Apps → Social & community → YouTube
YouTube on an LED panel
Subscribers, total views and video count for any channel.
Free API key You need: A Google account (free) · About 3 minutes
What it shows
- SUBS
- VIEWS
- VIDEOS (optional)
Each value refreshes every 5 min. The view shows the YouTube icon, the name of what you follow, then each value with its title above it.
How to set it up
YouTube needs a free API key from Google Cloud so this device is allowed to read channel statistics.
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Create a Google Cloud project
Open the Google Cloud Console and sign in. Click the project picker at the top, then New project, name it "DataPix" and click Create.
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Turn on the YouTube API
Open APIs & Services > Library, search for YouTube Data API v3, open it and click Enable.
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Create an API key
Open APIs & Services > Credentials, click Create credentials > API key and copy the key. Recommended: click the new key, choose Restrict key, select YouTube Data API v3 and Save.
Enter in DataPix: API key
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Choose the channel
Enter the channel's @handle.
Enter in DataPix: Channel handle
Add it
In DataPix go to Views → Add a View → Social & community → YouTube, fill in the form, press Test to see real values, then Add. You can also add it to any view as one value: Add a value → App stat.
If something is wrong
API key not valid
Copy the whole key again. If you restricted it, make sure YouTube Data API v3 is the allowed API.
Value shows N/A
The channel was not found. Check the handle, including the @.
Subscriber count looks rounded
YouTube publishes rounded subscriber counts (e.g. 12,345 becomes 12.3K). The exact number is not available.
The key is stored on this device only and is removed from exported views.
Keys and sign-ins stay on your DataPix. Change or remove them any time under Accounts & API keys.
Steps checked against YouTube's documentation on 2026-10-07.