• Saik0@lemmy.saik0.com
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      This is what I do innately.

      I use RSS to track my “subscriptions”. When one of those creators finally move over to ANY other platform other than youtube, I replace their youtube feed with that other platform. So all my subscriptions are in one place, but I’m not specifically tied to youtube.

      Edit: I also don’t need to login to my youtube/google account at all.

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        Man I I just use my rss feed as news reader. (I use read you from f-droid). Rss is such a dope and simple thing and I’ve just learned about it

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          Would you be able to tell me briefly what it is (RSS feed) and where to get started? Or a link to a good article of that sort. I think I understand what it is, but I’m very much a newbie.

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        How do you get youtibe channels over rss? That would be super helpful as youtibes recommendations constantly miss the mark for me.

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          So the link is templated like this…

          www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=<ChannelID>

          Getting the channelID is the worst part of the process. Let’s take Hacksmith Industries as an example though. You visit their page, https://www.youtube.com/@theHacksmith. Head over to the “About” tab. Then find the “Share” arrow. When you click that arrow you’ll get “Share Channel” and “Copy Channel ID”. Copy “Channel ID” will give you UCjgpFI5dU-D1-kh9H1muoxQ

          So the feed for Hacksmith Industries would be

          www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCjgpFI5dU-D1-kh9H1muoxQ