# Thunkable X : Detect Information

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/thunkable-x-detect-information/68674>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [February 13, 2019, 4:50am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/thunkable-x-detect-information/68674 "2019-02-13T04:50:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![BlueWhaleYT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/bluewhaleyt/32/28437_2.png) [@BlueWhaleYT](https://community.thunkable.com/u/BlueWhaleYT)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 4:50am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/thunkable-x-detect-information/68674/1 "2019-02-13T04:50:36Z")

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Hi there!I would like to do it how to detect things.For example,i want to detect YouTube info.  
If i have 1000 subscribers on YouTube.That it will show 1000 this number in the text label.If it changed to be 999 subs that the label text changed to be 999

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**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/thunkable-x-detect-information/68674/2 "2019-02-13T16:21:09Z")

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Hi @BlueWhaleYT, I don’t think there’s a way to do a real time subscriber counter like this.

You could use a clock to continuously poll the YouTube API, but I’d imagine that YouTube probably don’t want you doing this any more frequently than every couple of minutes.

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**Author:** ![BlueWhaleYT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/bluewhaleyt/32/28437_2.png) [@BlueWhaleYT](https://community.thunkable.com/u/BlueWhaleYT)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2019, 4:46am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/thunkable-x-detect-information/68674/3 "2019-02-17T04:46:09Z")

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Hristo has been told me. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/thunkable-x-detect-information/68674/4 "2024-11-08T12:16:12Z")

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