---
title: "YouTube Public Data connection guide"
slug: "youtube-public-data-connection-guide"
description: "Connect YouTube Public Data to Supermetrics with our guide on permissions and connection instructions for seamless reporting."
updated: 2025-12-04T12:48:44Z
published: 2025-12-04T12:48:44Z
---

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# YouTube Public Data connection guide

This guide contains all permissions and requirements for connecting your YouTube Public data data to Supermetrics.

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You can connect to data sources from the [Data sources page on the Supermetrics Hub](https://hub.supermetrics.com/token-management). On the Hub, you can also [share an authentication link](https://docs.supermetrics.com/v1/docs/how-to-connect-to-data-sources-from-supermetrics-hub#share-authentication-link) to connect to a data source you don't have direct access to.

After you connect to the data source on the Hub, you can use the data source connection in [all available destinations](/docs/youtube-public-data-connection-guide#connection-instructions).

## Required permissions

To connect Supermetrics to YouTube Public Data, you need a Google account.

To get the YouTube channel ID, go to the Youtube channel and click the channel description at the top of the page. Scroll to the bottom of the popup, click **Share channel**, and then click **Copy channel ID**.

## Query types

Query types define what sort of metrics and dimensions are available. You need to select one of the following query types when pulling data:

- **Channel**: Retrieve channel details and performance data for any YouTube channel.
- **Channel videos**: Retrieve YouTube video details and performance data for all videos of any YouTube channel.
- **Video**: Retrieve YouTube video details and performance data for any YouTube video.

## Connection instructions

When connecting to YouTube Public Data, you need to log in to Google and select the query type when prompted.

1. Select the YouTube Public Data data source [on the Supermetrics Hub](https://hub.supermetrics.com/token-management) or in the data destination.
2. If prompted, choose to make this connection [shared or private](https://docs.supermetrics.com/docs/about-shared-and-private-connections).
3. Click **Start**.
4. Select the Google account you want to login with.
5. Select your account or brand account.
6. Click **Continue**.
7. Click **Allow** to allow the Supermetrics app to access your profile data.
8. In your data destination, select the query type to use and the channel ID or video ID.

See detailed instructions on [how to connect to a data source from the Supermetrics Hub](https://docs.supermetrics.com/docs/how-to-connect-to-data-sources-from-supermetrics-hub).

You can also connect to YouTube Public Data from these destinations:

- Google Sheets: [How to connect to a Supermetrics data source in Google Sheets](https://docs.supermetrics.com/docs/how-to-connect-to-a-supermetrics-data-source-in-google-sheets)
- Data Studio: [How to connect data sources to Data Studio](/v1/docs/how-to-connect-data-sources-to-data-studio)
- Excel: [How to connect data sources to Excel with Supermetrics](https://docs.supermetrics.com/docs/how-to-connect-data-sources-to-excel-with-supermetrics)
- Power BI: [How to create your first Supermetrics query for Power BI](https://docs.supermetrics.com/docs/how-to-create-your-first-supermetrics-query-for-power-bi)
- The Supermetrics API: [How to use the Query Manager](https://docs.supermetrics.com/docs/how-to-use-the-query-manager)
- Data warehouse and cloud storage (Hub): [How to create a transfer](https://docs.supermetrics.com/docs/how-to-create-a-transfer)
- BigQuery (marketplace): [How to create a BigQuery (marketplace) transfer](https://docs.supermetrics.com/v1/docs/how-to-create-a-bigquery-marketplace-transfer)

## More resources

- [How to reauthenticate a data source in Google Sheets, Data Studio, Excel, or Power BI](https://docs.supermetrics.com/docs/how-to-reauthenticate-a-data-source-connection-in-google-sheets-looker-studio-excel-power-bi-and-supermetrics-hub)
- [How to reauthenticate a data source in data warehouse, API, or cloud storage platform](https://docs.supermetrics.com/docs/how-to-reauthenticate-a-data-source-connection-in-data-warehouse-destinations-or-the-supermetrics-api)
- [How to manage data source connections on the Supermetrics Hub](https://docs.supermetrics.com/docs/how-to-manage-data-source-connections-on-supermetrics-hub)