Channel & video analytics
Views, watch time, CTR, subscriber flow and traffic sources for every video, pulled straight from the YouTube Analytics API and rolled up so you can compare like with like.
Built on the YouTube Data & Analytics APIs
Factory — YouTube analytics that tell you what to do next
Factory is a web application for YouTube creators. With your permission it connects to your YouTube channel, reads your channel and video analytics through Google's official YouTube Data and Analytics APIs, and turns them into plain-English findings — plus the scripts, titles and next actions that fix what is underperforming.
Read-only access by default. You choose whether Factory may ever write to your channel — and you can revoke access at any time.
Views · 30d
482K
▲ 18.4%
Watch time
31.2K h
▲ 12.1%
CTR
5.8%
▼ 0.4%
Audience retention — last upload52% at 60s
Daily views14 days
Suggested actions3 open
HookRewrite 0:00–0:07 — 31% of viewers leave before your intro ends.
Title“I tested 7 thumbnails. One doubled my CTR.”
ActionRe-pin the top comment on 3 videos losing browse traffic.
About this application
What Factory is, and what it does
Factory is a web application for people who run a YouTube channel. It is an independent product — not a YouTube or Google product — that works with a channel you own once you give it permission to do so.
After you sign in with Google and authorise access on Google's consent screen, Factory reads your channel's metadata and your private performance analytics through the official YouTube Data API and YouTube Analytics API. It uses that data to do three things, and nothing else:
- Explain your numbers. Factory turns raw analytics — views, watch time, audience retention, click-through rate, traffic sources and subscriber flow — into plain-English findings, measured against your own channel's history rather than a stranger's benchmark.
- Tell you what to change. For each finding, Factory writes the specific fix: a hook rewrite for an intro losing viewers, alternative titles and descriptions, a chapter outline, or a pinned-comment. You get the copy, ready to use.
- Apply changes you approve, if you want it to. Factory is read-only by default. If you switch on write access, it can publish a title, description, chapter list or comment back to your channel — but only after showing you the exact change and getting your approval, and every write is logged.
Factory does not post anything without your approval, does not buy, sell or inflate views, subscribers or engagement, does not sell or share your data, and does not use your data to train AI models. The full list of permissions it requests, and the reason for each one, is in Data & permissions below.
What you get
Analytics you'll actually act on
Every screen ends in a decision. No vanity dashboards, no charts that leave you wondering what to do on Monday.
Retention diagnostics
See exactly where viewers drop off, which intros survive the first fifteen seconds, and how each upload compares against your own rolling median rather than a stranger's benchmark.
Actionable scripts
Hook rewrites, title and description variants, chapter outlines and pinned-comment copy — generated against your channel's own data, ready to paste or apply.
Publishing checklists
A repeatable pre-flight for every upload: metadata, chapters, end screens, cards and thumbnail checks — so nothing ships half-configured at 2am again.
Alerts that matter
Get told when a video breaks out, when retention collapses on a format that used to work, or when a back-catalogue video quietly starts trending again.
Exports & reporting
Clean CSV and PDF exports for sponsors, clients and your own records — with the underlying figures traceable back to the API responses they came from.
How it works
Three steps, about two minutes
Sign in with Google
Authorise Factory from Google's own consent screen. You'll see every permission before you grant it, and you can decline the optional ones.
We read your channel data
We pull your public channel metadata and your private analytics through Google's official APIs, then build a baseline from your own history.
You get findings and scripts
Within a few minutes you have a prioritised list of what's costing you views, and the copy to fix it. Apply it yourself, or let Factory apply changes you approve.
Data & permissions
Exactly what we ask for, and why
Factory requests the narrowest set of Google OAuth scopes that lets the product work. Write access is optional and off unless you turn it on.
| Scope requested | Why Factory needs it |
|---|---|
openid email profile |
To create your account, sign you in, and show you which Google account is connected. We store your email address and display name only. |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.readonly
Read only
|
To list the channels you own and read video metadata — titles, descriptions, tags, thumbnails, durations and playlists — so findings can be tied to specific uploads. |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/yt-analytics.readonly
Read only
|
To read your private channel analytics: views, watch time, audience retention curves, click-through rate, traffic sources and subscriber changes. This is the data the product is built on. |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/yt-analytics-monetary.readonly
Optional · read only
|
Only if you enable revenue reporting. Lets Factory show estimated revenue and RPM alongside performance, so you can see which formats actually pay. |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.force-ssl |
Only if you turn on Apply changes for me. Lets Factory write an approved title, description, chapter list or pinned comment back to your channel. Every write is shown to you first and recorded in an activity log you can review. |
Limited Use commitment
Factory's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
- No selling. We never sell your Google or YouTube data, and we never share it with data brokers or advertisers.
- No ads. Your data is never used for advertising or ad retargeting.
- No model training. We do not use your Google user data to train generalised AI or ML models.
- No human reading except with your explicit consent, for security, or where the law requires it.
You stay in control
- Read-only by default. Nothing is written to your channel unless you switch it on and approve each change.
- Revoke anytime at myaccount.google.com/permissions. Access stops immediately.
- Delete anytime. Deleting your account removes your stored Google user data within 30 days.
- Encrypted throughout. TLS in transit, encryption at rest, and OAuth tokens held in a dedicated secret store — we never see or store your Google password.
Questions
Before you connect
Is Factory made by YouTube or Google?
No. Factory is an independent product built by an independent developer. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by YouTube or Google LLC. It uses YouTube API Services under Google's published developer terms. YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC.
Will you post, comment or upload on my behalf?
Not unless you explicitly enable it. The default configuration is read-only: Factory can see your channel and analytics but cannot change anything. If you turn on Apply changes for me, every write is previewed, approved by you, and logged.
Do you use my channel data to train AI models?
No. We do not use data obtained from Google APIs to develop, improve or train generalised AI or ML models. Where the product generates scripts or titles, your data is used only to produce output for your own channel, in that session.
How do I disconnect and delete my data?
Revoke Factory from your Google Account at myaccount.google.com/permissions, which stops all access immediately. To remove what we have already stored, delete your account in Settings or email privacy@shogy.no. Stored Google user data is deleted within 30 days.
Can I manage more than one channel?
Yes. You can connect multiple channels to a single Factory account and switch between them, provided your Google account has access to each one.
Does this help me buy views, subscribers or engagement?
No, and it never will. Artificially inflating metrics violates the YouTube Terms of Service and will get your channel penalised. Factory only helps you improve work you actually publish.
Stop guessing which video worked
Connect your channel and get your first set of findings in a couple of minutes. Read-only to start — you decide if it ever gets to write.