yt-research — YouTube niche & competitor radar

Find what's taking off on YouTube in your niche, scan competitor channels, rank by virality, and pull transcripts for analysis. Pairs well with an Instagram radar (e.g. reel-radar) and an X radar — this is the YouTube leg.

Search and stats work without any API key via yt-dlp. A YouTube Data API key is an optional, cleaner search path. Transcripts go through TranscriptAPI (see §3).

When to use

• "What's taking off on YouTube about ?"
• "Scan these competitor channels — what's working for them?"
• "Get the transcript / what's in this video ?"
• Gathering proven content ideas before planning a video.

1. Niche search + ranking (default, no key)