How to load data from YouTube Analytics to Starburst Galaxy

Learn how to use Airbyte to synchronize your YouTube Analytics data into Starburst Galaxy within minutes.

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Set up a YouTube Analytics connector in Airbyte

Connect to YouTube Analytics or one of 400+ pre-built or 10,000+ custom connectors through simple account authentication.

Set up Starburst Galaxy for your extracted YouTube Analytics data

Select Starburst Galaxy where you want to import data from your YouTube Analytics source to. You can also choose other cloud data warehouses, databases, data lakes, vector databases, or any other supported Airbyte destinations.

Configure the YouTube Analytics to Starburst Galaxy in Airbyte

This includes selecting the data you want to extract - streams and columns -, the sync frequency, where in the destination you want that data to be loaded.

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How to Sync YouTube Analytics to Starburst Galaxy Manually

Begin by accessing your YouTube Analytics. Log into your YouTube account and navigate to the YouTube Studio. From there, click on 'Analytics' in the left sidebar. Here you can view various metrics, reports, and data that YouTube provides.

Once you have accessed the Analytics section, download the required data in CSV format. You can do this by selecting the desired report, choosing the date range, and clicking on the 'Export' option. Choose 'Download CSV' to save the file locally on your computer.

Open the downloaded CSV file using a spreadsheet application such as Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets. Here, you should clean and organize the data as needed. Ensure there are no errors, missing values, or unnecessary columns that could disrupt the import process into Starburst Galaxy.

If you haven't already, set up an account with Starburst Galaxy. Go to the Starburst Galaxy website and sign up for an account. Once registered, log in to access the platform's data management and query services.

Within Starburst Galaxy, navigate to the 'Catalogs' section and select the appropriate catalog where you want to store your YouTube data. Create a new schema if necessary, which will serve as the organizational structure for your tables. Name it appropriately for easy identification.

Using Starburst Galaxy's SQL editor, create a new table that matches the structure of your CSV data. Define columns with appropriate data types to correspond with those in your CSV file. For example:
```sql
CREATE TABLE youtube_analytics_data (
date DATE,
views INTEGER,
watch_time DOUBLE,
likes INTEGER,
comments INTEGER
);
```

Since third-party connectors are not allowed, manually insert the data using SQL commands. Open the CSV file, and for each row, construct an `INSERT INTO` SQL statement to add the data to the table created in Starburst Galaxy. This can be done directly in the SQL editor:
```sql
INSERT INTO youtube_analytics_data (date, views, watch_time, likes, comments)
VALUES ('2023-10-01', 1000, 500.5, 100, 20);
```
Repeat this for each row in the CSV file. For large datasets, consider writing a script to automate this step.

By following these steps, you can successfully transfer data from YouTube Analytics to Starburst Galaxy without using third-party tools.

How to Sync YouTube Analytics to Starburst Galaxy Manually - Method 2:

FAQs

ETL, an acronym for Extract, Transform, Load, is a vital data integration process. It involves extracting data from diverse sources, transforming it into a usable format, and loading it into a database, data warehouse or data lake. This process enables meaningful data analysis, enhancing business intelligence.

A YouTube Analytics is a group that is set of collection of up to 500 channels, videos, playlists, or assets. It aggregate data from competitor specific accounts, videos, and subscribers. As a generator, you can enable to detect the best time to publicize a video, how to increase the engagement of your subscribers, and the interests of the audience by viewing other channel analytics. For better understand your video and channel performance with key metrics and reports in YouTube Studio you can use analytics.

YouTube Analytics API provides access to a wide range of data related to YouTube channels and videos. The API allows developers to retrieve data on channel performance, video engagement, and audience demographics. Here are the categories of data that the YouTube Analytics API provides:  

1. Channel data: This includes data related to the channel's views, subscribers, and watch time.  
2. Video data: This includes data related to individual videos, such as views, likes, dislikes, comments, and shares.  
3. Audience data: This includes data related to the demographics of the channel's audience, such as age, gender, and location.  
4. Playback locations: This includes data related to where the videos are being played, such as on YouTube, embedded on other websites, or on mobile devices.  
5. Traffic sources: This includes data related to how viewers are finding the channel's videos, such as through search, suggested videos, or external websites.  
6. Ad performance: This includes data related to the performance of ads on the channel, such as impressions, clicks, and revenue.  
7. Engagement data: This includes data related to how viewers are engaging with the channel's videos, such as watch time, average view duration, and audience retention.

This can be done by building a data pipeline manually, usually a Python script (you can leverage a tool as Apache Airflow for this). This process can take more than a full week of development. Or it can be done in minutes on Airbyte in three easy steps: 
1. Set up YouTube Analytics to Starburst Galaxy as a source connector (using Auth, or usually an API key)
2. Choose a destination (more than 50 available destination databases, data warehouses or lakes) to sync data too and set it up as a destination connector
3. Define which data you want to transfer from YouTube Analytics to Starburst Galaxy and how frequently
You can choose to self-host the pipeline using Airbyte Open Source or have it managed for you with Airbyte Cloud. 

ELT, standing for Extract, Load, Transform, is a modern take on the traditional ETL data integration process. In ELT, data is first extracted from various sources, loaded directly into a data warehouse, and then transformed. This approach enhances data processing speed, analytical flexibility and autonomy.

ETL and ELT are critical data integration strategies with key differences. ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) transforms data before loading, ideal for structured data. In contrast, ELT (Extract, Load, Transform) loads data before transformation, perfect for processing large, diverse data sets in modern data warehouses. ELT is becoming the new standard as it offers a lot more flexibility and autonomy to data analysts.

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