Free YouTube Channel Audit
YouTube Channel Audit Tool
Get your channel scored across five key growth signals. No sign-up required.
What Is a YouTube Channel Audit?
A YouTube channel audit is a structured review of a channel's recent content and performance signals. This free vidIQ audit evaluates public channel data across five categories and returns an instant score with recommended next steps.
YouTube Channel Audit Checklist
Your score reflects your recent public videos. Each category highlights a signal that can shape discoverability, viewer response, or channel momentum.
Upload Consistency
How regularly your channel publishes. A consistent schedule can help viewers know when to expect new content.
SEO Optimization
How clearly titles, descriptions, and other video details communicate each video's topic to viewers and YouTube.
Engagement Rate
Likes and comments relative to recent views, which can indicate how strongly viewers respond to your videos.
Views to Subscriber Ratio
Recent video views compared with subscriber count, which can help show whether videos are reaching beyond existing subscribers.
Posting Recency
How recently the channel published a public video, helping distinguish active channels from those that have not uploaded recently.
These signals provide useful context, but no single metric guarantees higher rankings, recommendations, or channel growth.
What Your Channel Audit Score Means
Your score is a snapshot of your recent public videos, designed to help you quickly identify strengths and areas worth investigating.
This score is directional because public data does not include impressions, click-through rate, watch time, audience retention, or traffic sources. Use it alongside YouTube Studio when deciding what to improve. For a deeper review, follow our YouTube channel audit guide.
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