Get data from the currently opened Youtube history page and save to Notion

Have you ever wished for a simpler way to manage your YouTube viewing history? Look no further. This automation offers a seamless solution to extract valuable data from your currently opened YouTube history page and effortlessly store it in a Notion database.

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Keeping track of your YouTube activities can be a daunting task, especially when you need to recall specific videos or analyze your viewing patterns. With this automation, you can bid farewell to the hassle of manually recording video details. By streamlining the process, it allows you to focus on what truly matters: exploring new content or using the insights gained from your viewing history.

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Whether you're an avid learner seeking to curate an educational playlist or a content creator looking to analyze trends, this automation caters to various use cases. With a few clicks, you can effortlessly organize your YouTube history and harness the power of data to enhance your YouTube experience. 

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Let’s set it up!

Step 1: Create a Notion database

The first step is to create a Notion database with all the information you want to save. 

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Bardeen will extract from the currently opened YouTube history page information like title, author, author link, preview image, video link, description and views.

Step 2: Install the extension and run the playbook

You will be redirected to install the browser extension when you run it for the first time. Bardeen will also prompt you to integrate Notion.

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Click the “Pin it” button at the top of this page to get this automation saved to your Playbooks.

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Activate Bardeen (or hit Option + B on Mac or ALT + B on a Windows machine on your keyboard) and click to run the playbook to get the data.

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Click on the playbook card, and the setup flow will start. Bardeen will ask you to specify a Notion database.

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After you choose the database, you will get a prompt to map the information to the fields in Notion.

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The left side consists of all the fields Bardeen will scrape for you. On the right side, specify the fields that you want to associate with the information on the left. If you don’t want a piece of information, leave that field empty, and it will be skipped. That’s it!

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Bardeen will also ask you to choose to get data from how many videos. 

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Click on “Save Input” and checkmark  Notion. You can edit Inputs later by hovering over the playbook. 

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Step 3: Start saving!

Whenever you want to get data from the YouTube history page, navigate to the YouTube history page, activate Bardeen (or hit Option + B on Mac or ALT + B on a Windows machine on your keyboard) and run this playbook. It will get data from the currently opened page and save everything to Notion.

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You can also edit the playbook and add your next action to further customize the automation.

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Find more Notion integrations, YouTube integrations or explore Notion and YouTube integrations.

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You can also find more about how to increase your personal productivity and streamline your data sourcing and research process.

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