_info → 1 unit
• search → 100 units
• comments → 1 unit
• channel_info → 1 unit
• playlist → 1 unit

This means you can afford many lightweight lookups, but heavy searching should be done thoughtfully.

How to use it

Just ask Yukkai in natural language. You don't need to memorize command syntax — simply mention what you want to know and provide a YouTube URL or search term.

Prerequisites

A YouTube API key must be stored in Yukkai's secure vault. If one isn't configured, Yukkai will let you know.

Examples

Get details about a specific video

"What can you tell me about https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ?"

Yukkai will return the video's title, description, duration, view count, like count, and tags.

Search for videos

"Search YouTube for 'SwiftUI beginner tutorial' and show me the top 5 results."

Yukkai will return a list of matching videos with titles, URLs, and brief metadata.

Read comments

"What are people saying in the comments of this video? https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ"

Yukkai will pull the most recent or top comments from the video.

Get channel information

"Give me info about the YouTube channel UCwVLg6Z8Y7JXz5m5mQ7X9XQ."

Yukkai will return the channel name, description, subscriber count, and other public details.

Browse a playlist

"List the videos in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrZx1mxpQ9X-gh5n5mQ7X9XQ"

Yukkai will list the videos contained in the playlist, with titles and links.

Tips & best practices

• Use full URLs when possible. Pasting a complete YouTube URL (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=... or https://youtu.be/...) is the most reliable way to get accurate results.
• Be mindful of search quota. Each search costs 100 units — roughly 1% of your daily allowance. Avoid running dozens of searches per day unless necessary.
• Limit comment results. If you only need a few comments, specify a small number (e.g., "show me 5 comments") to keep responses concise.
• Playlists can be large. Default playlist results are capped at 25 videos. If you need more, just ask Yukkai to retrieve more.
• Combine with the transcript tool. For a full picture of a video, pair YouTube Info with the YouTube Transcript Tool — you'll get both the metadata and the actual content of the video.
• Channel IDs vs URLs. Both work for channel_info. If you have a channel URL like https://www.youtube.com/@SomeChannel, Yukkai can resolve it automatically.