YouTube Catalog Audit

YouTube Video Description Audit - Poodle Scanner

Use this page when video descriptions are thin, missing, or inconsistent and need catalog-level cleanup.

Description
Video metadata
YouTube SEO

User intent

Audit YouTube video descriptions for presence and useful metadata depth.

Find thin metadata

Identify videos where the description does not give viewers or search systems enough context.

Standardize depth

Use a length range that keeps descriptions substantial without rewarding unbounded text.

Prepare copy work

Turn failed description checks into a cleanup queue for channel or content teams.

Workflow

How Poodle Scanner fits the job

Import the catalog

Start with a playlist, channel-upload set, or uploaded video IDs.

Run description rules

Check description presence and length from watch-page metadata.

Update metadata

Apply edits upstream and rescan or rescore the catalog.

Signals

What the scan helps surface

Check

Description present

Reported as an observable result your team can review, export, or use as a cleanup cue.

Check

Description length

Reported as an observable result your team can review, export, or use as a cleanup cue.

Check

Fix target for YouTube description

Reported as an observable result your team can review, export, or use as a cleanup cue.

Check

Catalog-level failed description list

Reported as an observable result your team can review, export, or use as a cleanup cue.

More resource pages

Related Poodle Scanner guides

Run the workflow

Turn the guide into a scan

Start with a product list or storefront URL, apply the right rule profile, and export the findings your team can act on.