Youtube LiveChatModerators API

Operations for managing moderators in YouTube live chat

Operations 3

GET /liveChatModerators Youtube List Live Chat Moderators #
POST /liveChatModerators Youtube Add a Live Chat Moderator #
DELETE /liveChatModerators Youtube Remove a Live Chat Moderator #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/activities/list
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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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https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/channels/list
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https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/comments/list
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https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/commentThreads/list
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https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/playlists/list
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https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/playlistItems/list
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https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/search/list
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https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/subscriptions/list
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https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/videos/list
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https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/captions
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https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/videoCategories
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https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/i18nLanguages
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Documentation
https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/i18nRegions
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Documentation
https://developers.google.com/youtube/analytics
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GettingStarted
https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/guides/authorization
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APIReference
https://developers.google.com/youtube/analytics/reference
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Authentication
https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/guides/authorization
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Documentation
https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting
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APIReference
https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reference/rest
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Documentation
https://developers.google.com/youtube/reporting/v1/reports
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GettingStarted
https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/live/getting-started
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Documentation
https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/live/docs
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APIReference
https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/live/docs

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OpenAPI Specification

youtube-livechatmoderators-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: YouTube Live Streaming Live Chat Moderators API
  description: The YouTube Live Streaming API lets you create, update, and manage live video broadcasts and live video streams on YouTube. The API provides resources for liveBroadcasts, liveStreams, liveChatMessages, liveChatModerators, liveChatBans, and superChatEvents. Broadcasts are scheduled events that viewers can watch live, while streams are the actual video feed bound to a broadcast.
  version: v3
  contact:
    name: YouTube API Support
    url: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/live/support
  termsOfService: https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/api-services-terms-of-service
servers:
- url: https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3
  description: YouTube Live Streaming API base server (shared with YouTube Data API v3)
security:
- oauth2:
  - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube
tags:
- name: LiveChatModerators
  description: Operations for managing moderators in YouTube live chat
paths:
  /liveChatModerators:
    get:
      operationId: youtube.liveChatModerators.list
      summary: Youtube List Live Chat Moderators
      description: Lists moderators for a live chat. This list is ordered by date added, with the most recently added moderator first.
      tags:
      - LiveChatModerators
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/part'
      - name: liveChatId
        in: query
        required: true
        description: The liveChatId parameter specifies the YouTube live chat for which the API should return moderators.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: '500123'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/maxResults'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pageToken'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/fields'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/key'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response containing a list of live chat moderator resources.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LiveChatModeratorListResponse'
              examples:
                YoutubeLivechatmoderatorsList200Example:
                  summary: Default youtube.liveChatModerators.list 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    kind: youtube#video
                    etag: XI7nbFXulYBIpL0ayR_gDh3eu1k
                    nextPageToken: eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9
                    prevPageToken: eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9
                    pageInfo:
                      totalResults: 42
                      resultsPerPage: 10
                    items:
                    - kind: youtube#video
                      etag: XI7nbFXulYBIpL0ayR_gDh3eu1k
                      id: abc123def456
                      snippet:
                        liveChatId: '500123'
                        moderatorDetails: {}
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      operationId: youtube.liveChatModerators.insert
      summary: Youtube Add a Live Chat Moderator
      description: Adds a new moderator for a live chat. The authenticated user must own the live broadcast associated with the chat to add moderators.
      tags:
      - LiveChatModerators
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/part'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/fields'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/key'
      requestBody:
        description: The live chat moderator resource to create.
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/LiveChatModerator'
            examples:
              YoutubeLivechatmoderatorsInsertRequestExample:
                summary: Default youtube.liveChatModerators.insert request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  kind: youtube#video
                  etag: XI7nbFXulYBIpL0ayR_gDh3eu1k
                  id: abc123def456
                  snippet:
                    liveChatId: '500123'
                    moderatorDetails:
                      channelId: '500123'
                      channelUrl: https://www.example.com
                      displayName: example_value
                      profileImageUrl: https://www.example.com
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response containing the newly added live chat moderator resource.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LiveChatModerator'
              examples:
