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Revenue

What the channel earned over a date range.

Action referenceRead

What this action does #

First, connect YouTube Analytics in Services. Then open Actions → + → YouTube Analytics and choose Revenue.

More about this action

Only for channels in the YouTube Partner Program; others are refused. Estimates, net of YouTube's share.

Inputs to fill in #

Open an input to choose its value. Keep a fixed value with Text, receive it from Shortcuts, ask when the action runs, or use an Earlier Step. Read how input sources work.

From

RequiredDate

The first day counted — a date, or words like 28 days ago.

Default: 28 days ago

Example value (replace with your own):

28 days ago

To

RequiredDate

The last day counted. The latest two or three days aren't in yet.

Default: today

Example value (replace with your own):

today

Currency

OptionalText

A three-letter code. USD when empty.

Example value (replace with your own):

EUR

What comes back #

In the action editor, open Output → Returned Value to choose fields for your shortcut. These are the response fields described by the app; a service may omit an optional field or return an empty list. JSON File contains the full response.

Returned field	Type	Meaning
`rows`	array	One row — rows[0] holds the totals.
`rows[].estimatedRevenue`	number	Everything earned: ads and the rest.
`rows[].estimatedAdRevenue`	number	From ads alone.
`rows[].cpm`	number	What advertisers paid per thousand ad impressions.
`rows[].playbackBasedCpm`	number	What advertisers paid per thousand playbacks with an ad.

Run it from Shortcuts #

Give the action a recognizable name and tap Save.
In Apple Shortcuts, add Shortcutify’s Execute Action and select the saved action.
Supply any Param or File slots you bound in the inputs, then run the shortcut.

If the result is unexpected, open Logs in Shortcutify, select the run, and inspect this step’s inputs and response.

Advanced reference #

Request, permissions, and identifiers

Request: GET https://youtubeanalytics.googleapis.com/v2/reports

Action identifier: youtubeanalytics.channel.revenue.v1

Permissions declared for this action: https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.readonly, https://www.googleapis.com/auth/yt-analytics-monetary.readonly. The account’s own access rules also apply.

Input	Request key	Location
From	`startDate`	query
To	`endDate`	query
Currency	`currency`	query

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