TMR’s YouTube Analytics Connector streamlines the entire reporting process by easily extracting actionable insights in a single Looker Studio dashboard. Let’s understand how to connect your YouTube Analytics account data to Looker Studio with TMR.
Step 1: Streamline YouTube Analytics account in Looker Studio
- Go to https://apps.gox.ai/. Choose Two Minute Reports for Looker Studio.
- Select YouTube Analytics from the list of connectors.
- Next, connect your client’s YouTube Analytics accounts. Click New Connection to start creating your Connection in Looker Studio.
| A Connection is a link between the data source and the Connector. For example, you must use the YouTube Analytics Connector to create a new Connection with your YouTube Analytics account to get data from YouTube Analytics. |
- The Adding new connection dialog box appears. Here, you can connect the required YouTube Analytics accounts in two easy steps:
- Creating a Connection: Name your Connection and authorize the Gmail account associated with your YouTube Analytics account.
- Select accounts for use: Once authenticated, enable the necessary channel accounts to extract actionable reporting insights, as shown above. Please note that you can create reports only for the enabled accounts.
And that’s it. You can now configure your YouTube Analytics account to extract meaningful results.
Step 2: Configure your YouTube Analytics account with TMR
- In the Query Configs section, click + Add New.
| Query Config lets you group multiple accounts, making it easier to view centralized insights in your Looker Studio dashboard. |
- The Adding New Query Configuration dialog box appears. Name the query config and select the enabled accounts from the dropdown. Once done, click Save.
- You’ve successfully created a new configuration. Now you can use this Query Config to extract data for your Looker Studio reports.
Step 3: Create a YouTube Analytics report with TMR in Looker Studio
- After creating the Query Config, click Create Report at the top-right corner as shown below.
- Select the Query Config that you’ve created ‘Sample YouTube Config’ from the list of options. Click Next and choose ‘Create report from scratch’ to open the Looker Studio dashboard.
- Once the Looker Studio dashboard opens, select your team and the required Query Config from the dropdown. Next, click Connect at the top-right corner.
- Here, you can view the list of YouTube Analytics metrics and dimensions. Click Create Report as shown below:
- Once you’re done with the above steps, you’ll be directed to the Looker Studio dashboard. Here you can drag and drop the associated metrics and dimensions to analyze channel performance insights faster.
- To make your Looker Studio report compelling, use charts and visualizations. Click Add a chart and choose relevant chart types to configure your dashboard.
- Likewise, you can repeat the above steps to add the required tables/charts to generate Looker Studio reports that reflect your client’s goals and objectives. This way, you can track measurable outcomes and implement actionable next steps.
Note: We’ve also listed some of the common issues marketers face while running reports on Looker Studio along with practical solutions to fix them. Read the full article here.
We hope you found this article helpful. If you have any questions, please contact our support team via support@twominutereports.com.