YouTube Analytics Setup Guide
Follow our setup guide to connect YouTube Analytics to Fivetran.
Prerequisites
To connect YouTube Analytics to Fivetran, you need a Google or YouTube account with Owner or Content Owner roles for the YouTube channel you'd like to sync.
Setup instructions
For connectors created after June 25, 2023, use the following setup instructions:
In the connector setup form, enter your chosen destination schema name.
Click Authorize and log in to your Google account.
NOTE: By authorizing this connector, you agree with the following policies:
You can revoke access on the Google Security Settings page.
If you are a Content Owner, you can enter the Content Owner ID.
NOTE: If you enter Content Owner ID, you will get Content Owner Reports and metadata for all channels that you are an owner of. Select the content owner reports if your organization hosts multiple YouTube channels that you want to analyze. Otherwise, you will get Channel Reports and metadata for Youtube channel associated with the authorized user.
Click Save & Test. Fivetran will take it from here and sync your YouTube Analytics data.
For connectors created before June 26, 2023, use the following setup instructions:
In the connector setup form, enter your chosen destination schema name.
Enter your chosen destination table name.
Click Authorize and log in to your Google account.
IMPORTANT: We recommend logging in while in Incognito mode to ensure authorization of the correct account.
NOTE: By authorizing this connector, you agree with the following policies:
You can revoke access on the Google Security Settings page.
Choose which report you would like to sync. Fivetran supports the following types of reports:
- Channel Reports: Channel reports bring in data for specific YouTube channels.
- Content Owner Reports: Content Owner reports bring in data for all channels that you are an owner of. Select the content owner reports if your organization hosts multiple YouTube channels that you want to analyze.
NOTE: The drop-down menu in the setup form displays the report names in accordance to how YouTube processes API requests. For more information about the metrics that each report contains, click the report type names above.
If you chose a Content Owner report, enter the Content Owner ID.
Click Save & Test. Fivetran will take it from here and sync your YouTube Analytics data.
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