Find Viral Video Ideas For Your YouTube Channel (Without Expensive Tools)

You don't need to know how to code (I don't)

As a blogger and YouTuber, I'm always searching for viral topics. Recently, I discovered a free way to find "outlier" videos—those from small creators that get massive views.

Most tools for this are pricey (think $50 a month), but I wanted a free alternative, and I found one. Using ChatGPT, I created a Python code that runs on Google Collab (free), doesn't require downloads, and works with the YouTube API.

Here’s what you can do with it:

• Find viral video ideas in any niche

• Customize it to fit your needs (views, timeframe, and subscriber count)

• Export results as an Excel file

You can come up with this code yourself by using the same ChatGPT prompt I used:

Can you write me a simple Python code that uses the YouTube API that I can use on a free platform like Google Colab to do the YouTube API thing?

Programmatic Search: If you have programming skills, use the YouTube Data API to fetch videos based on view counts and retrieve the subscriber counts of their channels.

Data Analysis: Export the data into a spreadsheet and calculate the ratio of views to subscribers to identify outliers.

Want the exact code and full guide for free? Check out my detailed article on Medium and/or watch my video tutorial here:

Happy viral video hunting!

Christopher