Summary metrics
The top of the page shows current public views, likes, comments, calculated like and comment rates, views per day, days tracked, title edits, thumbnail swaps, and A/B tests detected.Published means the time YouTube says the video was published. First seen
means when Monitor YT began recording it. Historical data cannot predate the first
time the service observed the video.
Performance data
Monitor YT records public view, like, and comment counts. The charts show how these values changed across collected samples. They are observations, not real-time YouTube Analytics data. Growth charts require Pro. Free accounts still see the current public counters and creative event history within the Free history window.Creative history
Detected title and thumbnail changes appear alongside the performance timeline. This makes it easier to understand what changed and when it changed. When YouTube rotates multiple titles or thumbnails as part of an experiment, Monitor YT can group the observed variants into an A/B test event. The vertical markers on Pro charts show when Monitor YT detected a title or thumbnail event. They help compare timing, but they do not prove that a creative change caused later performance.Request a fresh observation
Select Refresh video to ask Monitor YT to fetch the latest public video data. The refresh can fail when YouTube makes the video private, removes it, blocks the request, or temporarily returns incomplete data. Manual refreshes are rate limited.A missing sample does not mean a video had no activity. It means Monitor YT
did not collect a public snapshot at that moment.