YouTube doesn't provide a way to search all of YouTube based on the spoken words in videos, unfortunately.
I could update VideoMentions Search to allow users to select multiple channels, and then perform the search across all of those. Like maybe maybe auto-importing all the channels they're subscribed to could be useful. One way or another though, it would still require selecting specific channels to search within. For this first iteration, I just kept things simple with a single channel URL input. Despite that limitation, I still think it's a useful tool, though; I plan to use it often myself.
This field was a blocker for me as well. If the channel field was an async select that helped autocomplete lookup channel urls by channel name, this would be way more convenient.
My use case would be for ham radio. Lots of ham radio YouTubers film their QSOs (conversations) and mention the callsigns that they make contact with. I want to find the channels that mention my callsign and I'm sure lots of other hams would want to know. Anywho cool project. GL 73
I agree! This is how the paid VideoMentions.com service works- users can search for channels by name, without the need to paste in URLs. This auto-complete lookup requires spending a finite number of API calls, though, which is why it’s restricted to customers and not available on this freely accessible VideoMentions Search page. Thanks for checking it out!
Hey @truly- this is a good thought, but I think it would be impossible to get buy-in from enough channels to make it useful. I could update the UI to support searching across multiple channels at once, though, or pull the channels from the user’s subscriptions or watches videos list. I’ll see if there’s enough demand for those features, then consider adding them.
I could update VideoMentions Search to allow users to select multiple channels, and then perform the search across all of those. Like maybe maybe auto-importing all the channels they're subscribed to could be useful. One way or another though, it would still require selecting specific channels to search within. For this first iteration, I just kept things simple with a single channel URL input. Despite that limitation, I still think it's a useful tool, though; I plan to use it often myself.
Thanks for checking it out!