                YoutubeLivechatmoderatorsInsert200Example:
                  summary: Default youtube.liveChatModerators.insert 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    kind: youtube#video
                    etag: XI7nbFXulYBIpL0ayR_gDh3eu1k
                    id: abc123def456
                    snippet:
                      liveChatId: '500123'
                      moderatorDetails:
                        channelId: '500123'
                        channelUrl: https://www.example.com
                        displayName: example_value
                        profileImageUrl: https://www.example.com
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    delete:
      operationId: youtube.liveChatModerators.delete
      summary: Youtube Remove a Live Chat Moderator
      description: Removes a chat moderator. The authenticated user must own the live broadcast associated with the chat to remove moderators.
      tags:
      - LiveChatModerators
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: query
        required: true
        description: The ID of the live chat moderator to remove.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: abc123def456
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/key'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: The moderator was successfully removed.
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: The request was invalid or malformed.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    NotFound:
      description: The specified resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Forbidden:
      description: The request was authenticated but the caller does not have permission to perform the requested operation.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Unauthorized:
      description: The request was not authenticated or the credentials are invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  schemas:
    LiveChatModeratorListResponse:
      type: object
      description: A list of live chat moderator resources for a given live chat.
      properties:
        kind:
          type: string
          description: Identifies the API resource's type. Value is youtube#liveChatModeratorListResponse.
          default: youtube#liveChatModeratorListResponse
          example: youtube#video
        etag:
          type: string
          description: The Etag of this resource.
          example: XI7nbFXulYBIpL0ayR_gDh3eu1k
        nextPageToken:
          type: string
          description: The token for the next page of results.
          example: eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9
        prevPageToken:
          type: string
          description: The token for the previous page of results.
          example: eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9
        pageInfo:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PageInfo'
        items:
          type: array
          description: A list of moderators that match the request criteria.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/LiveChatModerator'
          example: []
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      description: A standard error response returned by the YouTube Live Streaming API.
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          description: The error details.
          properties:
            code:
              type: integer
              description: The HTTP status code of the error.
            message:
              type: string
              description: A human-readable description of the error.
            errors:
              type: array
              description: A list of individual errors.
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: A human-readable description of the error.
                  domain:
                    type: string
                    description: The domain in which the error occurred.
                  reason:
                    type: string
                    description: The reason for the error.
          example: example_value
    LiveChatModerator:
      type: object
      description: A liveChatModerator resource identifies a user who has moderator privileges in a YouTube live chat.
      required:
      - kind
      - etag
      properties:
        kind:
          type: string
          description: Identifies the API resource's type. Value is youtube#liveChatModerator.
          default: youtube#liveChatModerator
          example: youtube#video
        etag:
          type: string
          description: The Etag of this resource.
          example: XI7nbFXulYBIpL0ayR_gDh3eu1k
        id:
          type: string
          description: The ID that YouTube assigns to uniquely identify the moderator.
          example: abc123def456
        snippet:
          type: object
          description: The snippet object contains basic details about the moderator.
          properties:
            liveChatId:
              type: string
              description: The liveChatId is the live chat id for this moderator resource.
            moderatorDetails:
              type: object
              description: Details about the moderator.
              properties:
                channelId:
                  type: string
                  description: The YouTube channel ID of the moderator.
                channelUrl:
                  type: string
                  description: The channel URL of the moderator.
                displayName:
                  type: string
                  description: The channel's display name.
                profileImageUrl:
                  type: string
                  description: The channel's avatar URL.
          example: example_value
    PageInfo:
      type: object
      description: Paging details for a list of live streaming resources.
      properties:
        totalResults:
          type: integer
          description: The total number of results in the result set.
          example: 42
        resultsPerPage:
          type: integer
          description: The number of results included in the API response.
          example: 10
  parameters:
    maxResults:
      name: maxResults
      in: query
      description: The maximum number of items that should be returned in the result set. Acceptable values are 0 to 50, inclusive.
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 0
        maximum: 50
        default: 5
    pageToken:
      name: pageToken
      in: query
      description: Identifies a specific page in the result set that should be returned. The nextPageToken property in the API response identifies other pages that are available.
      schema:
        type: string
    fields:
      name: fields
      in: query
      description: Selector specifying which fields to include in a partial response. Use this parameter to reduce bandwidth usage by selecting only the fields you need.
      schema:
        type: string
    key:
      name: key
      in: query
      description: API key. Your API key identifies your project and provides you with API access, quota, and reports. Required unless you provide an OAuth 2.0 token.
      schema:
        type: string
    part:
      name: part
      in: query
      required: true
      description: Specifies a comma-separated list of one or more resource properties that the API response will include. The part parameter value must include the id property.
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth
          tokenUrl: https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token
          scopes:
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube: Manage your YouTube account
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.readonly: View your YouTube account
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.force-ssl: See, edit, and permanently delete your YouTube videos, ratings, comments and captions
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: key