Youtube

Youtube Channel Banners API

Enables uploading a new banner image to a YouTube channel, returning the URL that identifies the uploaded image for use with the channels.update method.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/channelBanners
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GettingStarted
https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/getting-started
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Authentication
https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/guides/authentication

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: youtube:youtube-channel-banners-api
name: Youtube Channel Banners API
tags:
- Channels
- Videos
image: https://www.youtube.com/img/desktop/yt_1200.png
humanURL: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/channelBanners
baseURL: https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3
properties:
- url: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/channelBanners
  type: Documentation
- url: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/getting-started
  type: GettingStarted
- url: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/guides/authentication
  type: Authentication
description: Enables uploading a new banner image to a YouTube channel, returning the URL that identifies
  the uploaded image for use with the channels.update method.