YouTube Insights

YouTube Insights is a web application that provides users with an analysis of their YouTube subscriptions, categorizing them into various content types such as Music, Gaming, News, and others. Built with Flask, the app integrates with the YouTube Data API to fetch user subscription data and offers a dashboard for visualizing the analysis.

Features

• User Authentication: Secure OAuth2-based authentication to access user subscription data.
• Subscription Analysis: Categorizes user subscriptions into predefined categories based on channel titles.
• Dashboard: Displays the analysis results in a user-friendly interface.

Technologies Used

• Backend: Python, Flask
• Frontend: HTML
• APIs: YouTube Data API

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/Syzygyastro/youtube_insights.git

2. Navigate to the Backend Directory

cd youtube_insights/backend

3. Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Set Up Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the backend directory with the following variables:

FLASK_APP=app.py, 
FLASK_ENV=development, 
SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key, 
YOUTUBE_API_KEY=your_youtube_api_key,

5. Run the Application

flask run

6. Access the Application

Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:5000 to use the app.