Convert YouTube video data into CSV

To convert YouTube video data into CSV, you typically need to extract the relevant data (like video titles, views, likes, upload date, etc.) and then format it into CSV structure.

Here’s a general step-by-step approach:

1. Collect YouTube Video Data

• Manually: Copy details from the YouTube video page.

• Using YouTube API: Fetch data programmatically.

• Using a Scraper: Extract data from YouTube pages.

2. Format Data for CSV

Each row corresponds to one video. Columns can include:

• Video ID

• Title

• Channel Name

• Upload Date

• Views

• Likes

• Comments

• Description

3. Write Data as CSV

Use commas to separate fields and newlines to separate rows.

Example Python Script to Convert YouTube Video Data to CSV Using YouTube API

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import csv
from googleapiclient.discovery import build

# YouTube API setup
api_key = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
youtube = build('youtube', 'v3', developerKey=api_key)

def get_video_details(video_ids):
    request = youtube.videos().list(
        part='snippet,statistics',
        id=','.join(video_ids)
    )
    response = request.execute()
    
    videos = []
    for item in response['items']:
        video = {
            'Video ID': item['id'],
            'Title': item['snippet']['title'],
            'Channel': item['snippet']['channelTitle'],
            'Publish Date': item['snippet']['publishedAt'],
            'Views': item['statistics'].get('viewCount', '0'),
            'Likes': item['statistics'].get('likeCount', '0'),
            'Comments': item['statistics'].get('commentCount', '0')
        }
        videos.append(video)
    return videos

# Example video IDs
video_ids = ['dQw4w9WgXcQ', '9bZkp7q19f0']

video_data = get_video_details(video_ids)

# Write to CSV
with open('youtube_videos.csv', 'w', newline='', encoding='utf-8') as csvfile:
    fieldnames = ['Video ID', 'Title', 'Channel', 'Publish Date', 'Views', 'Likes', 'Comments']
    writer = csv.DictWriter(csvfile, fieldnames=fieldnames)
    
    writer.writeheader()
    for video in video_data:
        writer.writerow(video)

If you want me to generate CSV from a specific set of YouTube video data you provide, please share the data, and I can format it into CSV text for you.