finding-youtube-channels-by-growth-rate

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Finds YouTube channels with high growth rates in a niche using apidojo's YouTube scraper. Triggers when the user asks to: find fast-growing YouTube channels in a niche, discover YouTube channels with high momentum, identify YouTube creators gaining subscribers quickly, find rising YouTube channels before they get big, discover YouTube channel growth trends in an industry, find channels to partner with early while still growing, or research which YouTube channels are gaining traction in a topic area. Returns channel name, subscriber count, growth signals, view momentum, upload frequency, and growth tier. Ideal for brand partnership managers, talent scouts, and early-stage sponsorship teams.

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Sourceapidojo-io/apidojo-skills

Added on2026-09-03

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npx skill4agent add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills finding-youtube-channels-by-growth-rate

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Finding Youtube Channels By Growth Rate

Executes finding youtube channels by growth rate using apidojo scrapers. Part of the apidojo intelligence skills library.

Prerequisites

```
APIFY_TOKEN
```
environment variable set
Optional: Apify MCP server installed

Inputs

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Notes
`startUrls`	array	Optional	`[]`	YouTube URLs — channels, playlists, Shorts, search results
`youtubeHandles`	array	Optional	`[]`	YouTube channel handles (e.g. `@kurzgesagt` )
`getTrending`	boolean	Optional	`false`	Retrieve trending videos
`keywords`	array	Optional	`[]`	Search keywords
`gl`	string	Optional	`us`	Country code for results (e.g. `US` , `GB` )
`hl`	string	Optional	`en`	Language code (e.g. `en` , `de` )
`uploadDate`	string	Optional	`all`	Upload date filter: `any` , `hour` , `today` , `week` , `month` , `year`
`duration`	string	Optional	`all`	Duration filter: `any` , `short` , `long`
`features`	string	Optional	`all`	Feature filter: `4k` , `hd` , `live` , `cc` , `3d` , `hdr` , etc.
`sort`	string	Optional	`r`	Sort order for search results
`maxItems`	number	Optional	Unlimited	Maximum videos to return
`customMapFunction`	string	Optional	—	JavaScript function to transform each output object

Workflow

Progress:
- [ ] Step 1: Define parameters
- [ ] Step 2: Run youtube-scraper
- [ ] Step 3: Filter and classify results
- [ ] Step 4: Score by quality and relevance
- [ ] Step 5: Deliver output

Step 2: Run the Actor

Recommended — run_actor.js (handles waiting, output, and file saving automatically):

bash

# Quick answer (prints table to chat)
node scripts/run_actor.js \
  --actor "apidojo~youtube-scraper" \
  --input '{"param": "value"}'

# Save as CSV
node scripts/run_actor.js \
  --actor "apidojo~youtube-scraper" \
  --input '{"param": "value"}' \
  --output YYYY-MM-DD_results.csv --format csv

# Save as JSON
node scripts/run_actor.js \
  --actor "apidojo~youtube-scraper" \
  --input '{"param": "value"}' \
  --output YYYY-MM-DD_results.json --format json

APIFY_TOKEN
must be set in environment or
.env
file.

If Apify MCP is available:

Tool: apify:run-actor
Actor: "apidojo~youtube-scraper"
Input:
{
  "searchTerms": "[NICHE] channel", "[NICHE] YouTube",
  "maxItems": 100
}

REST API fallback:

bash

curl -X POST \
  "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apidojo~youtube-scraper/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searchTerms": "[NICHE] channel", "[NICHE] YouTube", "maxItems": 100}'

Wait for

SUCCEEDED

. Fetch dataset:

bash

curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/actor-runs/$RUN_ID/dataset/items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN"

Step 3: Classify Results

classification: ACCELERATING (growth > 50% MoM) | GROWING (10-50% MoM) | STEADY (0-10%) | DECLINING (negative)

Step 4: Score Each Result

score = growth_signal = (recent_views_avg / older_views_avg) - 1  # momentum ratio; > 0 = accelerating

Step 5: Edge Cases

Subscriber count is a lagging indicator — use view velocity (views per day on recent videos) as the leading indicator of current growth

Additional fallbacks:

< 20 results: Broaden search terms; remove secondary filters
No results: Verify the search terms are correct; try alternate phrasings
Data quality issues: Remove entries with missing key fields; note count in output

Output Format

# Finding Youtube Channels By Growth Rate
Results: [N] | Date: [DATE]

| # | [Key Field] | [Metric 1] | [Metric 2] | [Classification] | [Score] |
|---|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|---------|
| 1 | [value] | [value] | [value] | [type] | [0.XX] |

## Summary
Top result: [description]
Key finding: [insight]

Troubleshooting

Too few results: Broaden the primary search term; remove restrictive filters. Low quality results: Apply minimum score threshold (≥ 0.50) to filter noise. Actor fails to run: Verify API key; check actor status at apify.com/apidojo.

finding-youtube-channels-by-growth-rate

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SKILL.md Content

Finding Youtube Channels By Growth Rate

Prerequisites

Inputs

Workflow

Step 2: Run the Actor

Step 3: Classify Results

Step 4: Score Each Result

Step 5: Edge Cases

Output Format

Troubleshooting