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Video Snapshot

Inspect a video’s metadata and benchmarks

Free online tool to inspect one video's public metadata, rubric scores, and benchmarks against channel averages. Data is fetched via this site's server from YouTube's public listings.

Duration & categoryTitle & description statsChannel averagesTransparent rubric scores
Compliance: Public YouTube data is loaded via this site's servers (YouTube Data API Services). Rubrics, rankings, ratios, and other scores shown here are computed by YouTility—they are not from YouTube. By using this tool you agree to our Terms of Use (including YouTube's Terms) and Privacy Policy.
Video URL or ID

Frequently asked questions

What is Video Snapshot for YouTube metadata?
Video Snapshot is a free YouTube metadata and benchmarking tool for a single public video: paste a link or ID and review title, duration, views, likes, comments, and rubric-style scores compared to the channel’s recent averages. It helps creators ask why one upload behaved differently from the rest.
How is this different from YouTube Studio?
Studio is authoritative for your own channel. Video Snapshot is a quick, shareable read on public fields plus explainable rubric hints—useful for youtube creator tools stacks when you research someone else’s video or want a structured checklist view.
Does Video Snapshot use live YouTube data?
Yes. Each snapshot reflects current public video and channel fields YouTube exposes for that link or ID, shown on one page.
What do the rubric scores mean?
They are transparent, rule-based signals (not ML claims) computed from public metadata—things like title length, description depth, and engagement ratios versus the channel baseline. Treat them as discussion prompts, not guarantees of performance.
Can I benchmark shorts versus long-form?
Use the snapshot on each video you care about; the channel averages reflect what the API returns for recent uploads on that channel. Interpret shorts and longs in context when you compare ratios.