Youtube
Youtube PlaylistItems API

Operations related to items within YouTube playlists
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openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: YouTube Analytics Analytics Groups PlaylistItems API
  description: 'The YouTube Analytics API enables you to retrieve YouTube Analytics data for channels and content owners.

    Use this API to generate custom analytics reports, track video performance metrics, monitor audience engagement,

    and gain insights into viewer demographics and behavior patterns.


    ## Key Features

    - Retrieve channel and video performance metrics

    - Access audience demographics and geographic data

    - Monitor engagement metrics like likes, comments, and shares

    - Track revenue and ad performance data (for monetized content)

    - Generate custom date-range reports


    ## Authentication

    All API requests require OAuth 2.0 authentication with appropriate scopes.

    '
  version: 2.0.0
  contact:
    name: Google Developers
    url: https://developers.google.com/youtube/analytics
    email: youtube-api-support@google.com
  license:
    name: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
    url: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
    identifier: CC-BY-3.0
  termsOfService: https://developers.google.com/terms/
  x-logo:
    url: https://www.youtube.com/img/desktop/yt_1200.png
servers:
- url: https://youtubeanalytics.googleapis.com/v2
  description: YouTube Analytics API Production Server
security:
- OAuth2:
  - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/yt-analytics.readonly
tags:
- name: PlaylistItems
  description: Operations related to items within YouTube playlists
paths:
  /playlistItems:
    get:
      operationId: youtube.playlistItems.list
      summary: Youtube List Playlist Items
      description: Returns a collection of playlist items that match the API request parameters. You can retrieve all items in a specified playlist or retrieve one or more playlist items by their unique IDs.
      tags:
      - PlaylistItems
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/part'
      - name: playlistId
        in: query
        description: Identifies the playlist whose items are being listed. Required unless the id parameter specifies playlist item IDs.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: '500123'
      - name: id
        in: query
        description: Comma-separated list of playlist item IDs for the resources being retrieved.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: abc123def456
      - name: videoId
        in: query
        description: Specifies that the request should return only items containing the given video.
        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 playlist item resources.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PlaylistItemListResponse'
              examples:
                YoutubePlaylistitemsList200Example:
                  summary: Default youtube.playlistItems.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:
                        publishedAt: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                        channelId: '500123'
                        title: Example Title
                        description: A sample description for this resource.
                        thumbnails: example_value
                        channelTitle: example_value
                        playlistId: '500123'
                        position: 10
                        resourceId: {}
                      contentDetails:
                        videoId: '500123'
                        videoPublishedAt: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                      status:
                        privacyStatus: example_value
        '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.playlistItems.insert
      summary: Youtube Add an Item to a Playlist
      description: Adds a resource to a playlist. The authenticated user must own the playlist or be authorized to add items to it.
      tags:
      - PlaylistItems
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/part'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/fields'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/key'
      requestBody:
        description: The playlist item resource to insert into the playlist.
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PlaylistItem'
            examples:
              YoutubePlaylistitemsInsertRequestExample:
                summary: Default youtube.playlistItems.insert request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  kind: youtube#video
                  etag: XI7nbFXulYBIpL0ayR_gDh3eu1k
                  id: abc123def456
                  snippet:
                    publishedAt: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                    channelId: '500123'
                    title: Example Title
                    description: A sample description for this resource.
                    thumbnails: example_value
                    channelTitle: example_value
                    playlistId: '500123'
                    position: 10
                    resourceId:
                      kind: youtube#video
                      videoId: '500123'
                  contentDetails:
                    videoId: '500123'
                    videoPublishedAt: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                  status:
                    privacyStatus: example_value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response containing the newly inserted playlist item resource.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PlaylistItem'
              examples:
                YoutubePlaylistitemsInsert200Example:
                  summary: Default youtube.playlistItems.insert 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    kind: youtube#video
                    etag: XI7nbFXulYBIpL0ayR_gDh3eu1k
                    id: abc123def456
                    snippet:
                      publishedAt: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                      channelId: '500123'
                      title: Example Title
                      description: A sample description for this resource.
                      thumbnails: example_value
                      channelTitle: example_value
                      playlistId: '500123'
                      position: 10
                      resourceId:
                        kind: youtube#video
                        videoId: '500123'
                    contentDetails:
                      videoId: '500123'
                      videoPublishedAt: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                    status:
                      privacyStatus: example_value
        '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.playlistItems.delete
      summary: Youtube Remove a Playlist Item
      description: Deletes a playlist item. The authenticated user must own the playlist or be authorized to remove items from it.
      tags:
      - PlaylistItems
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: query
        required: true
        description: The ID of the playlist item to delete.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: abc123def456
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/key'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: The playlist item was successfully deleted.
        '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:
  parameters:
    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
    pageToken:
      name: pageToken
      in: query
      description: Identifies a specific page in the result set that should be returned. In an API response, the nextPageToken and prevPageToken properties identify other pages available.
      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
    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
  schemas:
    PageInfo:
      type: object
      description: Paging details for a list operation, including information about the total number of resources and the number per page.
      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
    PlaylistItemListResponse:
      type: object
      description: A list of playlist item resources matching the request criteria.
      properties:
        kind:
          type: string
          description: Identifies the API resource's type. Value is youtube#playlistItemListResponse.
          default: youtube#playlistItemListResponse
          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 playlist items that match the request criteria.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PlaylistItem'
          example: []
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      description: A standard error response returned by the YouTube Data 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
    PlaylistItem:
      type: object
      description: A playlistItem resource identifies another resource, such as a video, that is included in a playlist.
      required:
      - kind
      - etag
      properties:
        kind:
          type: string
          description: Identifies the API resource's type. Value is youtube#playlistItem.
          default: youtube#playlistItem
          example: youtube#video
        etag:
          type: string
          description: The Etag of this resource.
          example: XI7nbFXulYBIpL0ayR_gDh3eu1k
        id:
          type: string
          description: The ID that YouTube uses to uniquely identify the playlist item.
          example: abc123def456
        snippet:
          type: object
          description: Basic details about the playlist item such as its title and position in the playlist.
          properties:
            publishedAt:
              type: string
              format: date-time
              description: The date and time that the item was added to the playlist.
            channelId:
              type: string
              description: The ID of the user that added the video to the playlist.
            title:
              type: string
              description: The item title.
            description:
              type: string
              description: The item description.
            thumbnails:
              type: object
              description: A map of thumbnail images associated with the playlist item.
            channelTitle:
              type: string
              description: The channel title of the channel that the playlist item belongs to.
            playlistId:
              type: string
              description: The ID of the playlist that the playlist item is in.
            position:
              type: integer
              description: The order in which the item appears in the playlist.
            resourceId:
              type: object
              description: The id object contains information that can be used to uniquely identify the resource that is included in the playlist as the playlist item.
              properties:
                kind:
                  type: string
                  description: The kind, or type, of the referred resource.
                videoId:
                  type: string
                  description: If the snippet.resourceId.kind property has a value of youtube#video, this property is present.
          example: example_value
        contentDetails:
          type: object
          description: The contentDetails object is included in the resource if the included item is a YouTube video.
          properties:
            videoId:
              type: string
              description: The ID that YouTube uses to uniquely identify a video.
            videoPublishedAt:
              type: string
              format: date-time
              description: The date and time that the video was published to YouTube.
          example: example_value
        status:
          type: object
          description: The status object contains information about the playlist item's privacy status.
          properties:
            privacyStatus:
              type: string
              description: The playlist item's privacy status.
          example: example_value
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: The request was not authenticated or the credentials are invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    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'
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: OAuth 2.0 authentication for YouTube Analytics API
      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/yt-analytics.readonly: View YouTube Analytics reports
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/yt-analytics-monetary.readonly: View YouTube Analytics monetary reports
externalDocs:
  description: YouTube Analytics API Documentation
  url: https://developers.google.com/youtube/analytics
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