diff --git a/src/app/(payload)/api/cron/youtube-channel-sync/route.ts b/src/app/(payload)/api/cron/youtube-channel-sync/route.ts
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+++ b/src/app/(payload)/api/cron/youtube-channel-sync/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+// src/app/(payload)/api/cron/youtube-channel-sync/route.ts
+// Syncs channel-level statistics (subscribers, views, video count) for all active YouTube channels.
+
+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
+import { getPayload } from 'payload'
+import config from '@payload-config'
+
+import { ChannelMetricsSyncService } from '@/lib/integrations/youtube/ChannelMetricsSyncService'
+
+const CRON_SECRET = process.env.CRON_SECRET
+
+// Monitoring state
+let isRunning = false
+let lastRunAt: Date | null = null
+
+/**
+ * GET /api/cron/youtube-channel-sync
+ * Syncs channel-level metrics for all active YouTube channels.
+ * Scheduled daily at 04:00 UTC via Vercel Cron.
+ */
+export async function GET(request: NextRequest): Promise<NextResponse> {
+  if (CRON_SECRET) {
+    const authHeader = request.headers.get('authorization')
+
+    if (authHeader !== `Bearer ${CRON_SECRET}`) {
+      console.warn('[Cron] Unauthorized request to youtube-channel-sync')
+      return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Unauthorized' }, { status: 401 })
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (isRunning) {
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { error: 'Channel metrics sync already in progress' },
+      { status: 423 },
+    )
+  }
+
+  isRunning = true
+  const startedAt = new Date()
+
+  try {
+    const payload = await getPayload({ config })
+    const service = new ChannelMetricsSyncService(payload)
+
+    console.log('[Cron] Starting channel metrics sync')
+
+    const result = await service.syncAllChannels()
+
+    lastRunAt = startedAt
+    const duration = Date.now() - startedAt.getTime()
+
+    console.log(
+      `[Cron] Channel metrics sync completed: ${result.channelsSynced} channels synced, ${result.errors.length} errors, ${duration}ms`,
+    )
+
+    return NextResponse.json({
+      success: result.success,
+      channelsSynced: result.channelsSynced,
+      errors: result.errors,
+      duration,
+    })
+  } catch (error) {
+    const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
+    console.error('[Cron] youtube-channel-sync error:', error)
+
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: message }, { status: 500 })
+  } finally {
+    isRunning = false
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * HEAD /api/cron/youtube-channel-sync
+ * Status check for monitoring.
+ */
+export async function HEAD(): Promise<NextResponse> {
+  return new NextResponse(null, {
+    status: isRunning ? 423 : 200,
+    headers: {
+      'X-Running': isRunning.toString(),
+      'X-Last-Run': lastRunAt?.toISOString() || 'never',
+    },
+  })
+}
+
+export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic'
+export const maxDuration = 120 // 2 minutes max (Vercel)
diff --git a/src/app/(payload)/api/cron/youtube-metrics-sync/route.ts b/src/app/(payload)/api/cron/youtube-metrics-sync/route.ts
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index 0000000..68cf944
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+++ b/src/app/(payload)/api/cron/youtube-metrics-sync/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+// src/app/(payload)/api/cron/youtube-metrics-sync/route.ts
+// Syncs video-level performance metrics (views, likes, comments) for all active YouTube channels.
+
+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
+import { getPayload } from 'payload'
+import config from '@payload-config'
+
+import { VideoMetricsSyncService } from '@/lib/integrations/youtube/VideoMetricsSyncService'
+
+const CRON_SECRET = process.env.CRON_SECRET
+
+// Monitoring state
+let isRunning = false
+let lastRunAt: Date | null = null
+
+/**
+ * GET /api/cron/youtube-metrics-sync
+ * Syncs video performance metrics for all active YouTube channels.
+ * Scheduled every 6 hours via Vercel Cron.
+ */
+export async function GET(request: NextRequest): Promise<NextResponse> {
+  if (CRON_SECRET) {
+    const authHeader = request.headers.get('authorization')
+
+    if (authHeader !== `Bearer ${CRON_SECRET}`) {
+      console.warn('[Cron] Unauthorized request to youtube-metrics-sync')
+      return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Unauthorized' }, { status: 401 })
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (isRunning) {
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { error: 'Video metrics sync already in progress' },
+      { status: 423 },
+    )
+  }
+
+  isRunning = true
+  const startedAt = new Date()
+
+  try {
+    const payload = await getPayload({ config })
+    const service = new VideoMetricsSyncService(payload)
+
+    // Find all active YouTube channels
+    const channels = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'youtube-channels',
+      where: {
+        status: { equals: 'active' },
+      },
+      limit: 0,
+      depth: 0,
+    })
+
+    console.log(`[Cron] Starting video metrics sync for ${channels.docs.length} channels`)
+
+    let totalSynced = 0
+    const errors: string[] = []
+
+    for (const channel of channels.docs) {
+      const channelName = (channel as any).name ?? `ID ${channel.id}`
+
+      try {
+        const result = await service.syncMetrics(channel.id as number)
+
+        totalSynced += result.syncedCount
+
+        if (result.errors.length > 0) {
+          errors.push(`Channel "${channelName}": ${result.errors.join('; ')}`)
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
+        errors.push(`Channel "${channelName}": ${message}`)
+      }
+    }
+
+    lastRunAt = startedAt
+    const duration = Date.now() - startedAt.getTime()
+
+    console.log(
+      `[Cron] Video metrics sync completed: ${totalSynced} videos synced, ${errors.length} errors, ${duration}ms`,
+    )
+
+    return NextResponse.json({
+      success: errors.length === 0,
+      totalSynced,
+      channels: channels.docs.length,
+      errors,
+      duration,
+    })
+  } catch (error) {
+    const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
+    console.error('[Cron] youtube-metrics-sync error:', error)
+
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: message }, { status: 500 })
+  } finally {
+    isRunning = false
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * HEAD /api/cron/youtube-metrics-sync
+ * Status check for monitoring.
+ */
+export async function HEAD(): Promise<NextResponse> {
+  return new NextResponse(null, {
+    status: isRunning ? 423 : 200,
+    headers: {
+      'X-Running': isRunning.toString(),
+      'X-Last-Run': lastRunAt?.toISOString() || 'never',
+    },
+  })
+}
+
+export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic'
+export const maxDuration = 300 // 5 minutes max (Vercel)
diff --git a/vercel.json b/vercel.json
index 2fb533a..bf7a58b 100644
--- a/vercel.json
+++ b/vercel.json
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@
     {
       "path": "/api/cron/send-reports",
       "schedule": "0 * * * *"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "/api/cron/youtube-metrics-sync",
+      "schedule": "0 */6 * * *"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "/api/cron/youtube-channel-sync",
+      "schedule": "0 4 * * *"
     }
   ]
 }