YouTube Keyword Monitoring

AyeWatch is an AI monitor for public pages and topics. Its YouTube search monitor checks for new videos matching a query and sends a summary to push, email, Slack, Discord, or a webhook.

Why native YouTube is not enough

YouTube search shows results, but it does not notify you. The subscription bell covers a channel, not a topic. If you want to know when someone publishes a review of your product, you have to search.

A monitor turns that search into an alert.

What the monitor checks

A YouTube search monitor checks for videos uploaded recently that match your query. It reads what YouTube search returns, mostly titles and descriptions. It does not read inside the video or the comments.

Add a filter if the query is broad, such as "full reviews, not shorts".

Queries that work

Your brand name. Your product plus "review" or "tutorial". A competitor plus "vs" or "alternative". A category term plus "2026". A topic you research.

Keep one query per monitor so the alert stays readable.

What to do with the alert

Watch the video, leave a useful comment, or share it with the team. If it is a review, log the feedback. If it is a competitor comparison, note the claims.

The value is the response, not the notification.

Cost and setup

AyeWatch Pro is $9/mo with 50 topics and hourly checks; Pro+ is $19/mo with 200 topics and ASAP mode. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial.

The YouTube keyword alerts guide covers the setup.

Set up YouTube keyword monitoring

1. Open Create a monitor and choose YouTube.
2. Choose Search and type the query you would use on YouTube.
3. Add a filter if the query returns unrelated videos.
4. Pick a schedule and route the alert to a channel.

The bottom line

Pick the query you type into YouTube most often. Create one search monitor and route it to a channel. If the first week is noisy, add a filter before you add another query.