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YouTube content

Save transcripts and comments from individual videos, or follow a channel to automatically save new uploads as they are published.

Channel sources require a paid plan (Plus or Pro).

Saving a single video

Paste any YouTube URL into the chrome extension, the CLI, or the API to save it. Keep extracts the transcript (if available) and key metadata and stores everything as markdown.

Following a channel

Add a YouTube channel as a source to automatically save new uploads in the background. Keep checks for new videos every few hours and saves each one as a markdown item.

1. Open dashboard → sources and add a new source.

2. Choose YouTube channel and enter the channel URL or handle.

3. Optionally enable a one-time backfill to import recent videos (up to 90 days).

4. Keep checks for new uploads in the background and saves them automatically.

Accepted channel formats

You can provide the channel in several formats and Keep resolves it automatically:

handle: @Fireship or youtube.com/@Fireship

channel ID: UCsBjURrPoezykLs9EqgamOA

custom URL: youtube.com/c/channelname

video URL: any video URL from the channel (Keep looks up the channel from the video)

Backfill options

start from now (default): only captures videos published after you add the source. No historical import.

one-time backfill: imports videos from the past 1 to 90 days when you first add the channel. After the initial import, only new uploads are captured going forward.

Credits

Each imported video uses 1 link credit. Duplicate videos (already in your feed) are skipped at no cost.

Removing a channel

Open dashboard → sources and delete the channel source. Existing saved videos stay in your feed — only future syncs stop.