YouTube Data

aid: google-youtube
name: YouTube Data
description: >-
  The YouTube Data API v3 lets you incorporate YouTube functionality into your own application. You can use the API to
  fetch search results, manage videos, playlists, channels, subscriptions, and access activity data. It supports reading
  and writing YouTube data using RESTful operations with OAuth 2.0 authentication.
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created: '2026-03-13'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
tags:
  - Channels
  - Google
  - Media
  - Playlists
  - Search
  - Streaming
  - Video
  - YouTube
apis:
  - name: YouTube Data API v3
    description: >-
      The YouTube Data API v3 provides access to YouTube data such as videos, playlists, channels, comments,
      subscriptions, and search results. It enables developers to build applications that interact with YouTube content
      and user data.
    humanURL: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3
    baseURL: https://youtube.googleapis.com/youtube/v3
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/youtube.yml
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/guides/auth/client-side-web-apps
      - type: GettingStarted
        url: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/getting-started
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/youtube.json
common:
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/youtube
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/youtube
  - type: Portal
    url: https://developers.google.com/youtube
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/getting-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/guides/auth/client-side-web-apps
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/guides/quota_and_compliance_audits
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://developers.google.com/terms
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://policies.google.com/privacy
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.cloud.google.com/
  - type: Support
    url: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/guides/support
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/youtube.jsonld
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com