YouTube Posts
The YouTube Posts connection reads the public videos on your YouTube channel with their views, likes and comments. Apex shows them on the Posts tab under Attribution, next to what your ads did.
Authentication
Click Connect
On the Integrations page, find the YouTube Posts card and click Connect. You can also start it from Set up Apex → Attribution → Connect your posts.
Sign in with Google
Pick the Google account that owns your channel. If you run a brand channel, pick the brand account when Google asks.
Approve read-only access
Apex asks for youtube.readonly, which lets it see your channel and your videos' public numbers. Apex never uploads, edits, deletes or comments.
Data Synced
Each sync reads the public videos from the last 13 months, Shorts included: views, likes and comments on each. Private and unlisted videos stay out. A number your channel hides (likes, for example) is left blank rather than shown as 0.
YouTube shares reach and watch time only through a separate permission Apex doesn't ask for, so they don't show.
How Apex Uses This Data
- Posts tab and post pages list every video with its numbers and the visits and sales that probably came from it.
- Followers shows the channel's subscribers today and how many it gained over the dates you picked, counted once a day from the day you connect. A channel that hides its subscriber count is left out.
- Top posts and Organic vs paid cards on Attribution, shown when the switch is on Organic or Both.
- Campaign content. A video whose description carries an Apex Link shows under that piece of content on the campaign page.
Disconnecting
Disconnecting stops new reads and deletes the videos Apex read through it, with the pictures it copied. To withdraw Apex's access at Google too, go to Security in your Google Account, then Your connections to third-party apps & services, and remove Apex.
Troubleshooting
| Issue | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| "No YouTube channel" | The Google account you picked has no channel | Connect again and pick the account (or brand account) that owns the channel |
| Likes blank | The channel hides its like counts | Nothing to do. Views and comments still show |