Youtube · JSON Structure

Youtube Data Channel Structure

A channel resource represents a YouTube channel.

Type: object Properties: 7 Required: 2
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Channel is a JSON Structure definition published by Youtube, describing 7 properties, of which 2 are required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/draft/2020-12/schema meta-schema.

Properties

kind etag id snippet statistics contentDetails brandingSettings

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/draft/2020-12/schema

JSON Structure

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{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "A channel resource represents a YouTube channel.",
  "name": "Channel",
  "properties": {
    "kind": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Identifies the API resource's type. Value is youtube#channel."
    },
    "etag": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The Etag of this resource."
    },
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The ID that YouTube uses to uniquely identify the channel."
    },
    "snippet": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Basic details about a channel, including its title, description, and thumbnails.",
      "properties": {
        "title": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The channel title."
        },
        "description": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The channel description."
        },
        "customUrl": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The channel's custom URL."
        },
        "publishedAt": {
          "type": "datetime",
          "description": "The date and time that the channel was created."
        },
        "thumbnails": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "A map of thumbnail images associated with the channel."
        },
        "country": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The country with which the channel is associated."
        },
        "localized": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "The snippet.localized object contains a localized title and description for the channel.",
          "properties": {
            "title": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "The localized channel title."
            },
            "description": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "The localized channel description."
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "statistics": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Statistics about a YouTube channel.",
      "properties": {
        "viewCount": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The number of times the channel has been viewed."
        },
        "subscriberCount": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The number of subscribers that the channel has."
        },
        "hiddenSubscriberCount": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Indicates whether the channel's subscriber count is publicly visible."
        },
        "videoCount": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The number of public videos uploaded to the channel."
        }
      }
    },
    "contentDetails": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "The contentDetails object encapsulates information about the channel's content.",
      "properties": {
        "relatedPlaylists": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "A map that identifies playlists associated with the channel.",
          "properties": {
            "uploads": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "The ID of the playlist that contains the channel's uploaded videos."
            },
            "likes": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "The ID of the playlist that contains the videos that the channel has liked."
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "brandingSettings": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "The brandingSettings object encapsulates information about the branding of the channel.",
      "properties": {
        "channel": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Branding settings for the channel page.",
          "properties": {
            "title": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "The channel title."
            },
            "description": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "The channel description."
            },
            "keywords": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Keywords associated with the channel."
            },
            "defaultLanguage": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "The content tab that users should display by default on the channel page."
            }
          }
        },
        "image": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Branding images associated with the channel page.",
          "properties": {
            "bannerExternalUrl": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "The URL for the banner image shown on the channel page on the YouTube website."
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "kind",
    "etag"
  ],
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
}

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