Update YouTube title

Author: labnol

README.md

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 # Code
 
-[Google Apps Script](https://www.labnol.org/topic/google-apps-script/) - Code Snippets
+[Google Apps Script](https://www.labnol.org/topic/google-apps-script) - Code Snippets

google-apps-script/youtube-views/README.md

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+## Update YouTube Title
+
+This Google Script will automatically update the title of your YouTube video based on number of views and comments on the video.
+
+It uses the YouTube API with Google Apps Script to setup a time trigger that runs every 5 minutes and updates the video title.
+
+[Automatically Update YouTube Title](https://www.labnol.org/update-youtube-title-200818)

google-apps-script/youtube-views/appsscript.json

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+{
+  "timeZone": "Asia/Kolkata",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "enabledAdvancedServices": [
+      {
+        "userSymbol": "YouTube",
+        "serviceId": "youtube",
+        "version": "v3"
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "exceptionLogging": "STACKDRIVER",
+  "runtimeVersion": "V8"
+}

google-apps-script/youtube-views/index.js

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+/*
+
+This Google Script will auto-update the title of your
+YouTube video based on the number of views and comments
+
+Tutorial: www.labnol.org/update-youtube-title-200818
+
+Author: Amit Agarwal https://digitalinspiration.com/
+
+Original Idea by Tom Scott youtu.be/BxV14h0kFs0
+
+*/
+
+const updateYouTubeVideo = (e = null) => {
+  const id = '<<Video Id>>';
+  const template = 'This video has VIEWCOUNT views and COMMENTCOUNT comments';
+
+  // The cron job is created only when the script is run manually
+  if (e === null) {
+    const triggerName = 'updateYouTubeVideo';
+    const triggers = ScriptApp.getProjectTriggers().filter((trigger) => {
+      return trigger.getHandlerFunction() === triggerName;
+    });
+
+    // If time based trigger doesn't exist, create one that runs every 5 minutes
+    if (triggers.length === 0) {
+      ScriptApp.newTrigger(triggerName).timeBased().everyMinutes(5).create();
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Get the watch statistics of the video
+  const { items: [video = {}] = [] } = YouTube.Videos.list('snippet,statistics', {
+    id,
+  });
+
+  // Parse the YouTube API response to get views and comment count
+  const { snippet: { title: oldTitle, categoryId } = {}, statistics: { viewCount, commentCount } = {} } = video;
+
+  if (viewCount && commentCount) {
+    const newTitle = template.replace('VIEWCOUNT', viewCount).replace('COMMENTCOUNT', commentCount);
+
+    // If the video title has not changed, skip this step
+    if (oldTitle !== newTitle) {
+      YouTube.Videos.update({ id: id, snippet: { title: newTitle, categoryId } }, 'snippet');
+    }
+  }
+};