ytarchive monitor

ytarchive monitor tracks archived YouTube content and related metadata over time to support reproducible research and archival integrity. It targets researchers, archivists, and content teams who need verifiable historical records and change detection. The tool operates in the background, producing time-stamped snapshots and change logs suitable for audits and data pipelines.
The core concept is to periodically fetch data from public archive feeds or equivalent endpoints, normalize fields, and compare successive snapshots to identify additions, deletions, or edits in titles, descriptions, tags, and metadata. Changes are stored with timestamps and can be exported to JSON or CSV for downstream processing.
Beyond basic monitoring, it supports per-channel retention settings, multi-field diffs, and API-compatible outputs to enable automation and integration with existing data infrastructure. This combination provides a low-friction path for researchers validating archival material, content teams tracking archive integrity, and compliance teams documenting content history.
Use cases include detecting when a video is removed from an archived feed, recording edits to metadata across a channel, or validating that an archived copy remains consistent with public records over time.