How to build your own Youtube Sub Counter
Step by Step Guide
Test
Assembly
We are going to start by adding the ESP8266 Wifi Board to the mini Breadboard.
Connect the purple jumper cable to CLK and D6
Connect the blue jumper cable to CS and D7
Connect the green jumper cable to DIN and D8
Connect the yellow jumper cable to GND and GND
Connect the orange jumper cable to VCC and 3V3
Visit the official Arduino website to download the free and open source software. Navigate to „Software“ and click on the Dropdown menue „Downloads“.
Generate an API Key for your Youtube Channel
Go to the official Google API webpage https://console.developers.google.com and sign in with your gmail account.
In the Dashboard, click on „Create Project“ and choose a name, for example „Youtube Subscriber Counter“.
Click on „+ Enable Apis and Services“
Click on „+ Enable Apis and Services“
Click on „Create Credentials“
Click on „Create Credentials“
Click on „Create Credentials“
Click on „Create Credentials“
Download and install the Arduino IDE Software on your computer
Visit the official Arduino website to download the free and open source software. Navigate to „Software“ and click on the Dropdown menue „Downloads“.
Download the File that suits your operating system by clicking on the name at the right side. Don’t worry if the version of the Arduine IDE is higher than shown on the picture below.
Go to File and click on Preferences. Tick the box „Display line numbers and paste the following link into the box Additional Boards Manager URLs: https://arduino.esp8266.com/stable/package_esp8266com_index.json
Go to Tools -> Board -> ESP8266 Boards and select NodeMCU 0.9 (ESP-12 Module) in the Dropdown menue.
Download the File that suits your operating system by clicking on the name at the right side. Don’t worry if the version of the Arduine IDE is higher than shown on the picture below.
Edit and transfer the Sketch to the Social Media Tracker
Download the File that suits your operating system by clicking on the name at the right side. Don’t worry if the version of the Arduine IDE is higher than shown on the picture below.
Tweak the settings and make sure everything works
Download the File that suits your operating system by clicking on the name at the right side. Don’t worry if the version of the Arduine IDE is higher than shown on the picture below.