Youtube metadata for comments#

Hint

Consult Metadata evaluation for an explanation of the evaluation system included in the column Int. Data.

1CATLISM, 262

Data points from youtube-comment-downloader for comments1CATLISM, 262#

Table 5.29#

Attribute name

Type

Int. Data

Description

cid

string

SID + PID

The unique ID of the comment

text

string

SID

The plain-text format of the comment

time

string

CID

When the comment was posted, relative to the collection date

author

string

SID

The name of the author of the comment

channel

string

PID

The unique ID of the page of the user who wrote the comment

votes

string

SID

The number of likes the comment has received

photo

string

PID

Direct link to the writer’s profile picture

heart

bool

SID

Whether the creator of the content that received the comment has “hearted” the comment (this is a function available to the content’s creator to show their appreciation of the comment)

time_parsed

number

SID

The date and time on which the comment was posted