# Invidious

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/invidious/  
**Website:** https://invidious.io/  
**APIs profiled:** 2

Invidious is an open-source, privacy-focused front-end for YouTube that allows users to watch videos without a Google account, avoids tracking, and provides a fully documented REST API for developers. The project is licensed under AGPL-3.0, supports multiple languages, and offers features such as ad-free playback, SponsorBlock integration, and playlist management. It can be self-hosted or accessed via public instances listed on its site.

## Kin Score — 27.0 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-10-31 under rubric 0.25.0.

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 57.1 |
| Contract Quality | 23.0 |
| Contract Governance | 22.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 5.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 52.4 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

Regulatory layer — **Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform)**: 26.5 (matched via fallback).

## Agent readiness — 18.3 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | yes |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |
| Pagination Ratio | na |
| Operation Distinctiveness | na |

## APIs (2)

- **Invidious API** — Public REST API for Invidious, documented at https://docs.invidious.io/api/.
- **Invidious API** — Invidious API as documented publicly: 55 operations. Contract generated from the documentation by API Evangelist (2026-10-28); not the provider's own document.

## Security (2)

- **Invidious Authentication** — 2 schemes
- **Invidious Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Tags

video, open-source, privacy, api, frontend, youtube

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/invidious/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.