TubeLab gives ChatGPT read-only access to public YouTube data, enriched for niche research and ideation.
Typical uses: finding unsaturated niches; competition research; outlier ideation; video summarization; analysing video comments for content ideas.
12 tools cover:
- Channel Search: filter YouTube channels by recency, view count, subscribers, upload volume, consistency, language, estimated audience (region, age, gender, income), revenue, RPM and 40+ filters
- Related Channels: find channels similar to any channel, ideal for competition research
- Outlier Videos Search: search videos going viral in your niches, great for ideation
- Related Outliers: search viral videos similar to another video
- Trending Formats: the title formulas working right now in any niche, with the videos that used them and how fast they are spreading
- Videos: title, description, keywords, view and like counts and all metadata
- Channels: profile, videos and shorts. Takes a channel ID, URL or @handle
- Transcripts: caption text with timestamps, in the available language
- Comments: get a sample of 100 comments of a video
TubeLab is read-only. It cannot publish, subscribe, or moderate anything on YouTube.
How to use
- 1Add it in ChatGPT
Open TubeLab in ChatGPT's Plugin directory (button above), select + to add it and sign in if asked.
- 2Use it in a chat
Type @ in the composer and pick TubeLab, or start your message with its name. ChatGPT may also suggest it when it fits what you ask.
Things to ask
- “Summarize a YouTube video”
- “Generate video ideas based on outliers in my niche”
- “Find me niches with US audiences aged 55+”