YT Stats Bot

How to Set Up YouTube Counters in Discord with YouTube Stats Bot

This step-by-step guide will help you connect your YouTube channel to Discord using YouTube Stats Bot. By the end, you'll have live subscriber, view, and video count channels updating automatically in your server.

You can set up the bot in two ways:

📊 Set Up via Dashboard 💬 Set Up in Discord

Step 1 – Invite and Prepare the Bot

Before setting up counters, you need to add YouTube Stats Bot to your Discord server and give it the correct permissions.

  1. Invite YouTube Stats Bot using this link.
  2. Give the bot the following permissions:
    • Manage Channels
    • Manage Roles
    • Manage Messages

Step 2 – Set Up YouTube Counters Directly in Discord

If you prefer, you can set up counters entirely within Discord using simple commands. This method is quick and doesn't require opening the dashboard.

  1. Run /set-channel youtube and paste your YouTube Channel ID. Example: studio.youtube.com/channel/UC123ABC
  2. Or use /search-yt to search by channel name, then click Select button.
  3. Run /panels to create:
    • Subscriber Count
    • Total Views
    • Total Videos
Setting up YouTube counters with Discord bot commands

Step 3 – Set Up YouTube Counters via Dashboard

The dashboard gives you a visual interface to manage counters and customize their appearance.

  1. Click at the top-right of the site.
  2. Select your server from the list.
  3. If the bot is not in your server, there will be a Not added badge and you'll be prompted with an invitation link.
  4. In the sidebar, choose YouTube.
  5. Paste your channel ID and click Create.
Configuring YouTube counters in the Discord bot dashboard

Step 4 – Customize Your Counters

You can personalize the counter text either in the dashboard or with the /customize command.

Examples:

/customize youtube-subs:Subscribers: [subs] youtube-views:Views: [views] youtube-videos:Videos: [videos]

Available placeholders: [subs], [views], [videos]

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