YouTube
Kapa provides an integration to pull YouTube videos from any public YouTube channel. Kapa parses the video transcript and ingests a summary, as well as metadata such as the title and description. This way, Kapa can then reference informative tutorials or product demos in its answers.
Step 1: Provide a Channel ID
To obtain the YouTube Channel ID:
- Sign into YouTube.
- Navigate to Settings.
- In the
My YouTube Channel
section, click onAdvanced settings
. - Copy the
YouTube Channel ID
.
Don't worry, if you are not the admin of the YouTube channel you can still obtain the Channel ID:
- Head to your YouTube page URL. This is formatted as "youtube.com/@thechannel".
- Hit the button labelled "More" next To Your Channel Description. Pressing this button will open up the "about" section on the channel, showing social links and channel details.
- Press the "Share Channel" button and select copy channel ID.
Step 2: Select Playlists
If only certain playlists related to a YouTube channel should be ingested, select those in the dropdown. By default, all videos uploaded by the specific channel are ingested.