Videos

  • Unverified API projects uploading videos will have them set to private by default, and must undergo an audit to make them public.

  • The video resource offers methods to manage videos, such as getRating, list, insert, update, delete, rate, and reportAbuse.

  • Video resource structure includes detailed information in snippet, contentDetails, and status, offering metadata like title, description, duration, caption availability, and privacy settings.

  • The contentRating property provides a wide array of ratings from different organizations and countries, each with their own set of values and classifications.

  • The status property describes the current state of the video upload and provides other metadata information such as privacy status, licensing, and embeddable options.
All videos uploaded via the videos.insert endpoint from unverified API projects created after 28 July 2020 will be restricted to private viewing mode. To lift this restriction, each API project must undergo an audit to verify compliance with the Terms of Service. Please see the API Revision History for more details.

A video resource represents a YouTube video.

Methods

The API supports the following methods for videos resources:

getRating
Retrieves the ratings that the authorized user gave to a list of specified videos. Try it now.
list
Returns a list of videos that match the API request parameters. Try it now.
insert
Uploads a video to YouTube and optionally sets the video's metadata.
update
Updates a video's metadata. Try it now.
delete
Deletes a YouTube video. Try it now.
rate
Add a like or dislike rating to a video or remove a rating from a video. Try it now.
reportAbuse
Report a video for containing abusive content. Try it now.

Resource representation

The following JSON structure shows the format of a videos resource:

{
  "kind": "youtube#video",
  "etag": etag,
  "id": string,
  "snippet": {
    "publishedAt": datetime,
    "channelId": string,
    "title": string,
    "description": string,
    "thumbnails": {
      (key): {
        "url": string,
        "width": unsigned integer,
        "height": unsigned integer
      }
    },
    "channelTitle": string,
    "tags": [
      string
    ],
    "categoryId": string,
    "liveBroadcastContent": string,
    "defaultLanguage": string,
    "localized": {
      "title": string,
      "description": string
    },
    "defaultAudioLanguage": string
  },
  "contentDetails": {
    "duration": string,
    "dimension": string,
    "definition": string,
    "caption": string,
    "licensedContent": boolean,
    "regionRestriction": {
      "allowed": [
        string
      ],
      "blocked": [
        string
      ]
    },
    "contentRating": {
      "acbRating": string,
      "agcomRating": string,
      "anatelRating": string,
      "bbfcRating": string,
      "bfvcRating": string,
      "bmukkRating": string,
      "catvRating": string,
      "catvfrRating": string,
      "cbfcRating": string,
      "cccRating": string,
      "cceRating": string,
      "chfilmRating": string,
      "chvrsRating": string,
      "cicfRating": string,
      "cnaRating": string,
      "cncRating": string,
      "csaRating": string,
      "cscfRating": string,
      "czfilmRating": string,
      "djctqRating": string,
      "djctqRatingReasons": [,
        string
      ],
      "ecbmctRating": string,
      "eefilmRating": string,
      "egfilmRating": string,
      "eirinRating": string,
      "fcbmRating": string,
      "fcoRating": string,
      "fmocRating": string,
      "fpbRating": string,
      "fpbRatingReasons": [,
        string
      ],
      "fskRating": string,
      "grfilmRating": string,
      "icaaRating": string,
      "ifcoRating": string,
      "ilfilmRating": string,
      "incaaRating": string,
      "kfcbRating": string,
      "kijkwijzerRating": string,
      "kmrbRating": string,
      "lsfRating": string,
      "mccaaRating": string,
      "mccypRating": string,
      "mcstRating": string,
      "mdaRating": string,
      "medietilsynetRating": string,
      "mekuRating": string,
      "mibacRating": string,
      "mocRating": string,
      "moctwRating": string,
      "mpaaRating": string,
      "mpaatRating": string,
      "mtrcbRating": string,
      "nbcRating": string,
      "nbcplRating": string,
      "nfrcRating": string,
      "nfvcbRating": string,
      "nkclvRating": string,
      "oflcRating": string,
      "pefilmRating": string,
      "rcnofRating": string,
      "resorteviolenciaRating": string,
      "rtcRating": string,
      "rteRating": string,
      "russiaRating": string,
      "skfilmRating": string,
      "smaisRating": string,
      "smsaRating": string,
      "tvpgRating": string,
      "ytRating": string
    },
    "projection": string,
    "hasCustomThumbnail": boolean
  },
  "status": {
    "uploadStatus": string,
    "failureReason": string,
    "rejectionReason": string,
    "privacyStatus": string,
    "publishAt": datetime,
    "license": string,
    "embeddable": boolean,
    "publicStatsViewable": boolean,
    "madeForKids": boolean,
    "selfDeclaredMadeForKids": boolean,
    "containsSyntheticMedia": boolean
  },
  "statistics": {
    "viewCount": string,
    "likeCount": string,
    "dislikeCount": string,
    "favoriteCount": string,
    "commentCount": string
  },
  "paidProductPlacementDetails": {
    "hasPaidProductPlacement": boolean
  },
  "player": {
    "embedHtml": string,
    "embedHeight": long,
    "embedWidth": long
  },
  "topicDetails": {
    "topicIds": [
      string
    ],
    "relevantTopicIds": [
      string
    ],
    "topicCategories": [
      string
    ]
  },
  "recordingDetails": {
    "recordingDate": datetime
  },
  "fileDetails": {
    "fileName": string,
    "fileSize": unsigned long,
    "fileType": string,
    "container": string,
    "videoStreams": [
      {
        "widthPixels": unsigned integer,
        "heightPixels": unsigned integer,
        "frameRateFps": double,
        "aspectRatio": double,
        "codec": string,
        "bitrateBps": unsigned long,
        "rotation": string,
        "vendor": string
      }
    ],
    "audioStreams": [
      {
        "channelCount": unsigned integer,
        "codec": string,
        "bitrateBps": unsigned long,
        "vendor": string
      }
    ],
    "durationMs": unsigned long,
    "bitrateBps": unsigned long,
    "creationTime": string
  },
  "processingDetails": {
    "processingStatus": string,
    "processingProgress": {
      "partsTotal": unsigned long,
      "partsProcessed": unsigned long,
      "timeLeftMs": unsigned long
    },
    "processingFailureReason": string,
    "fileDetailsAvailability": string,
    "processingIssuesAvailability": string,
    "tagSuggestionsAvailability": string,
    "editorSuggestionsAvailability": string,
    "thumbnailsAvailability": string
  },
  "suggestions": {
    "processingErrors": [
      string
    ],
    "processingWarnings": [
      string
    ],
    "processingHints": [
      string
    ],
    "tagSuggestions": [
      {
        "tag": string,
        "categoryRestricts": [
          string
        ]
      }
    ],
    "editorSuggestions": [
      string
    ]
  },
  "liveStreamingDetails": {
    "actualStartTime": datetime,
    "actualEndTime": datetime,
    "scheduledStartTime": datetime,
    "scheduledEndTime": datetime,
    "concurrentViewers": unsigned long,
    "activeLiveChatId": string
  },
  "localizations": {
    (key): {
      "title": string,
      "description": string
    }
  }
}

Properties

The following table defines the properties that appear in this resource: