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Youtube Outliers by aiagentwithdhruv

Name: Youtube Outliers
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: aiagentwithdhruv

File contents

YouTube Outlier Detection

Goal

Find high-performing videos in your niche for competitive intelligence and content inspiration.

Scripts

./scripts/scrape_youtube_outliers.py - Scrape and score outliers
./scripts/update_transcripts.py - Fetch transcripts for existing outliers

Usage

# Default run
python3 ./scripts/scrape_youtube_outliers.py

# Custom parameters
python3 ./scripts/scrape_youtube_outliers.py \
  --keywords "AI automation,AI agents" \
  --days 30 \
  --min_score 1.5 \
  --limit 50

How It Works

Searches YouTube for keywords
Calculates outlier score (views / channel average)
Applies recency boost
Fetches transcripts
Generates Claude summaries
Saves to Google Sheet

Output

Google Sheet with:

Outlier Score, Views, Duration
Title, Video Link, Channel
Thumbnail, Summary, Transcript
Publish Date

vs Cross-Niche Outliers

youtube_outliers: Your core niche (daily monitoring)
cross-niche-outliers: Adjacent niches (weekly inspiration)

Environment

APIFY_API_TOKEN=your_token
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_key

Schema

Inputs

Name	Type	Required	Description
`keywords`	string	No	Comma-separated keywords (default: niche keywords)
`days`	integer	No	Lookback period in days (default: 30)
`min_score`	float	No	Minimum outlier score (default: 1.5)
`limit`	integer	No	Max results (default: 50)

Outputs

Name	Type	Description
`sheet_url`	string	Google Sheet with outlier videos

Credentials

Name	Source
`APIFY_API_TOKEN`	.env
`ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`	.env

Composable With

Skills that chain well with this one: title-variants, recreate-thumbnails, cross-niche-outliers

Cost

Apify credits + Claude API

---name: youtube-outliersdescription: Find viral YouTube videos in your niche for competitive intelligence. Use when user asks to find YouTube outliers, monitor competitors, or track viral videos.---# YouTube Outlier Detection## GoalFind high-performing videos in your niche for competitive intelligence and content inspiration.## Scripts- `./scripts/scrape_youtube_outliers.py` - Scrape and score outliers- `./scripts/update_transcripts.py` - Fetch transcripts for existing outliers## Usage```bash# Default runpython3 ./scripts/scrape_youtube_outliers.py# Custom parameterspython3 ./scripts/scrape_youtube_outliers.py \ --keywords "AI automation,AI agents" \ --days 30 \ --min_score 1.5 \ --limit 50```## How It Works1. Searches YouTube for keywords2. Calculates outlier score (views / channel average)3. Applies recency boost4. Fetches transcripts5. Generates Claude summaries6. Saves to Google Sheet## OutputGoogle Sheet with:- Outlier Score, Views, Duration- Title, Video Link, Channel- Thumbnail, Summary, Transcript- Publish Date## vs Cross-Niche Outliers- **youtube_outliers**: Your core niche (daily monitoring)- **cross-niche-outliers**: Adjacent niches (weekly inspiration)## Environment```APIFY_API_TOKEN=your_tokenANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_key```---## Schema### Inputs| Name | Type | Required | Description ||------|------|----------|-------------|| `keywords` | string | No | Comma-separated keywords (default: niche keywords) || `days` | integer | No | Lookback period in days (default: 30) || `min_score` | float | No | Minimum outlier score (default: 1.5) || `limit` | integer | No | Max results (default: 50) |### Outputs| Name | Type | Description ||------|------|-------------|| `sheet_url` | string | Google Sheet with outlier videos |### Credentials| Name | Source ||------|--------|| `APIFY_API_TOKEN` | .env || `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` | .env |### Composable WithSkills that chain well with this one: `title-variants`, `recreate-thumbnails`, `cross-niche-outliers`### CostApify credits + Claude API

Frequently asked questions

Youtube Outliers