VideoAbuseReportReasons
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Page Summary
A videoAbuseReportReason resource provides the reasons for flagging a video as abusive.
The videos.reportAbuse method utilizes videoAbuseReportReason data to specify why a video is being reported.
The API's videoAbuseReportReasons.list method lets users get a list of reasons for reporting abusive videos.
The resource is represented in JSON format, containing an id, kind, etag and snippet, along with additional nested information, such as secondary reasons.
Each of the labels and secondary reasons available to report a video with also have an ID that is used when using the videos.reportAbuse method.
A videoAbuseReportReason resource contains information about a reason that a video would be flagged for containing abusive content. When your application calls the videos.reportAbuse method to report an abusive video, the request uses the information from a videoAbuseReportReason resource to identify the reason that the video is being reported.
Methods
The API supports the following methods for videoAbuseReportReasons resources:
The following table defines the properties that appear in this resource:
Properties
kind
string
Identifies the API resource's type. The value will be youtube#videoAbuseReportReason.
etag
etag
The Etag of this resource.
id
string
The ID that YouTube uses to identify the reason. When calling the videos.reportAbuse method, your application should use this value to set the reasonId property.
snippet
object
The snippet object contains basic details about the reason.
snippet.label
string
The localized label text for the abuse report reason.
snippet.secondaryReasons[]
list
A list of secondary reasons associated with the reason, if any are available. (There might be 0 or more.)
snippet.secondaryReasons[].id
string
The ID that YouTube uses to identify the secondary reason. When calling the videos.reportAbuse method, your application should use this value to set the secondaryReasonId property.
snippet.secondaryReasons[].label
string
The localized label text for the secondary reason.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-08-28 UTC."],[],["The `videoAbuseReportReason` resource provides data for flagging abusive video content. It contains an ID, localized label, and optional secondary reasons, each with their ID and label. The `videos.reportAbuse` method uses the `videoAbuseReportReason` data, which you can list by calling the `videoAbuseReportReasons/list` method. The resource's `id` property is used in the `videos.reportAbuse` method to define the reason for the report. Secondary reasons are listed in the `snippet` property.\n"]]