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abhishek-kumar09/github-readme-youtube-stats — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2020-10-21

Audience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · moderate

tl;dr

A PHP tool that displays live YouTube subscriber and view counts as colorful badges on your GitHub profile by generating an image link that fetches your channel stats.

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    What it does
      Shows live YouTube stats
      Badge style images
      Fetches via Google API
    How it works
      Paste link in profile
      Needs channel ID
      Needs YouTube API key
    Customization
      Change badge colors
      Swap logo icon
      Adjust number format
      Pick visual styles
    Tech stack
      PHP
      Free cloud hosting
      Self-hostable
    Use cases
      Coding educators
      YouTube creators
      Social proof on GitHub
    Audience
      Content creators
      Developers on GitHub
      Tech educators

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what do people make with this?

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Show live YouTube subscriber and view counts as badges on your GitHub profile

VIBE 2

Display social proof to GitHub visitors that you have an established YouTube audience

VIBE 3

Customize badge colors, logos, and number formats to match your personal brand

what's the stack?

PHP

how it stacks up fr

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Stars0
LanguageCSSPython
Last pushed2020-10-212022-10-03
MaintenanceDormantDormant
Setup difficultymoderateeasymoderate
Complexity2/52/54/5
Audiencedevelopervibe coderdeveloper

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · moderate time til it works · 30min

Requires obtaining a YouTube API key from Google and finding your channel ID before the badges will work.

The license terms are not specified in the project explanation.

in plain english

If you have a YouTube channel and a GitHub profile, this project lets you show off your live subscriber count and total view count as small badges on your GitHub profile page. It creates the kind of colorful, pill-shaped status indicators you often see developers using to display things like software versions or coding skills. To use it, you paste a special web link into your GitHub profile. This link tells the project's server to fetch your current YouTube statistics and display them as an image. You need to provide two pieces of information: your YouTube channel ID and a YouTube API key, which is a special password from Google that allows the tool to safely look up your channel's numbers. The README walks you through exactly how to find both of these. Anyone who creates content on YouTube and also maintains a GitHub presence would find this useful. For example, a coding educator who posts programming tutorials on YouTube can use these badges to instantly show visitors to their GitHub profile that they have an established audience. It acts as social proof right where other developers and potential collaborators are already looking. You can customize the badges through simple text parameters added to the end of the web link. You can change the colors, swap out the YouTube logo for something else, choose different visual styles, and adjust how the numbers are formatted. You can combine these settings to make the badges match your personal brand or the visual layout of your profile. The project is built with PHP and is hosted on a free cloud service. The README notes that relying on a free tier can sometimes result in downtime, so it suggests hosting the tool on your own server instead. A major advantage of hosting it yourself is that you can hardcode your YouTube API key directly into the server files, which prevents others from finding and misusing your key.

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Help me set up the abhishek-kumar09/github-readme-youtube-stats tool to show my YouTube subscriber count on my GitHub profile. What do I need to get started?
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I want to customize the YouTube stats badges from github-readme-youtube-stats, show me how to change colors, swap the logo, and format the subscriber numbers differently.
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Walk me through self-hosting the github-readme-youtube-stats PHP project so I can securely hardcode my YouTube API key instead of exposing it in the URL.
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I need help finding my YouTube channel ID and getting a YouTube API key from Google to use with the github-readme-youtube-stats badges.

Frequently asked questions

what is github-readme-youtube-stats fr?

A PHP tool that displays live YouTube subscriber and view counts as colorful badges on your GitHub profile by generating an image link that fetches your channel stats.

Is github-readme-youtube-stats actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2020-10-21).

What license does github-readme-youtube-stats use?

The license terms are not specified in the project explanation.

How hard is github-readme-youtube-stats to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is github-readme-youtube-stats for?

Mainly developer.

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